Pharmacy Services
Services Provided at the Pharmacy
The Department of Pharmacy provides medication therapy patient care services for patients of all age groups and levels of acuity within Clara Maass Medical Center. All services are conducted in accordance with accepted ethical and professional standards of practice and meet all legal requirements.
Clara Maass Medical Center pharmacy provides 24 hour pharmacy services. Our pharmacists work directly on the nursing units allowing us to be a direct resource for our nurses, doctors, other health-care professionals and patients. Pharmacists provide services such as anticoagulation monitoring, renal dosing, antimicrobial stewardship, patient counseling, and emergency response. The pharmacy department monitors and highlights the activities of our pharmacy staff to make sure they are recognized for their role and impact on patient care both in our facility and throughout the system.
Clinical Services
Clinical services allow Clara Maass Medical Center to offer specialized services for different hospital populations. These services include emergency medicine, psychiatry, critical care, antimicrobial stewardship and internal medicine.
Pharmacy has a strong presence in many committees hospital-wide and throughout the hospital system, such as Infection Control, Antibiotic Stewardship, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Quality and Safety Council, Critical Care, to name a few.
Technology
Clara Maass Medical Center is excited to offer state of the art pharmacy technology services, including:
- Cerner® for electronic medical records and computerized physician order entry
- Pyxis ES automated dispensing systems
- Pharmacy OneSource® suite, clinical dashboards-to flag patient care initiatives, document pharmacist interventions, Simplifi 797, and formulary management.