Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist

** City/State
** Norfolk, VA
** Work Shift
** Rotating
* * Overview:
***** Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring a Clinical Pharmacist for our Inpatient Pharmacy***#
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* Location:

** Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk VA
** Status:
** Full Time
** Shift:
** Rotating (8 hour Shift)
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* Hours:

** 6am-11pm (occasional overnights)
** Weekends:
** Every 3rd Weekend
** Holiday Rotation
*** 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)
* Residency Trained (Preferred)
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** Benefits:
Caring For Your Family and Your Career*
* • Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• 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 – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is metHere at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!
** 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  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.

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