Clinical Pharmacist (Flexi)
Clinical Pharmacist (Flexi)
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Norfolk VAWork Shift
RotatingOverview:
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring a Flexi Clinical Pharmacist for our Inpatient Pharmacy
Location: Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk VA
Status: Flexi (Minimum 4 hours/wk)
Hours: Day and evening Shifts
The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible and accountable for the provision of safe effective and prompt pharmacy services. Participates in all necessary aspects of the medication-use system while providing comprehensive and individualized pharmaceutical care to the patients in their assigned areas.
- Demonstrates the ability to work in areas of pharmacy practice competently and independently
- 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
- In addition to the above job responsibilities other duties may be assigned
Education
- Bachelors Level Degree in Pharmacy (Required)
- Doctorate Level Degree in Pharmacy (Preferred)
Certification/Licensure
- Virginia Pharmacist License (Required)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) (Required)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (Preferred)
Experience
- Previous Hospital Experience Preferred
Keywords: Pharmacy Inpatient Pharmacy Clinical Pharmacy Specialty Medication Medication
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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.
Employment Type
Full-Time
