Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist - Acute Care

Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist - Acute Care

Empower pediatric care through clinical excellence. This is a unique opportunity to practice at the top of your license while supporting highly specialized pediatric populations, including Hematology and Oncology, within a nationally recognized academic health system.

If you're passionate about complex pediatric pharmacotherapy and want to build both depth in subspecialty care and breadth across diverse pediatric services, this role offers a dynamic and highly rewarding clinical environment. You will serve as a key contributor to interdisciplinary care while advancing medication safety and outcomes for children across the continuum.

As a Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist in acute care, you will play an integral role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based pharmacotherapy within a fast-paced pediatric environment. You will collaborate directly with multidisciplinary teams, contributing to clinical decision-making across a wide range of complex cases.

Your practice will span a broad and engaging scope, including structured rotations and specialized pediatric services. On a typical day, you will:

• Deliver expert clinical pharmacy support across a 126-bed pediatric enterprise
  , primarily on the day shift

• Actively participate in interdisciplinary rounds
  , providing real-time pharmacotherapy recommendations, dosing optimization, and monitoring strategies
• Rotate through key practice areas, including:
  • Inpatient Hematology/Oncology, and GI
  • General Pediatrics, including Endocrine, Renal, Cardiac, and Solid Organ Transplant (liver, kidney, heart) populations
  • Ambulatory Infusion Center
  • Optional rotations in Ambulatory Hematology/Oncology and Rheumatology

• Provide weekend clinical coverage every fourth weekend
  , rotating between day and evening shifts

• Evaluate complex patient cases by synthesizing clinical data to identify and resolve medication-related problems

Beyond direct patient care, you will contribute to broader pharmacy and health system initiatives:

• Participate in order optimization within the electronic medical record to enhance safety and efficiency
• Advance patient safety initiatives and medication stewardship efforts
• Partner closely with medical teams to support safe and seamless transitions of care
• Engage in the academic mission by supporting education for residents, students, and trainees

This role offers a compelling combination of
clinical depth, interdisciplinary collaboration, and system-level impact
, making each day both challenging and meaningful.

• Nationally Recognized Pediatric Excellence Practice within UVA Health Children's, consistently ranked the #1 Children's Hospital in Virginia
  , offering advanced services including PICU, NICU, and transplant care
• Academic Medical Center Advantage Work in a leading academic health system where research, teaching, and clinical innovation intersect, with opportunities to precept and mentor learners at multiple levels
• Advanced Pharmacy Practice Model Join a highly integrated pharmacy department delivering care across acute, ambulatory, infusion, and specialty settings, with strong collaboration and growing clinical autonomy
• Specialized Pediatric Exposure Develop expertise in Hematology and Oncology while maintaining broad competency across diverse pediatric subspecialties, including transplant and complex chronic conditions
• Impact Beyond the Bedside Contribute to EMR optimization, medication safety, and transition-of-care initiatives
  , shaping best practices across the health system
• Growth, Innovation, and Expansion Be part of a rapidly evolving organization with expanding clinical services and a commitment to advancing pediatric care delivery

Charlottesville offers an exceptional quality of life that complements the demands and rewards of clinical practice. Nestled at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the region provides easy access to hiking, outdoor recreation, and nationally recognized wineries, while maintaining the vibrancy of a university town. With a thriving food scene, rich cultural…