Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist

Sentara Healthcare Inc; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is seeking a full-time Clinical Pharmacist to join the Central Pharmacy in Norfolk, VA. The pharmacist provides safe, effective, and timely medication-use services and collaborates with the care team to optimize patient outcomes.

Hours are 6am–11pm with rotating shifts; occasional overnights and every 3rd weekend. Requires Virginia Pharmacist License; Bachelor’s in Pharmacy is required and Doctorate is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy required.
• Doctorate in Pharmacy preferred.
• Virginia Pharmacist License required.
• Hospital experience preferred.
• Residency PGY1/PGY2 trained preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, effective, and timely pharmacy services.
• Participate in medication-use safety and quality assurance.
• Counsel patients and educate staff as needed.
• Support training of new employees and students.
• Collaborate with care teams to optimize outcomes.

Skills

Clinical pharmacist duties

Medication-use systems

Patient counseling

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education & training

Education

Bachelor's in Pharmacy

Doctorate in Pharmacy

Tools

Omnicell

Job description

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring a Full-time Clinical Pharmacist for the Central Pharmacy in Norfolk, VA.

Location: Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk VA

Status: Full Time

Shift: Rotating (8 hour Shift)

Hours: 6am-11pm (occasional overnights)

Weekends: Every 3rd Weekend

Holiday Rotation

*Hours may vary to meet needs of the pharmacy, may be required to work within the hours of 6am-11pm and provide occasional overnight and weekend coverage as needed.

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) (Preferred)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (Preferred)

Experience

• Previous Hospital Experience (Preferred)
• Residency PGY1/PGY2 Trained (Preferred)

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