Clinical Pharmacy Specialist-Internal Medicine

Sentara Healthcare; Woodbridge (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

401k/Employer Match

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off & Sick Leave

Life Insurance

Job summary

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center in Woodbridge, VA is hiring a Full-time Clinical Pharmacist Specialist for the Inpatient Pharmacy Internal Medicine specialty. This role delivers comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients and leads clinical initiatives.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s in Pharmacy, Virginia license, 3 years hospital experience, BLS, and a preference for PharmD and ACLS. Day shifts with weekend rotation are included.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy is required.
• Doctorate in Pharmacy is preferred.
• Virginia Pharmacist License is required.
• BLS is required; ACLS is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manages patient drug therapy per clinical standards.
• Ensures appropriateness of provider orders for safety.
• Maintains advanced knowledge of meds and disease states.
• Serves as primary drug information resource and educator.
• Provides in-depth patient counseling when needed.
• Supports training of new employees and materials.
• Leads local and system implementation of initiatives.
• Precepts students/residents and provides peer coaching.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Patient counseling

Leadership

Education/training

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy

Doctorate Level Degree in Pharmacy

Tools

Pharmacy information system

EMR systems

Job description

City/State

Woodbridge, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview:

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center is hiring a Full-time Clinical Pharmacist Specialist for our Inpatient Pharmacy Internal Medicine Specialty in Woodbridge, VA.

Status:

Full Time

Shift:

Days

Weekends:

Every 6th Weekend

No Holidays

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist participates in all aspects of the medication-use system while delivering comprehensive and personalized pharmaceutical care to patients in their designated areas. This role assumes leadership and accountability for specific clinical pharmacy areas, demonstrates advanced skills and expertise, and obtains advanced certification in their practice area if available.

• 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 advanced knowledge of medication use, disease states, and regulations applicable to their area of practice
• Serves as the primary resource for drug information and education
• Provides in-depth patient counseling when required
• Supports the training of new employees and participates in the creation and maintenance of training materials
• Assumes local and system responsibility and ownership for assigned tasks
• Consistently follows and assists with the development of policies and procedures
• Demonstrates superior customer service, effective communication, decision-making, and organization to ensure efficient job performance and success
• 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
• Precepts pharmacy students and/or pharmacy residents as assigned
• Provide peer coaching and constructive feedback to other colleagues in a professional and productive manner
• Successfully leads local and system implementation of various system initiatives
• Serves as a system expert and site lead in specialized clinical pharmacy functions
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned

Education

• Bachelor's Level Degree in Pharmacy (Required)
• Doctorate Level Degree in Pharmacy (Preferred)

Certification/Licensure

• Virginia Pharmacist License (Required)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) (Required)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (Preferred)

Experience

• 3 years Hospital Pharmacist Experience (Required)

Keywords: Pharmacy, Inpatient Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy, Specialty Medication, Internal Medicine, Pharmacist

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• 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.

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center

located in Woodbridge, VA is a 183-bed not-for-profit hospital. We combine the resources of a major health system with the compassionate, personalized care of a community hospital. We offer quiet, private rooms and quality care focused on safety and patient satisfaction. Our clinical services include advanced imaging, cancer services, cardiovascular care, emergency care, lab services, orthopedics, weight loss services and more, all powered through Sentara eCare®, a comprehensive electronic medical record system. In addition to our hospital, Sentara Health is enhancing access to healthcare services in Northern Virginia with outpatient and imaging centers in Lake Ridge, Lorton, Springfield and Alexandria, Va. We improve health every day, come be a part of the community.

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.

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

For positions that are available as remote work,

Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.