Clinical Pharmacist - Home Infusion

sentara; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plan

Job summary

Sentara Infusion Services in Charlottesville, VA is seeking a Full-time Clinical Pharmacist for the Home Infusion Pharmacy. The role focuses on comprehensive pharmaceutical care, patient education, and collaboration with healthcare teams to optimize therapy.

You will be responsible for medication-use processes, counseling patients, and contributing to training and development within the infusion services team. This is a full-time position with day shifts in a hospital-like infusion setting.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist license in Virginia is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy required; Doctorate preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, effective, and timely pharmacy services.
• Manage patient drug therapy per clinical standards.
• Ensure appropriateness of provider medication orders.
• Maintain current knowledge of medications and disease states.
• Provide drug information and education to patients and staff.
• Precept pharmacy students as assigned.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacist

Patient Counseling

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy

Doctorate Degree in Pharmacy (Preferred)

Tools

Omnicell

Epic

Job description

City/State

Charlottesville, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview

Sentara is hiring a Full-time Clinical Pharmacist for the Home Infusion Pharmacy in Charlottesville, VA.

Location: Sentara Infusion Services - Charlottesville, VA

Status: Full-Time (40 hours/week)

Shift: Days, Monday-Friday

Hours: 8AM-4:30PM

Visit the Sentara Infusion services website here: Sentara Pharmacy and Infusion Services

Responsibilities

• The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible and accountable for the provision of safe, effective, and prompt pharmacy services. Participates in all necessary aspects of the medication-use system while providing comprehensive and individualized pharmaceutical care to the patients in their assigned areas.
• Demonstrates the ability to work in areas of pharmacy practice competently and independently
• Manages patient drug therapy in accordance with applicable clinical practice standards
• Assures the appropriateness of all provider medication orders in maintaining a high level of patient care and safety
• Maintains current knowledge of medication use and disease states applicable to their area of practice
• Serves as the primary resource for drug information and education
• Provides in-depth patient counseling when required
• Participates in the training of new employees as assigned
• Assumes local responsibility and ownership for assigned tasks
• Consistently follows policies and procedures
• Continually seeks out additional training opportunities and stays abreast of new and changing information for assigned areas
• Demonstrates superior customer service, effective communication, decision-making, and organization to ensure efficient job performance and success
• Serves as a role model in the following areas: professionalism, collaboration, and teamwork.
• Ensures adequate supplies are available for continuous patient care
• Triages and escalates any questions or issues outside the scope of practice as needed
• Uses appropriate systems for processing of patient information
• Ensures quality assurance is maintained according to departmental and legal requirements
• Operates pharmacy equipment appropriately
• Precepts pharmacy students as assigned
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned

Education

• Bachelors Level Degree in Pharmacy (Required)
• Doctorate Level Degree in Pharmacy (Preferred)

Certification/Licensure

• Virginia Pharmacist License (Required)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) (Required)

Experience

• Previous Clinical Experience (Preferred)

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Compensation

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $148,304.00 - $214,926.40 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Note: If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full-time colleague working 2,080 hours annually.

Benefits

Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance - $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down - $10,000
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Equal Opportunity

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

Mission

In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.

Remote Work

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in