St. Joseph's Health·Paterson, New Jersey
The pharmacist is responsible for performing and documenting patient pharmacy clinical interventions, education, and counseling related to medication management and safety. This includes interpreting physician orders and prescriptions to prepare, calculate, compound, and dispense appropriate medications and dosages while ensuring the right medication is given to the right patient at the right time.
Responsible for performing and documenting patient pharmacy clinical interventions, education, and counseling that pertains to medication management and safety. Interprets, evaluates and reviews of physician inpatient orders and outpatient prescriptions in order to prepare, calculate, compound, admix and dispense appropriate medication and dosages consistent with optimum patient care. The interpretation, evaluation and review must include but is not limited to patient drug allergy review, drug-drug, drug-food interaction determination, assessment of therapeutic duplication, over/under dosing and inappropriate therapy and the prompt resolution and documentation of deficiencies found. (I.E., pharmacist is responsible to ensure the dispensation of the right medication, at the right dosage, for the right medical indication, at the right time, to the right patient. Engages in practices that promote and advance professional practice, education, patient safety, and collaboration with other health care practitioners.
St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.
*Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.
**403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.
St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.
St.
Joseph’s Wayne Medical Center, a division of St.
Joseph’s University Medical Center and a member of St.
Joseph’s Health, is a 229-bed acute-care community hospital that provides comprehensive medical and surgical care, emergency and diagnostic services to the residents of Wayne and communities in northern New Jersey.
St.
Joseph’s Wayne Medical Center is sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth.
With a “patients first” approach to health care excellence, St.
Joseph’s physician-employee-volunteer team is focused on providing the very best care available – to our patients, their families and the community.
More than 150,000 patients are treated each year at St. Joseph’s Wayne Medical Center. Leading edge clinical services include orthopedics, spine, and sports medicine; cardiology/cardiothoracic services including a diagnostic cardiac catheterization laboratory performing peripheral angiograms and stenting, carotid stenting and pacemaker implants; non-invasive cardiology services including Holter monitoring, 24-hour blood pressure monitoring, echocardiography and trans-esophageal echocardiography; the Acute Rehabilitation Unit providing a full range of inpatient and outpatient services such as those of the North Jersey Swallowing Center; the John Victor Machuga Diabetes Education Center, offering comprehensive education and consultation programs; and expanded Ambulatory Care Center; as well as liver, biliary, and pancreatic consultation services.
A PharmD degree is required, though a BS Pharmacy degree may be accepted for entry-level roles, and New Jersey Board of Pharmacy Licensure and registration are mandatory. Residency and Board Certification in clinical pharmacy practice are preferred, and new hires must obtain Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification within one year.
Market context
In New Jersey, pharmacist openings are typically driven by hospital, retail, and clinical pharmacy staffing needs, with licensure and registration as the first screening step. These roles are competitive because employers often prefer PharmD preparation, residency training, and board certification for clinical settings. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this page to save research time, then confirm your New Jersey Board of Pharmacy status and highlight any Advanced Cardiac Life Support training or plans to obtain it.
