Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist

Sentara Health; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

401k/403B with Employer Match

Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year

Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000

Life Insurance

Job summary

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring a Full-time Clinical Pharmacist for the Central Pharmacy in Norfolk, VA. The role offers a rotating 8-hour shift with hours from 6am to 11pm and occasional overnights, weekends every 3rd.

You will provide safe, effective pharmaceutical care and support the medication-use system in assigned areas. The position requires a Virginia Pharmacist License, a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (Doctorate preferred), and hospital experience is desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy required.
• Doctorate Degree in Pharmacy preferred.
• Virginia Pharmacist License required.
• BLS and ACLS preferred.
• Previous hospital experience preferred.
• Residency PGY1/PGY2 trained preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, effective, and prompt pharmacy services.
• Manage patient therapy per clinical practice standards.
• Ensure appropriateness of medication orders and safety.
• Provide drug information and education.
• Counsel patients when required.
• Precept pharmacy students as assigned.
• Maintain compliance with policies and legal requirements.
• Collaborate with healthcare team to optimize care.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacy

Patient Counseling

Drug Information

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy

Doctorate Degree in Pharmacy

Job description

City/State

Norfolk, VA

Work Shift

Rotating

Overview

_ 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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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 ifestablished system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital , located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.

In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.

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.