Asst Mgr, Clinical Pharmacy - Atlantic Health System

We are currently seeking a full-time Pharmacy Assistant Manager, Clinical Pharmacy. The Assistant Manager will assist in the promotion and development of all clinical pharmacy programs including but not limited to: Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Transitions of Care, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Oncology, Cardiology, Psychiatry, and the PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency serving as the site coordinator.  The assistant manager will also oversee the coordination of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee for Morristown Medical Center.  Additionally, the assistant manager will serve on various multidisciplinary committees throughout the organization. 

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

Coordinates Departmental Clinical/Educational Services: 

• Provides medication consultations to healthcare professionals
• Communicates clinical information to all appropriate individuals on a routine basis
• Recommends, implements, and/or monitors new or existing programs 
• Ensures availability off shift for consultation

Conducts Drug Use Evaluations: 

• Develops evaluation criteria and evaluates medical records to determine prescriber compliance and appropriate use of medications
• Reports findings to appropriate committees

Committee Responsibilities: 

• Prepares monographs and comparative analyses for drug formulary inclusion
• Acts as a liaison between the physician staff and the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
• Participates in assigned medical staff committees

Drug Monitoring Activities: 

• Develops, coordinates, performs/supervises and evaluates all drug monitoring activities retrospectively

Patient Care Rounds: 

• Participates in interdisciplinary patient care rounds when needed 

Ensures Communication and Competency: 

• Ensures that the clinical pharmacy team: 
  2. Communicates and documents specific pharmacotherapeutic recommendations to appropriate healthcare personnel including physicians, nurses and pharmacy staff 
  3. Alerts and educates staff regarding new and current initiatives in a timely and organized manner
  4.  Provides communication regarding pharmaceutical issues both inside and outside of the department as needed (i.e. communication of medication shortages, backorders, changes in policies and procedures, guidelines, formulary, etc.) 
  5. Documents clinical activities that include, but are not limited to, disease-state management, general pharmacotherapeutic monitoring, pharmacokinetic monitoring, ADEs, education, and other patient care activities
  6. Uses a documentation program that attaches both a clinical significance and an economic value to clinical interventions

Manufacturers Shortage: 

• Works with the Lead Procurement technician for alternatives to long term back orders
• Communicates plan of action with pharmacy staff as well as with other appropriate hospital personnel
• Works with the Informatics pharmacist on IT-related issues pertaining to shortages 

Documentation of Interventions:

• Works collaboratively with all hospitals across the health system on improvement and utilization of internal intervention documentation
• Encourages pharmacists to use this tool appropriately and teaches them how to properly document interventions
• Uses the intervention documentation tool to justify additional pharmacist positions by proving cost-saving initiative fulfillment

Teamwork 

• Supports the departmental goals as a team player by assisting staff members and demonstrating flexibility in various roles and responsibilities
• Complies with departmental coverage guidelines
• Actively supports the Atlantic Health strategic goals
• Supports all health system communications and sharing of best practices among all campuses

ABOUT US

At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is;  Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
• Atlantic Home Care and Hospice
• Atlantic Mobile Health
• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.

We have received awards and recognition for  the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

• 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years 
• Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare
• 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare
• 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review
• Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP
• Gold-Level \"Well Workplace\": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
• One of the 100 Best Workplaces for “Millennials” Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
• One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
• Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets
• NJ Sustainable Business 

Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology,  geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek.  We were included on Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of \"100 Great Hospitals in America\". In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an \"A\" hospital safety grade - its highest - twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-start rating in 2020.

Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services.  Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.

Atlantic Health System Pharmacy Departments service multiple outpatient areas, including several infusion centers, retail pharmacy services, and health clinics. At Morristown Medical Center and Newton Medical Center we have full-service retail pharmacies. They provide prescription medication services to patients and the local community in a convenient location on the first floor of the hospital, inside the Corner Store Gift Shop at Morristown and behind the coffee shop at Newton adjacent to the main entrance. A convenient service provided in our retail pharmacies is having your prescriptions you receive at discharge filled and ready for pick-up before you leave to go home. That means the discharge process will be a little easier for you and your family or friends since there is no need to stop at your retail pharmacy on the way home.The Pharmacy Departmentalsoworks with physicians and nurses to ensure that medications used at Atlantic Health System are safe and effective. Pharmacists are integrated into your care teams to provide real time medication information and help you get the most benefit from your medications.