{"code":"01293","codeVariants":["01293","1293"],"title":"CLINICAL PHARMACIST","variant":null,"jurisdiction":"S","class_of_service":"C","work_week":null,"state_class_code":null,"local_class_code":null,"salary_range":"P24","note":null,"salaryInferred":false,"synthetic":false,"syntheticReason":null,"full_description_html":"<b>\nCLINICAL PHARMACIST\n\n </b>\n\n<b>DEFINITION</b>\n\n Under the direction of a Medical Director, Assistant Hospital\n Administrator or other supervisory officer in a state department or\n agency performs professional tasks related to clinical pharmacy;\n obtains patient medication histories; counsels patients on drug use;\n monitors drug regimens of individual patients; prepares drug treatment\n plans with physicians, conducts staff development programs and in-\n service education programs; directs medication education and compliance\n groups, conducts specialty treatment groups; performs drug utilization\n review programs; does related work as required.\n\n EXAMPLES OR WORK\n\n Monitors patients' charts for drug interactions, drug-lab\n interferences, side effects, adverse reactions and efficacy of the drug\n therapy; charts the results of any observations.\n\n Consults with professionals on the clinical use of therapeutic\n agents in patient-specific situations.\n\n Conducts medication groups for patients with histories of\n readmission due to noncompliant behavior with drug therapy.\n\n Counsels individual patients (or their families) on the importance\n and proper use of medications after discharge or during home visits.\n\n Obtains medication histories for inclusion in patients' records.\n\n Monitors therapy of specialty groups, i.e., lithium patients or\n Prolixin clinics.\n\n Cooperates with the in-service program of the facilities by\n presenting seminars on new and practical application of therapeutics.\n\n Contacts selected residents with potential drug problems, noting\n in the resident's record resulting observations.\n\n Conducts active programs in drug utilization review within the\n facility.\n\n Participates in clinical research on a health care team.\n\n May be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic\n and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency,\n office, or related units.\n <b>REQUIREMENTS:</b>\n\n <b>EXPERIENCE:</b>\n\n Four (4) years of professional experience as a clinical\n pharmacist.\n\n Note: Completion of a clinical pharmacy clerkship may be\n substituted for one year of the indicated experience.\n\n <b>LICENSE:</b>\n\n Must possess a current valid license to practice pharmacy in\n the State of New Jersey issued by the New Jersey Board of Pharmacy.\n\n Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid\n in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee\n mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.\n\n <b>KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:</b>\n\n Knowledge of the laws of New Jersey and the policies, rules\n and procedures of the department as they relate to the position after a\n period of training.\n\n Knowledge of the federal statutes of the state and\n departmental regulations pertinent to the custody and dispensing of all\n types of drugs after a period of training.\n\n Knowledge of the theories and procedures followed in\n compounding, filing, labeling and distributing of medical prescriptions\n and in preparing medications to be used in the pharmacy and in the\n dairy, farm and other units of the hospital.\n\n Knowledge of the necessity for the maintenance of accurate,\n current records of alcohol and narcotics received, stored, used and on\n order and of the current maintenance of such records.\n\n Knowledge of the problems involved in giving suitable\n assignments and instructions to pharmacist and other pharmacy employees\n and in supervising the performance of their work.\n\n Knowledge of the procedures to be taken in making periodic\n inventories of medical supplies and equipment and the maintaining of\n same.\n\n Ability to communicate effectively with clinicians regarding\n current therapeutics.\n\n Ability to review patient medication histories and to\n recommend changes as necessary.\n\n Ability to discuss with patients the proper use of drugs and\n to counsel them accordingly.\n\n Ability to recommend individual drug plans to the physicians\n based upon the patient's history.\n\n Ability to conduct staff development programs and in-service\n education programs on various subjects for physicians, nurses,\n technicians, compliance groups and attendants.\n\n Ability to assign and instruct the pharmacist and other\n employees in the pharmacy and supervise the performance of their work.\n\n Ability to supervise the compounding, filing, labeling, and\n distribution of medical prescriptions and the preparation of\n medications to be used in the farm, dairy and in other hospital units.\n\n Ability to perform and supervise ordering, receiving,\n recording, storing, and inventoring the proper use of drugs,\n antibiotics, pharmaceuticals and medical and surgical supplies.\n\n Ability to prepare statistical and other reports.\n\n Ability to supervise the maintenance of the essential pharmacy\n records and files.\n\n Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or\n manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or\n related units.