Acute Care Pharmacist - Patient Safety & Growth

Bon Secours Mercy Health; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Benefits package

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Bon Secours Mercy Health in Portsmouth (Maryview Medical Center) seeks a Pharmacist to manage medications, ensure safe and cost-effective therapy, and support compliance with regulations. The role emphasizes collaboration with the pharmacy team and healthcare providers in acute care.

The pharmacist will process orders, supervise technicians, ensure inventory security, support medication safety initiatives, and provide patient education and dosing guidance in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Graduate of ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy with a BS or PharmD (required).
• Advanced pharmacy degree – Doctor of Pharmacy, Masters, Residency (preferred).
• Experience in field of pharmacy practice (required).

Responsibilities

• Process orders and provide medication review for appropriateness, safety and efficacy during order processing and perform any necessary clinical support duties as needed.
• Oversee distributive functions of the pharmacy department to facilitate accurate and timely medication availability to patients/staff.
• Oversee pharmacy technicians and support personnel activities based on department need.
• Maintain responsibility and accountability for the security of pharmacy inventory based on department need.
• Identify, document, and resolve potential and actual adverse medication events and may evaluate reports in event reporting system for trending and prevention purposes.
• Perform medication education to improve patient understanding and adherence consistent with department guidance.
• Work collaboratively and effectively to communicate verbally and in writing with pharmacy team members, healthcare providers, patients, caregivers, and leaders.
• Participate in departmental medication safety, quality assurance, drug utilization reviews, drug dosing, infection prevention, student precepting and other activities based on department need.

Skills

Monitor patient conditions

Administer medications

Communication

Teamwork

Critical thinking

Attention to detail

Coaching and mentoring

Organization

Education

BS or PharmD (required)

Advanced pharmacy degree (preferred)

Experience in pharmacy practice (required)

Tools

EPIC EHR

MS Office

Job description

Bon Secours Mercy Health in Portsmouth (Maryview Medical Center) seeks a Pharmacist to manage medications, ensure safe and cost-effective therapy, and support compliance with regulations. The role emphasizes collaboration with the pharmacy team and healthcare providers in acute care.

The pharmacist will process orders, supervise technicians, ensure inventory security, support medication safety initiatives, and provide patient education and dosing guidance in a fast-paced hospital setting.