Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist, Part Time

Sentara Healthcare Inc; Suffolk, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Sentara Healthcare Inc. seeks a Clinical Pharmacist at Obici Hospital in Suffolk, VA for a part-time, rotating-shift role. Virginia Pharmacist License and a Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy are required; Doctorate preferred.

Inpatient hospital setting with responsibilities across the medication-use system and direct patient care. You will advise on drug therapy, ensure orders are appropriate, provide patient counseling, and support staff education as part of quality initiatives.

Qualifications

• Requires licensed pharmacist in Virginia.
• Experience in inpatient acute care preferred.
• Residency PGY1/PGY2 training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates ability to work in hospital pharmacy settings with independence.
• Manages patient drug therapy per clinical standards.
• Ensures appropriateness of provider medication orders for high-quality care.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacist

Patient Counseling

Inpatient Care

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy

Doctorate in Pharmacy

Tools

Omnicell

Job description

Location: Obici Hospital - Suffolk, VA

Status: Part Time

Shift: Rotating

Weekend: Every third weekend required.

Holiday Rotation

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

• Bachelor's 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 Inpatient Acute Care Hospital Experience (Preferred)
• Residency PGY1/PGY2 Trained (Preferred)

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