Clinical Pharmacist - Nutrition Support - Atlantic Health - Morristown Medical Center

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.
• 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.