City/State

Norfolk, VA

Overview

Work Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Sentara is hiring an Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist at Sentara Leigh Hospital!

Status: Full Time (40 hours)

Hours: Rotating Days and Evenings

Shift: 8.5 hours

Weekend: One every 5-6 weeks

Rotating Holidays

Required qualifications:

• Virginia Pharmacist license

• BLD - Bachelor's Level Degree in Pharmacy

• Basic Life Support (BLS) - Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) REQUIRED within 6 months of hire

Preferred qualifications:

• Prior hospital experience strongly preferred

​Will consider new graduated pharmacists and pharmacists not licensed in Virginia/NC due to relocation. Must have Virginia license within 90 days of Sentara start date.

Job responsibilities:

• Manages patient drug therapy in accordance with the medical staff approved clinical practice standards

• Maintains current knowledge of drug use through continuing education

• Serves as the primary resource for drug information within the hospital

• Assures the appropriateness of all physician medication orders

• Precepts pharmacy students as assigned.

About Sentara Leigh Hospital

Sentara Leigh Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 274-bed acute care facility. This hospital includes a dedicated Orthopedic Hospital providing patients access to a full continuum of orthopedic care, from the preoperative phase and surgery to rehabilitation and home care services. Along with being a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, we also specialize in orthopedic and spine care, heart, vascular, maternity care, and general surgery. We are also home to the region’s only 24-hour hyperbaric oxygen program that helps speed up the healing of carbon monoxide poisoning, wounds that won’t heal, infections in which tissues are starved for oxygen, airborne chemical exposures, and scuba diving accidents.

Benefits

Sentara offers an attractive array of full-time benefits to include Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Sick, Parental and Caregiver Leave, Educational Assistance, Emergency Back-Up Care and other family benefits, a 401k/403B with matching funds, 401a, Performance Plus Bonus, Career Advancement Opportunities, Work Perks, and more. 

Our success is supported by a family-friendly culture that encourages community involvement and creates unlimited opportunities for development and growth. 

We welcome you to be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity.  Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve!

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Job Summary

Manages patient drug therapy in accordance with the medical staff approved clinical practice standards. Maintains current knowledge of drug use through continuing education. Serves as the primary resource for drug information within the hospital. Assures the appropriateness of all physician medication orders. Precepts pharmacy students as assigned.

BLS required within six months of hire. Please note: Clinical Pharmacists working in Sentara Rx (0014891) are excluded from the BLS requirement. Will consider new graduated pharmacists and pharmacists not licensed in Virginia/NC due to relocation. Must have Virginia or North Carolina (applicable to location) license within 90 days of Sentara start date.

Qualifications:

BLD - Bachelor's Level Degree: Pharmacy (Required)

Basic Life Support (BLS) - Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) RQI, Pharmacist License (RPh) - State license - North Carolina Board of Pharmacy (NCBOP), Pharmacist License (RPh) - State license - Other/National, Pharmacist License (RPh) - State license - Virginia Department of Health Professionals (VADHP)

Skills

Communication, Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Mathematics

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