Clinical Pharmacy Specialist-Internal Medicine

City/State

Woodbridge VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview:

Status: Full Time

Shift: Days

Weekends: Every 6th Weekend

No Holidays

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 Level Degree in Pharmacy (Preferred)

Certification/Licensure

• Virginia Pharmacist License (Required)

• Basic Life Support (BLS) (Required)

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (Preferred)

Experience

• 3 years Hospital Pharmacist Experience (Required)

Keywords: Pharmacy Inpatient Pharmacy Clinical Pharmacy Specialty Medication Internal Medicine Pharmacist

We provide market-competitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $148304.00 - $214926.40 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role such as shift differentials standby/on-call pay overtime shift premiums extra-shift incentives or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications experience location market conditions and business needs. Note: If an annual salary is posted it is based on a full-time colleague working 2080 hours annually.

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

Medical Dental Vision plans

Adoption Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10000

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 $5250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education

Student Debt Pay Down $10000

Pet Insurance
Legal Resources Plan
Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus ifestablished system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center located in Woodbridge VA is a 183-bed not-for-profit hospital. We combine the resources of a major health system with the compassionate personalized care of a community hospital. We offer quiet private rooms and quality care focused on safety and patient satisfaction. Our clinical services include advanced imaging cancer services cardiovascular care emergency care lab services orthopedics weight loss services and more all powered through Sentara eCare a comprehensive electronic medical record addition to our hospital Sentara Health is enhancing access to healthcare services in Northern Virginia with outpatient and imaging centers in Lake Ridge Lorton Springfield and Alexandria Va. 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:

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