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Atlantic Health System
Morristown, New Jersey · Hybrid

System Pharmacist (Per-Diem) – Clinical: Internal Medicine/Transition of Care

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Job Description

Title: System Pharmacist – Clinical: Internal Medicine/Transition of Care

Summary Details

This is a patient care–focused role with limited administrative duties, responsible for providing pharmacotherapy recommendations aligned with Atlantic Health System's strategic initiatives.

This is a hybrid position, based on-site at the corporate office in Morristown with opportunities for remote patient care activities. The role supports multiple sites, providing pharmacist-specific pharmacotherapy services across the system.

The pharmacist provides pharmaceutical care to patients across Atlantic Health inpatient settings, ensuring safe, effective, and evidence-based medication therapy.

Key Responsibilities

  • Review and verify medication orders for appropriateness, safety, and accuracy
  • Monitor therapeutic outcomes and provide clinical recommendations to the healthcare team
  • Collaborate with healthcare professionals across all sites to optimize patient care
  • Participate in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives
  • Ensure compliance with hospital, departmental, and regulatory policies

Job Responsibilities / Essential Functions

  • Reviewing patient medication regimens and providing recommendations to optimize therapy based on clinical guidelines and best practices
  • Conducting medication reconciliation to ensure accuracy and safety during transitions of care.
  • Collaborating with healthcare providers to develop and implement patient-specific care plans.
  • Monitoring patient outcomes and adjusting therapy as necessary to achieve therapeutic goals.
  • Contributing to quality improvement initiatives related to medication use and patient safety.
  • Documenting interventions, clinical assessments, and recommendations in the electronic health record.
  • Staying current with developments in pharmacotherapy and evidence-based medicine.

At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 22,000 team members. Headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care

include:

  • Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
  • Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
  • Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
  • Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
  • Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
  • Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
  • Atlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
  • Atlantic Medical Group
  • Atlantic Visiting Nurse
  • Atlantic Mobile Health
  • Atlantic Rehabilitation

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.

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:

Team Member Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
  • Life & AD&D Insurance.
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
  • 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
  • PTO & Paid Sick Leave
  • Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
  • Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
  • Backup and On-Site Childcare
  • Well-Being Rewards
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
  • Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
  • Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance

Note: In Compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Act (effective Sunday, June 1, 2025), all job postings will include the hourly wage or salary (or a range), as well as this summary of benefits. Final compensation and benefit eligibility may vary by role and employment status and will be confirmed at the time of offer.

EEO Statement

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

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.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a PharmD degree from an accredited school of pharmacy and possess an active New Jersey pharmacy license. Applicants are required to have either PGY1 residency training or at least two years of clinical pharmacy experience in the relevant area.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medication safetyMedication therapy management

Internal Medicine — Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacist listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 46% have no call, 88% require no weekends — this position is remote.

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).

Pharmacist pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates System Pharmacist (Per-Diem) – Clinical: Internal Medicine/Transition of Care at Atlantic Health System a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pharmacist roles — ranked against 10,455 active Pharmacist roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.

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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 80% of Pharmacist roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,455 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • Hybrid
  • Remote
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About Atlantic Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Morristown, New Jersey
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage
Life & AD&D Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match
PTO & Paid Sick Leave
Tuition Assistance
Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
Backup and On-Site Childcare