Clinical Pharmacist - Outpatient Pharmacy Float (part-time)

Sentara Hospitals • Norfolk, VA

16h • Onsite

About The Position

Sentara is hiring a Part-Time Clinical Pharmacist to fill in at the Outpatient Pharmacies located within our hospitals in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Hampton, Williamsburg, and Suffolk. This is a resource float position based on need to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Sentara Leigh Hospital, Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, Sentara Princess Anne Hospital, Sentara Careplex, Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center, and Sentara Obici Hospital. 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 patients in their assigned areas. This role requires the ability to work competently and independently in various pharmacy practice areas, manage patient drug therapy according to clinical standards, and ensure the appropriateness of medication orders for patient care and safety. The pharmacist must maintain current knowledge of medication use and disease states, serve as a primary resource for drug information and education, and provide in-depth patient counseling when needed. Additionally, they will participate in training new employees, assume responsibility for assigned tasks, and follow policies and procedures. Continuous learning, superior customer service, effective communication, decision-making, and organization are essential. The role also involves serving as a role model in professionalism, collaboration, and teamwork, ensuring adequate supplies, triaging and escalating issues, using appropriate systems for patient information, maintaining quality assurance, and operating pharmacy equipment. Precepting pharmacy students is also a responsibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Level Degree in Pharmacy (Required)
• Virginia Pharmacist License (Required)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) (Required)

Nice To Haves

• Doctorate Level Degree in Pharmacy (Preferred)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (Preferred)
• Previous Clinical Pharmacist Experience (Preferred)
• Residency Trained PGY1/PGY2 (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Provision of safe, effective, and prompt pharmacy services.
• Participation in all necessary aspects of the medication-use system.
• Providing comprehensive and individualized pharmaceutical care to patients.
• Managing patient drug therapy in accordance with applicable clinical practice standards.
• Assuring the appropriateness of all provider medication orders.
• Maintaining current knowledge of medication use and disease states.
• Serving as the primary resource for drug information and education.
• Providing in-depth patient counseling when required.
• Participating in the training of new employees as assigned.
• Assuming local responsibility and ownership for assigned tasks.
• Consistently following policies and procedures.
• Continually seeking out additional training opportunities and staying abreast of new and changing information.
• Demonstrating superior customer service, effective communication, decision-making, and organization.
• Serving as a role model in professionalism, collaboration, and teamwork.
• Ensuring adequate supplies are available for continuous patient care.
• Triaging and escalating any questions or issues outside the scope of practice as needed.
• Using appropriate systems for processing of patient information.
• Ensuring quality assurance is maintained according to departmental and legal requirements.
• Operating pharmacy equipment appropriately.
• Precepting 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
• Annual discretionary bonus (if eligibility criteria met)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level