Clinical Pharmacist- Inpatient Case Management

Sentara Health•Norfolk, VA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring a Full-time Clinical Pharmacist- Inpatient Case Management. This role focuses on Chronic Disease Case Management. The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible and accountable for the provision of safe, effective, and prompt pharmacy services. They participate in all necessary aspects of the medication-use system while providing comprehensive and individualized pharmaceutical care to the patients in their assigned areas. CDTM pharmacists will be managing patient's chronic disease care. This position requires managing patient drug therapy in accordance with applicable clinical practice standards, assuring the appropriateness of all provider medication orders, and maintaining a high level of patient care and safety. The role also involves maintaining current knowledge of medication use and disease states applicable to their area of practice, serving as the primary resource for drug information and education, and providing in-depth patient counseling when required. Additionally, the Clinical Pharmacist will participate in the training of new employees, assume local responsibility and ownership for assigned tasks, and consistently follow policies and procedures. They are expected to continually seek out additional training opportunities and stay abreast of new and changing information for assigned areas. The role demands superior customer service, effective communication, decision-making, and organization to ensure efficient job performance and success. The Clinical Pharmacist serves as a role model in professionalism, collaboration, and teamwork. They ensure adequate supplies are available for continuous patient care, triage and escalate any questions or issues outside the scope of practice as needed, use appropriate systems for processing of patient information, and ensure quality assurance is maintained according to departmental and legal requirements. The role also involves operating pharmacy equipment appropriately and precepting pharmacy students as assigned. In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Bachelors Level Degree in Pharmacy (Required)
Virginia Pharmacist License (Required)

Nice To Haves

Doctorate Level Degree in Pharmacy (Preferred)
Basic Life Support (BLS) (Preferred)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (Preferred)
Previous Hospital Experience (Preferred)
Residency PGY1/PGY2 Trained (Preferred)

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

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
Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
Pet Insurance
Legal Resources Plan
Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met