Unit Based Pharmacist - Full Time

Hackensack University Medical Center

Neptune, NJ

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Unit Based Pharmacist - Full Time

JERSEY SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Borough of Neptune City, New Jersey

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  • Requisition # 2026-181332
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Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. Its also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Unit Based Pharmacist is a patient-centered, unit-based model of care that integrates pharmacists with responsibility for both the clinical and the distributive activities of the pharmacy department. Pharmacists are actively engaged in medication management in coordination with physicians and the interdisciplinary team and exhibit a high degree of ownership and accountability for the medication-use process in critical care settings.

Responsibilities

A day in the life of a Unit Based Pharmacist at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

  1. Validate medication reconciliation: Reconcile medications upon admission for admitted patients. Reconcile medications for patients based on criteria and patient needs prior to discharge to ensure continuity of care.

  2. Perform patient assessment and counseling: Develop individualized treatment and monitoring plans for patients. Educate patients about new medications. Counsel patients who are prescribed high-risk medications or complex medication regimens on their discharge medications during inpatient hospitalization.

  3. Facilitate discharges: Identify barriers to patient medication adherence and work with the interdisciplinary team to address these issues prior to discharge.

  4. Collaborate with the doctors to optimize cost-effective and evidence based: Review and validate all orders prior to the first dose administered. Monitor patient medication profiles daily. Participate in patient care rounds.

  5. Drive improved outcomes: Prevent 30 day readmissions, increase HCAHPS scores, and improve patient safety indicators.

  6. Other duties and/or projects as assigned.

  7. Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

  1. Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college of Pharmacy.

  2. Possess strong interpersonal skills and work well at the team level, as well as independently.

  3. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  4. Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

  1. Registered Pharmacist License.

  2. Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification within 6 months of entering position.

If you feel the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

Compensation

Minimum rate of $146,057.60 Annually

HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package.

The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:

  • Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
  • Experience: Years of relevant work experience.
  • Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training.
  • Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies.
  • Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location.
  • Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization.
  • Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered.

Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts.

In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.

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Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is a Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Facility

As a courtesy to assist you in your job search, we would like to send your resume to other areas of our Hackensack Meridian Health network who may have current openings that fit your skills and experience.

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