PharmD degree from an accredited pharmacy school required.
Completion of a PGY1 residency preferred; relevant PGY2 or professional experience considered.
Board certification in Nutrition Support (BCNSP), Critical Care (BCCCP), or Pharmacotherapy (BCPS) preferred.
Nutrition support certifications (e.g., ASHP/ASPEN) will be considered.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification preferred.
Current NJ Board of Pharmacy license required.
Minimum of 1-year experience in a hospital practice setting.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary Nutrition Support Team to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical and nutritional care.
Review and recommend optimal, evidence-based nutrition therapy for adult inpatient units.
Provide consultations for enteral and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) as needed.
Identify and address medication-related issues related to nutrition support, including drug/nutrient interactions.
Spearhead TPN stewardship initiatives to promote enteral nutrition use.
Conduct quality improvement and research projects related to nutrition support for publication or presentation.
Educate healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers on medication-related concerns regarding nutrition support.
Benefits
Opportunity to work on a newly established interdisciplinary team.
Participation in hospital and health system committees.
Role as a preceptor in PGY1 and PGY2 residency programs.
Engagement in quality improvement and research initiatives.
Access to a supportive pharmacy department integrated into patient care.
Full Job Description
Job Description
The Nutrition Support Clinical Pharmacist will serve adult patients on a newly established interdisciplinary team that will optimize and steward nutrition support. In addition to being an integral member of the Nutrition Support team, this individual will participate in numerous committees at both the hospital and health system level(s).
The Nutrition Support Clinical Pharmacist will also serve as a preceptor in Atlantic Health's PGY1 and PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Programs.
Additional responsibilities include:
Collaborate with other members of the interdisciplinary Nutrition Support Team to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical and nutritional care to adult inpatient units as requested, spanning multiple service lines and levels of care.
Patient care responsibilities include: review and recommend optimal, evidence-based nutrition therapy; provide enteral and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) consultations as required; address medication-related issues as they pertain to nutrition support (e.g. drug/nutrient interactions), review and optimize nutrition-related orders in electronic medical record, document any changes in patient and pharmacy records and inform others of medication and/or nutrition changes; prevent, detect, monitor, document, and report adverse reactions and medication- or nutrition-related errors; spearhead TPN stewardship initiatives to promote the use of enteral nutrition in those without contraindications
Proactively identify, design, and implement process improvement initiatives relevant to nutrition and pharmacy services at both the hospital and health system level(s).
Conduct quality improvement and research projects related to nutrition support in collaboration with other healthcare professionals with the goal of publication and/or presentation at local and/or national meetings.
Educate healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers on medication-related concerns as they pertain to nutrition support.
Serve as a preceptor and mentor for pharmacists, pharmacy residents, and students.
Qualifications
Must be a graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy with PharmD degree required.
Completion of a PGY1 residency preferred. Relevant PGY2 experience (e.g. Critical Care) or other pertinent professional experience will be considered.
Board certification in Nutrition Support (BCNSP), Critical Care (BCCCP), or Pharmacotherapy (BCPS) preferred.
Nutrition support certifications (e.g. ASHP/ASPEN) will also be considered.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification preferred.
Current NJ Board of Pharmacy license required.
Minimum of 1-year experience in a hospital practice setting.
About the Team
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 Department also works 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.
About Atlantic Health System, Inc
Atlantic Health System is a non-profit healthcare organization that operates hospitals and other medical facilities in New Jersey. The organization was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey. Atlantic Health System operates six hospitals, including Morristown Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center, Newton Medical Center, Chilton Medical Center, Hackettstown Medical Center, and Goryeb Children's Hospital. The organization also operates a number of outpatient facilities and clinics.
