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Posted: 25-Nov-25

Location: Livingston, New Jersey

Type: Residency PGY-2

Salary: 64,959.08

Categories:

Graduate Program

Pharmacy

Job Setting:

Hospital/Institutional

Requirements:

Residency Required

Specialty Practice Areas:

Critical Care

Required Education:

PharmD

PGY2 residency programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency training to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives for advanced practice areas. Residents who successfully complete PGY2 residency programs are prepared for advanced patient care or other specialized positions, and board certification in the advanced practice area, if available. This PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency is a 12-month program designed to develop specialized clinicians who serve the needs of critically ill patients in the acute care setting.

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (formerly known at Saint Barnabas Medical Center) is part of RWJBarnabas Health, the most comprehensive health care delivery system in New Jersey serving over 5 million people.

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission and the American Medical Association Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The Joint Commission has provided disease-specific care certifications to CBMC for the following programs: Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Failure, Stroke, and Hip and Knee Replacement. In addition, CBMC’s Epilepsy program is designated a level four specialty center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers, and its neonatal services have been recognized nationally for quality care.

Among Cooperman Barnabas' nationally recognized facilities are The Burn Center, the Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division, the Heart Centers, the Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, and many more. The medical center is a major teaching affiliate of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

This residency is designed to develop specialized clinicians who serve the needs of critically ill patients in the acute care setting. Learning experiences include Medical and Neurocritical Care, Perioperative Services, Emergency Medicine, Intermediate Care, Emergency Response, and others. The resident will receive BLS and ACLS certification, participate in medical alerts, complete four critical care nursing lectures, one medication use evaluation (MUE), and one scholarly research project during their residency year. There are opportunities for precepting and teaching pharmacy students and PGY1 residents on clinical rotations as well as obtaining a professional academic teaching certificate from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University.

Requirements:

Graduation from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree

Completion of an ASHP accredited or candidate-status PGY1 Pharmacy Residency

Eligible for pharmacist licensure in NJ

About RWJBarnabas Health

RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey's largest integrated health care delivery system with acute care hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, geriatric centers, a statewide behavioral health network, and comprehensive home care and hospice programs. RWJBarnabas Health offers American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP)-accredited PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy practice residency programs throughout the state of New Jersey. Residents are given the opportunity to work in interdisciplinary care teams to enhance their skills in evidence-based, patient-centered medication management, and to perform pharmacy practice research.

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