Operations Pharmacist Specialty Pharmacy

City/State

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Overview:

Sentara is hiring a Full-Time Pharmacist for our Proprium Specialty Pharmacy team in Chesapeake, VA.

Location: Sentara Specialty Pharmacy - Chesapeake, VA, 23320

Status: Full-Time (40 hours/week)

Shift: Day shift, Mon-Fri

Hours: 8:30AM-5:30PM

The Specialty 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.

Learn more about the Proprium Specialty Pharmacy here:

https://propriumpharmacy.com

• 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) (Required)

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (Preferred)

Experience

• Previous Retail Pharmacy Experience (Strongly Preferred)

• Knowledge of Specialty Medications and Complex Health Conditions (Preferred)

• Supervisory Experience (Preferred)

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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.