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Position Summary:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist for the Behavioral Research and Training Institute – Integrated Health Services within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.

The primary purpose of the Clinical Pharmacist Specialist is to be responsible for University Behavioral Health Care ( UBHC ) clinical pharmaceutical services and monitoring clinical guidelines with UBHC . Ensures standards of professional and ethical practice in the provision of pharmaceutical services within the institution are maintained. 

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Provides clinical pharmacy services for optimal cost-effective patient care. 
• Reviews physician orders to determine therapeutic rationale and appropriate patient regimens. Complete polypharmacy reviews and laboratory monitoring.
• Provides and directs clinical intervention programs to enhance medication selection, administration, and dosing. 
• Monitors performance of clinical initiatives. Maintain formulary compliance through cost analysis and adherence to clinical guidelines. 
• Reviews existing clinical services and develops new guidelines as part of performance improvement that targets optimal medication therapies and patient outcomes. 
• Monitors 340b process for medication procurement and scheduling of eligible disease states.
• Assists with the formulary management service that incorporates treatment protocols, order sets, and critical pathways to provide optimal medication therapy while containing acquisition costs of drugs. 
• Monitors pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance program information. 
• Meets with patients to perform medication regimen review, provide disease state education, and optimize pharmaceutical care plan.
• Responds to pharmacy related emergencies and incidents at assigned institution.
• Performs routine inspections of pharmaceutical services to ensure state and federal compliance. This includes medication storage, product expiration, emergency kits, random sampling of medication orders, narcotic inventory, and other pharmacy areas of concern. 
• Develops systems to recognize and report possible synergistic, antagonistic or cumulative effects of drugs.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Graduate of an accredited College of Pharmacy with a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy.
• At least three (3) years of Pharmacist experience with enhanced clinical responsibilities or successful completion of a PGY1 pharmacy residency and/or demonstrated knowledge to perform the essential duties of the job. 

City: Piscataway

State: NJ

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Physical Demands: Typing, ability to speak clearly and write proficiently is essential, extensive reading required, extended sitting is required, lifting of up to 20 pounds, hearing is essential, ability to speak clearly is required, may be required to travel within the state, ability to implement Universal Precautions and Safety Precautions, on-call responsibilities.

Work Environment: Able to function in a stressful environment and relates well to the patients, security staff and healthcare team members. A generally crisis oriented, secure environment working with inmates, some who exhibit aggressive, threatening behavior. Incumbent must exhibit flexibility to work in a variety of settings.

Salary: 130,000

Posting Number: 25ST0129

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.

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