Per Diem Pharmacist
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Job Description
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”.
Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)
- Competitive salary*
- Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
- 403b retirement plan options with company match**
- Health & Wellness*
- Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
- PTO, and paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- LTD: Long Term Disability
- Life Insurance Options
- Onsite Day care Program
*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.
Pay transparency: 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 University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.
The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics.
The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St.
Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.
Key Responsibilities
Responsible for performing clinical interventions, patient education, and counseling regarding medication management and safety. The role involves reviewing physician orders to prepare, compound, and dispense appropriate medications while ensuring accuracy in dosage and indication.
Requirements
Requires a PharmD or BS Pharmacy degree and NJ Board of Pharmacy licensure. Preferred qualifications include a Pharmacy Residency and Board Certification in clinical pharmacy practice.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 46% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Per Diem Pharmacist at St. Joseph's Health a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,314 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc.
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