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. It’s 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.
At Hackensack Meridian Health at Home, we recognize our full- and part-time benefit eligible team members by offering a Total Rewards package including comprehensive Health Benefits, generous Paid Time Off, Travel Reimbursement as well as an investment in your future with a 401(k) match and Tuition Reimbursement. Per Diem team members are eligible to participate in Travel Reimbursement and may be eligible to receive a 401(k) match. At www.TeamHMH.com, you’ll find the information, resources and tools that will help you to be successful at HMH. From great benefits and innovative wellness programs, to robust learning and development opportunities, we continue to cultivate an exceptional work environment where you can do the kind of work that leads to fulfillment and professional growth.
Responsibilities
- Provide direction and oversight of Home Infusion Pharmacy Branch staff; maintain established policies, procedures, standards and objectives for the provision of services.
- Evaluate performance and maintain quality assurance; provide prescribed medications according to professional standards and practices.
- Advise patients, caregivers, and medical and nursing staff.
- Lead the infusion pharmacy team to service patients receiving specialized and infusion therapies administered in the home setting.
- Monitor daily operations of the pharmacy department focusing on quality and efficiency while promoting safety, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures, including safe handling of chemotherapy and other hazardous drugs.
- Oversee infusion business operations, including monthly inventory, reconciling daily deliveries, evaluating medication and supply shipments and invoices to improve inventory control and maintain budgetary compliance.
- Demonstrate an understanding of and adhere to all medication use and ensure network and departmental pharmacy policies and procedures and compliance with Federal and State laws and accreditation standards.
- Enter or verify and process medication orders into the Pharmacy information system accurately.
- Perform regular review of orders and/or perform tests to ensure compliance.
- Assure that required documentation is performed and completed accurately.
- Ensure the coordination and interpretation of laboratory monitoring of drug therapy.
- Ensure the ongoing performance improvement of the care provided by the pharmacy team.
- Ensure the turnaround for medication orders are completed in a timely manner and ensure accuracy of processing.
- Demonstrate initiative and the ability to provide specific instances of satisfactory completion of acceptable projects or identification of problems, offering possible solutions.
- Ensure that all pharmacy staff follow protocols and procedures for proper hand washing, gloving and gowning when working in an ISO Class 7 Clean Room.
- Support nursing, intake, sales and warehouse teams to provide excellent customer service delivery to home infusion patients.
- Responsible for talent selection (interviewing and hiring) and training pharmacy team members in all organizational and departmental policies and procedures.
- Maintain clinical pharmacy knowledge. Obtain a minimum of 30 continuing education credits per two-year licensing cycle and attend at least 50% of educational sessions offered by the Pharmacy Department internally.
- Successfully complete assigned tasks in the allotted time frame.
- Participate in on-call Pharmacist rotation.
- Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
- Adhere to HMH's Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
- Lifts a minimum of 10 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 10 lbs. and stands a minimum of 8 hours a day.
Qualifications
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
- Minimum of Two (2) Years Pharmacist Experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Google Business Applications or equivalent
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficient computer skills that may include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:
- Doctor of Pharmacy Degree
- Minimum of Four (4) Years Pharmacist experience
- Minimum of Two (2) Years Pharmacy Supervisor or above experience
- Proficient in Brightree Infusion EMR Software
- Proficient in EPIC EMR Software
Licenses and Certifications Required:
- Registered Pharmacist License.
Licenses and Certifications Preferred:
- Compounded Sterile Preparations Pharmacy Specialty Certification (BCSCP)
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