City/State
Williamsburg VAWork Shift
RotatingOverview:
Location: Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Williamsburg VA
Status: Full Time
Shift: Rotating (8 hours 5 days)
Hours: 6:00 am - 11:00 pm*
Weekends: Approximately two Weekends every six weeks
Holiday Rotation
*Hours may vary to meet needs of the pharmacy may be required to work within the hours of 6am-11pm and provide occasional weekend coverage as needed.
The Operational Pharmacy Specialist participates in the medication-use system while delivering comprehensive and individualized pharmaceutical care to patients. Assumes local and system responsibility and accountability for specialized areas of pharmacy operations (e.g. compounding drug diversion quality and safety).
Ensures the appropriateness of all provider medication orders in maintaining a high level of patient care and safety
Participates in the training of new employees and the development of training materials
Ensures quality assurance is maintained according to departmental and legal requirements
Precepts pharmacy students and/or pharmacy residents as assigned in operational oversight of area of practice
Leads the implementation of various system initiatives at both local and system levels
Serves as a system expert and site lead in specialized pharmacy operations in area of practice (e.g. compounding drug diversion quality and or safety)
Resource for the staff on operational issues related to pharmacy practice
Additional duties may be assigned as needed
May be responsible for pharmacist-in-charge (PIC) duties when applicable
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
Inpatient Hospital Pharmacist Experience (Preferred)
Keywords: Pharmacy Inpatient Pharmacy Clinical Pharmacy Specialty Medication Internal Medicine Pharmacist IV RPh Operational Pharmacist Inpatient Pharmacist
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center a Certified Primary Stroke Center has 145 licensed beds and features the latest healthcare technologies serving the region with the life-saving capabilities of an ultra-modern medical center.
The hospital offers a full range of medical care from emergency heart catheterization to all-inclusive obstetrics care where patients can stay in one room. The hospital also provides advanced imaging and smart operating rooms. Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center has also achieved Magnet recognition the nations highest honor for excellence in nursing. We improve health every day come be a part of the community.
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:
IC
Sentara Health, is an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system in Virginia and North Carolina. Sentara improves health everyday.