\n\n Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in\n English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American\n Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of\n communication.\n\n Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as\n long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after\n reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the\n accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue\n hardship, such persons may not be eligible.\n\n Code: P24-01293 CAH 2/10/94","sections":{"DEFINITION":"Under the direction of a Medical Director, Assistant Hospital\n Administrator or other supervisory officer in a state department or\n agency performs professional tasks related to clinical pharmacy;\n obtains patient medication histories; counsels patients on drug use;\n monitors drug regimens of individual patients; prepares drug treatment\n plans with physicians, conducts staff development programs and in-\n service education programs; directs medication education and compliance\n groups, conducts specialty treatment groups; performs drug utilization\n review programs; does related work as required.\n\n EXAMPLES OR WORK\n\n Monitors patients' charts for drug interactions, drug-lab\n interferences, side effects, adverse reactions and efficacy of the drug\n therapy; charts the results of any observations.\n\n Consults with professionals on the clinical use of therapeutic\n agents in patient-specific situations.\n\n Conducts medication groups for patients with histories of\n readmission due to noncompliant behavior with drug therapy.\n\n Counsels individual patients (or their families) on the importance\n and proper use of medications after discharge or during home visits.\n\n Obtains medication histories for inclusion in patients' records.\n\n Monitors therapy of specialty groups, i.e., lithium patients or\n Prolixin clinics.\n\n Cooperates with the in-service program of the facilities by\n presenting seminars on new and practical application of therapeutics.\n\n Contacts selected residents with potential drug problems, noting\n in the resident's record resulting observations.\n\n Conducts active programs in drug utilization review within the\n facility.\n\n Participates in clinical research on a health care team.\n\n May be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic\n and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency,\n office, or related units.","EXPERIENCE":"Four (4) years of professional experience as a clinical\n pharmacist.\n\n Note: Completion of a clinical pharmacy clerkship may be\n substituted for one year of the indicated experience.","LICENSE":"Must possess a current valid license to practice pharmacy in\n the State of New Jersey issued by the New Jersey Board of Pharmacy.\n\n Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid\n in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee\n mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.","KNOWLEDGE_AND_ABILITIES":"Knowledge of the laws of New Jersey and the policies, rules\n and procedures of the department as they relate to the position after a\n period of training.\n\n Knowledge of the federal statutes of the state and\n departmental regulations pertinent to the custody and dispensing of all\n types of drugs after a period of training.\n\n Knowledge of the theories and procedures followed in\n compounding, filing, labeling and distributing of medical prescriptions\n and in preparing medications to be used in the pharmacy and in the\n dairy, farm and other units of the hospital.\n\n Knowledge of the necessity for the maintenance of accurate,\n current records of alcohol and narcotics received, stored, used and on\n order and of the current maintenance of such records.\n\n Knowledge of the problems involved in giving suitable\n assignments and instructions to pharmacist and other pharmacy employees\n and in supervising the performance of their work.\n\n Knowledge of the procedures to be taken in making periodic\n inventories of medical supplies and equipment and the maintaining of\n same.\n\n Ability to communicate effectively with clinicians regarding\n current therapeutics.\n\n Ability to review patient medication histories and to\n recommend changes as necessary.\n\n Ability to discuss with patients the proper use of drugs and\n to counsel them accordingly.\n\n Ability to recommend individual drug plans to the physicians\n based upon the patient's history.\n\n Ability to conduct staff development programs and in-service\n education programs on various subjects for physicians, nurses,\n technicians, compliance groups and attendants.\n\n Ability to assign and instruct the pharmacist and other\n employees in the pharmacy and supervise the performance of their work.\n\n Ability to supervise the compounding, filing, labeling, and\n distribution of medical prescriptions and the preparation of\n medications to be used in the farm, dairy and in other hospital units.\n\n Ability to perform and supervise ordering, receiving,\n recording, storing, and inventoring the proper use of drugs,\n antibiotics, pharmaceuticals and medical and surgical supplies.\n\n Ability to prepare statistical and other reports.\n\n Ability to supervise the maintenance of the essential pharmacy\n records and files.