Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist Flexi

Sentara Healthcare; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

401k/403B with Employer Match

Tuition Assistance

Student Debt Pay Down

Life Insurance

Job summary

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring a Flexi Clinical Pharmacist for the Central Pharmacy in Norfolk, VA. The role supports safe, effective patient care with clinical focus and education responsibilities.

The Flexi- position involves 6am-11pm coverage with occasional overnights, and responsibilities include drug-therapy management, patient counseling, and training of new staff while maintaining high standards of safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Virginia Pharmacist License (Required)
• BLS/ACLS (Preferred)
• Hospital experience (Preferred)
• Residency PGY1/PGY2 trained (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Provides safe, effective, and prompt pharmacy services within assigned areas.
• Manages patient drug therapy per clinical standards and maintains high patient safety.
• Acts as primary drug information resource and provides education.
• Precepts pharmacy students and trains new staff as assigned.
• Ensures quality assurance and compliance with policies and regulations.
• Demonstrates professionalism, collaboration, and teamwork in daily tasks.

Skills

Drug information

Patient counseling

Education/training

Precepting

Communication

Teamwork

Pharmacy operations

Education

Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm)

Doctorate in Pharmacy (PharmD)

Tools

Omnicell

Job description

City/State Norfolk, VA

Work Shift Rotating

Overview

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

Location: Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk VA

Status: Flexi- (2 shifts per pay period)

Shift: Rotating (8 hour Shift)

Hours: 6am-11pm (occasional overnights)

*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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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, 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.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.

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.

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.