Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist

Sentara Hospitals • Suffolk, VA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Sentara Obici Hospital is hiring a Clinical Pharmacist for our Inpatient Pharmacy team! This is a Full Time position (40 hrs/wk) with a Rotating Shift schedule, including days, evenings, and occasional overnights. The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible and accountable for providing safe, effective, and prompt pharmacy services. They participate in all necessary aspects of the medication-use system, offering 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 will maintain current knowledge of medications and diseases, serve as a primary resource for drug information, provide patient counseling, and participate in training new employees. They will take ownership of assigned tasks, follow policies and procedures, and continuously seek training opportunities. Superior customer service, communication, decision-making, and organization are essential for efficient job performance. The role also involves serving as a role model in professionalism, collaboration, and teamwork, ensuring adequate supplies, triaging issues, using appropriate systems for patient information, maintaining quality assurance, operating pharmacy equipment, and precepting pharmacy students.

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 Experience (Preferred)
• PGY1/PGY2 Residency 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
• Annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

What This Job Offers

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