Pharmacist, SMG Primary Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Sentara Health • Chesapeake, VA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

Sentara is hiring a Pharmacist (Full-time) Clinical Specialist position for the Primary Care Medical Groups. This Hybrid position requires 2-3 days per week onsite each week at one or more primary care practices. As a Pharmacist on the Ambulatory Clinical Support Team, the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist will be responsible for chronic disease management under collaborative practice agreements with 5-10 primary care providers (depends on panel size), including disease states like hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, obesity, and more. They will provide support for our Nurse Clinics as well as direct patient care via face-to-face visits with patients in the practice, telehealth visits, and follow-up phone calls. Seeking a highly motivated, creative-minded person who embraces change and is excited at the thought of helping to shape the future of the ambulatory pharmacy practice service model within Sentara. The Pharmacist is helping to develop and implement a new care model and several new service lines. The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist participates in all aspects of the medication-use system while delivering comprehensive and personalized pharmaceutical care to patients in their designated areas. This role assumes leadership and accountability for specific clinical pharmacy areas, demonstrates advanced skills and expertise, and obtains advanced certification in their practice area if available.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy (Required)
• Virginia Pharmacist License (Required)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) (Required)
• Minimum 3 years of Clinical Pharmacist experience (Required)

Nice To Haves

• Doctorate Degree in Pharmacy (Preferred)
• Ambulatory and Clinical Pharmacy Experience (Preferred)
• Residency Trained, PGY1/PGY2 (Preferred)
• Pharmacy Board Certification, such as BCACP, BCPS, or BCGP (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 advanced knowledge of medication use, disease states, and regulations applicable to their area of practice
• Serves as the primary resource for drug information and education
• Provides in-depth patient counseling when required
• Supports the training of new employees and participates in the creation and maintenance of training materials
• Assumes local and system responsibility and ownership for assigned tasks
• Consistently follows and assists with the development of policies and procedures
• Demonstrates superior customer service, effective communication, decision-making, and organization to ensure efficient job performance and success
• 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
• Precepts pharmacy students and/or pharmacy residents as assigned
• Provide peer coaching and constructive feedback to other colleagues in a professional and productive manner
• Successfully leads local and system implementation of various system initiatives
• Serves as a system expert and site lead in specialized clinical pharmacy functions
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be 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 have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

What This Job Offers

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