Clinical Pharmacist - PRN

Augusta Health Brand; Fishersville (VA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings

Generous paid time off

Free onsite parking

Shift differentials

Flexible scheduling

Tuition reimbursement

Onsite child care

Fitness reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

Augusta Health in Fishersville, VA seeks a Clinical Pharmacist to provide direct patient care across ICU, telemetry, adult medicine, OB/GYN, pediatric and neonatal units, collaborating with the multidisciplinary team.

The role includes developing medication programs, order sets, policy guidance, education, precepting students, formulary management, and prescriber order verification; a $15,000 sign-on bonus is available for qualified applicants.

Qualifications

• Graduate of ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy with Doctor of Pharmacy degree, or BS Pharm with commensurate experience.
• PGY-1 residency or equivalent experience preferred; licensure/certification.
• Licensed by the Virginia Board of Pharmacy.
• Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy or other specialty certification.
• Experience in a hospital pharmacy and direct patient care.
• Leadership and precepting pharmacy students/residents preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care across ICU, telemetry, adult medicine, OB/GYN, pediatric and neonatal, and surgical units.
• Plan, implement, and assess medication-related programs hospital-wide.
• Develop order sets and evaluate practice guidelines; participate on hospital committees.
• Educate Augusta Health employees and develop competency assessments.
• Precept pharmacy students and manage the medication formulary; perform prescriber order verification.

Skills

Direct patient care

Clinical teamwork

Precepting students

Leadership experience

Evidence-based practice

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (ACPE)

BS Pharmacology (pharmacy degree)

PGY-1 residency

Tools

Formulary management

Medication safety programs

Job description

Fishersville VA
78 Medical Center Drive
Fishersville, VA 22939, USA

• Pay or shift range: $54.96 USD to $84.09 USD. The pay range reflects the current compensation range for this position at the time of posting. Individual offers are determined based on directly related experience, skills, education, internal equity, and other job-related factors. Not all candidates will qualify for the upper end of the posted range.

Description

The Clinical Pharmacist is a primarily a decentralized pharmacist position. The Clinical Pharmacist functions as a member of the multidisciplinary patient care team with direct patient care responsibilities in multiple settings across the hospital, including the intensive care unit, telemetry, adult medicine, OB/GYN, pediatric and neonatal, and surgical units. This pharmacist works closely with the medical staff, nurses, pharmacy leadership team and fellow pharmacists in planning, implementing, and assessing various medication-related programs throughout the hospital. Additional responsibilities may include development of order sets, evaluating practice alignment with clinical practice guidelines, medication usage evaluations, development of medication management policies, participation on hospital committees, education of Augusta Health employees, development, and administration of competency assessments, precepting of pharmacy students, and management of the medication formulary. Prescriber order verification will be required. The Clinical Pharmacist works under the supervision of the Pharmacy Clinical Manager.

**$15,000 Sign on Bonus for qualified applicants**

Requirements:

• Graduate of an ACPE accredited
  college of pharmacy with a Doctor of
  Pharmacy degree, or BS Pharm with
  commensurate experience.
• Post‑Graduate Year 1 (PGY‑1) residency
  or equivalent experience preferred
  Licensure/ Certification
• Licensed by the Virginia Board of
  Pharmacy
• Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy or
  other specialty certification
  Experience
• Relevant experience working in a hospital pharmacy
• Prior experience in a direct patient care
  setting with experience precepting
  pharmacy students and residents, and
  leadership experience is preferred

Some benefits of working at Augusta Health include:

• Insurance package including health, dental, and vision
• Retirement savings helping you to plan for your future
• Generous paid time off to promote work life balance
• Free onsite parking
• 24/7 armed security to ensure your safety
• Shift and weekend differentials
• Flexible scheduling
• Clinical ladder career path program
• Shared governance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Onsite child care
• Augusta Health Fitness Reimbursement Program
• Individualized orientation with dedicated preceptor
• Onsite credit union
• Employee discounts including the cafeteria, gift shop, pharmacy, and movie tickets

Company Information
Augusta Health is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit, community health system located in Fishersville Virginia in Virginia’s scenic Shenandoah Valley. Augusta Health offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient which includes Augusta Medical Center a 255 bed inpatient facility and Augusta Medical Group which is comprised of 40 practice locations and four urgent care locations.

Equal Opportunity
Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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