Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist

City/State

Work Shift

Overview:

Sentara Virginia Beach Hospital is hiring a Clinical Pharmacist for our Inpatient Pharmacy team!

Location: Virginia Beach, VA

Status: Full Time (40 hrs/wk)

Shift: Rotating Days and Evenings (Occasional Overnight)

Hours: 6am-11pm

Weekends: Every 3rd Weekend

Holiday Rotation

*Hours may vary to meet needs of the pharmacy, may be required to work within the hours of 6:30am-11pm and provide occasional 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

• 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 Clinical Experience (Preferred)

• PGY1/PGY2 Residency Trained (Preferred)

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Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, located in Virginia Beach, VA, is home to the region’s only Level III Trauma Center. Our 273-bed facility has a long history of commitment to our communities of Virginia Beach, Eastern Shore, and Northeastern North Carolina, offering specialized tertiary services as well as many advanced clinical services. We are located just 15 minutes from VA Beach Town Center and just a few minutes to the Oceanfront.

As a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart, vascular, neuroscience, neurosurgery, orthopedics and spine care, cancer care, advanced imaging, and behavioral health.

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.