Hematology/Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Hematology/Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
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City/State
Norfolk VAWork Shift
Multiple shifts availableOverview:
Sentara is hiring an Hematology/Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Norfolk General Hospital
Location: Norfolk General Hospital
Status: Full Time (40 hrs/wk)
Shift: Day
Hours: 8am-4:30pm
Weekends: Every 5th weekend
Holiday Rotation
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.
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
Education
- Bachelors Level Degree in Pharmacy (Required)
- Doctorate Degree in Pharmacy (Preferred)
Certification/Licensure
- Virginia Pharmacist License (Required)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) (Required)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (Required)
Experience
- Minimum 3 years of Pharmacist experience (Required)
- 3 Years of Oncology Experience
- PGY-2 Residency with Oncology Focus
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Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital located in Norfolk VA is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.
In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence our hospital specializes in heart and vascular neurosciences neurosurgery urology oncology spine care advanced imaging behavioral health maternity and womens health including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30000-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.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
