Recruitment/Posting Title Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Job Category Staff & Executive - Healthcare - Pharmacy Department UBHC-Technical Assistant Center Overview Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC), established in 1971, offers a full continuum of evidence based behavioral health and addiction services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors throughout New Jersey. UBHC’s 1,060 experienced behavioral health professionals and support staff are dedicated to treatment, prevention, and education. UBHC, one of the largest providers of behavioral health care in the country, has a budget of $260 million and has 15 sites throughout New Jersey. Services are readily accessible and include: inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, screening, crisis stabilization, family/caregiver support, community outreach and case management, supportive housing, supported employment, prevention and consultation, employee assistance programs, and a licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high school. Specialty services include the New Jersey suicide prevention helpline and peer help lines for police, veterans, active military, teachers, mothers of special needs children and child protective service workers. In FY2016, UBHC treated 16,199 consumers, had 24,502 admissions, and touched the lives of 19,441 individual callers through peer support. In addition, UBHC is the primary mental health training resource for the New Jersey departments of Human Services, Children and Families, and Corrections, delivering 16,000 trainings each year.  Posting 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. Position Status Full Time Hours Per Week Daily Work Shift Day Work Arrangement Consistent with the current application of Rutgers Policy 60.3.22 or the applicable provisions of relevant collective negotiations agreements, this position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. Flexible work arrangements are not permanent, are subject to change or discontinuation, and contingent on the employee receiving approval in the FlexWork@RU Application System.  FLSA Exempt Grade 38S Position Salary 130,000 Annual Minimum Salary 125294.00 Annual Mid Range Salary 151759.00 Annual Maximum Salary 181736.00 Standard Hours 37.50 Union Description HPAE 5094 Payroll Designation PeopleSoft Benefits Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.



Seniority Unit Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month Position Pension Eligibility ABP