\n\n Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or\n manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or\n related units.\n\n Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in\n English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American\n Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of\n communication.\n\n Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as\n long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after\n reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the\n accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue\n hardship, such persons may not be eligible.\n\n Code: P24- CAH 2/10/94"},"searchable_text":"CLINICAL PHARMACIST DEFINITION Under the direction of a Medical Director, Assistant Hospital Administrator or other supervisory officer in a state department or agency performs professional tasks related to clinical pharmacy; obtains patient medication histories; counsels patients on drug use; monitors drug regimens of individual patients; prepares drug treatment plans with physicians, conducts staff development programs and in- service education programs; directs medication education and compliance groups, conducts specialty treatment groups; performs drug utilization review programs; does related work as required. EXAMPLES OR WORK Monitors patients' charts for drug interactions, drug-lab interferences, side effects, adverse reactions and efficacy of the drug therapy; charts the results of any observations. Consults with professionals on the clinical use of therapeutic agents in patient-specific situations. Conducts medication groups for patients with histories of readmission due to noncompliant behavior with drug therapy. Counsels individual patients (or their families) on the importance and proper use of medications after discharge or during home visits. Obtains medication histories for inclusion in patients' records. Monitors therapy of specialty groups, i.e., lithium patients or Prolixin clinics. Cooperates with the in-service program of the facilities by presenting seminars on new and practical application of therapeutics. Contacts selected residents with potential drug problems, noting in the resident's record resulting observations. Conducts active programs in drug utilization review within the facility. Participates in clinical research on a health care team. May be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units. REQUIREMENTS: EXPERIENCE: Four (4) years of professional experience as a clinical pharmacist. Note: Completion of a clinical pharmacy clerkship may be substituted for one year of the indicated experience. LICENSE: Must possess a current valid license to practice pharmacy in the State of New Jersey issued by the New Jersey Board of Pharmacy. Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position. KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of the laws of New Jersey and the policies, rules and procedures of the department as they relate to the position after a period of training. Knowledge of the federal statutes of the state and departmental regulations pertinent to the custody and dispensing of all types of drugs after a period of training. Knowledge of the theories and procedures followed in compounding, filing, labeling and distributing of medical prescriptions and in preparing medications to be used in the pharmacy and in the dairy, farm and other units of the hospital. Knowledge of the necessity for the maintenance of accurate, current records of alcohol and narcotics received, stored, used and on order and of the current maintenance of such records. Knowledge of the problems involved in giving suitable assignments and instructions to pharmacist and other pharmacy employees and in supervising the performance of their work. Knowledge of the procedures to be taken in making periodic inventories of medical supplies and equipment and the maintaining of same. Ability to communicate effectively with clinicians regarding current therapeutics. Ability to review patient medication histories and to recommend changes as necessary. Ability to discuss with patients the proper use of drugs and to counsel them accordingly. Ability to recommend individual drug plans to the physicians based upon the patient's history. Ability to conduct staff development programs and in-service education programs on various subjects for physicians, nurses, technicians, compliance groups and attendants. Ability to assign and instruct the pharmacist and other employees in the pharmacy and supervise the performance of their work. Ability to supervise the compounding, filing, labeling, and distribution of medical prescriptions and the preparation of medications to be used in the farm, dairy and in other hospital units. Ability to perform and supervise ordering, receiving, recording, storing, and inventoring the proper use of drugs, antibiotics, pharmaceuticals and medical and surgical supplies. Ability to prepare statistical and other reports. Ability to supervise the maintenance of the essential pharmacy records and files. Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units. Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication. Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible. 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