Atlantic Health System·Summit, New Jersey
The Clinical Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care for cardiology patients, focusing on medication optimization and chronic disease management to reduce hospital readmissions. They collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop care plans and ensure seamless transitions of care from inpatient to ambulatory settings.
The Clinical Pharmacist delivers comprehensive, patient-centered pharmaceutical care across a variety of specialty areas, including Behavioral Health, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Infectious Disease, Pediatrics/Neonates, Oncology, Inpatient Transitions of Care, Investigational Drug Services, and Opioid Stewardship, and other.
Responsibilities include reviewing and optimizing medication therapy, performing medication reconciliation, monitoring therapeutic outcomes, managing adverse drug events, and providing patient and caregiver education.
The pharmacist collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans, participates in clinical rounds, and provides drug information and pharmacotherapy recommendations.
Additionally, the role contributes to quality improvement initiatives, policy and protocol development, and clinical projects.
The Clinical Pharmacist conducts medication use evaluations and research, and ensures compliance with institutional, state, and federal regulations to support safe, effective, and evidence-based medication use.
We are seeking a Per Diem Clinical Pharmacist to support ambulatory care services within a cardiology practice affiliated with Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ. The Clinical Pharmacist will play a key role in chronic disease management for cardiology patients at high risk of hospital readmission, working collaboratively with cardiologists, practice staff, and inpatient clinical pharmacists to optimize medication therapy and support seamless transitions of care.
Conduct comprehensive medication history and medication reconciliation reviews for cardiology patients, with a focus on those at high risk of readmission (eg heart failure)
Perform medication optimization, including assessment of medication access and affordability, and recommend appropriate alternatives or assistance programs when barriers are identified.
Provide patient education on medication regimens, adherence strategies, and self-management of chronic cardiovascular conditions.
Establish medication management goals of therapy in collaboration with patients and the care team, and monitor progress toward those goals.
Address patient-related medication questions from physicians and practice staff, serving as a drug information resource for the cardiology practice.
Collaborate with inpatient clinical pharmacists to ensure continuity of care across care settings, including post-discharge follow-up and transitions of care support.
Participate in and contribute to quality and process improvement projects related to ambulatory cardiology medication management and readmission reduction.
Document clinical interventions and patient encounters accurately and in a timely manner in the electronic health record.
We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.
We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:
Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For."
Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as two of the “World’s Best Hospitals” in 2026.
Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings.
Atlantic Health scored four “A” grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and injections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey's only hospitals to be named among America's 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
Named by Becker's Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare – 2026.
Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026.
Named by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity 2025.
Atlantic Health rated LEVEL 9 - 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired.
Named one of America's 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades, a World’s Best Hospital by Newsweek and recognized as a Best Regional Hospital in the NY Metro area by U.S. News & World Report.
Our Atlantic Neuroscience Institute is the region’s leader in neuroscience care.
A hub for the New Jersey Stroke Network, we offer a broad range of advanced neurological, neurosurgical and neurodiagnostic services.
We are also certified as a Level IV Epilepsy Center and home to the Gerald J.
Glasser Brain Tumor Center, where more brain tumor surgeries are performed than anywhere else in New Jersey.
Our CyberKnife® program is the largest and most experienced in the state.
We also have a satellite emergency department in Union, NJ, which treats about 40,000 emergency cases each year.
Committed to providing exceptional care, Overlook Medical Center has achieved the prestigious Magnet® recognition. This designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center is the highest national honor for nursing excellence. What’s more, Overlook Medical Center has advanced certification from The Joint Commission for perinatal care and is designated an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center. Additional Joint Commission-certified services include behavioral health care, spine surgery, wound care, and primary care medical home (PCMH).
Atlantic Health offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. Offerings vary based on role level (Team Member, Director, Executive). Below is a general summary, with role-specific enhancements highlighted:
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Atlantic Health, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.
Atlantic Health System Pharmacy Departments service multiple outpatient areas, including several infusion centers, retail pharmacy services, and health clinics.
At Morristown Medical Center and Newton Medical Center we have full-service retail pharmacies.
They provide prescription medication services to patients and the local community in a convenient location on the first floor of the hospital, inside the Corner Store Gift Shop at Morristown and behind the coffee shop at Newton adjacent to the main entrance.
A convenient service provided in our retail pharmacies is having your prescriptions you receive at discharge filled and ready for pick-up before you leave to go home.
That means the discharge process will be a little easier for you and your family or friends since there is no need to stop at your retail pharmacy on the way home.
The Pharmacy Department also works with physicians and nurses to ensure that medications used at Atlantic Health System are safe and effective.
Pharmacists are integrated into your care teams to provide real time medication information and help you get the most benefit from your medications.
Requires a PharmD from an accredited school and active licensure with the State of New Jersey Board of Pharmacy. Candidates should have PGY1/PGY2 residency training or at least 2 years of clinical pharmacy experience, with previous hospital experience preferred.
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