Clinical Pharmacist - Medication Renewal Program

**City/State** Chesapeake, VA **Work Shift** First (Days) **Overview:** _**Sentara is hiring a Flexible Time Pharmacist for our Central Medication Refill Program.**_ ============================================================================================= **Location:** Remote **Status:** Flexible Time (PRN/as needed) **Shift:** Days _The Pharmacist_ _manages patient drug therapy in accordance with applicable clinical practice standards and assures the appropriateness of all provider medication orders in maintaining a high level of patient care and safety._ Responsible for providing safe, effective, and timely pharmacy services while supporting optimal patient outcomes through evidence-based medication management. Manages patient drug therapy in accordance with applicable clinical practice standards and ensures the appropriateness of medication-related requests and provider medication orders to maintain a high level of patient care and safety. Maintains current knowledge of medications, disease states, treatment guidelines, and emerging best practices relevant to assigned areas of practice. Must possess and maintain a valid Pharmacist (RPh) license in the state of practice. * Independently performs pharmacist responsibilities by exercising sound clinical judgment when reviewing, evaluating, and managing medication-related requests to ensure safe and effective patient care. * Maintains current knowledge of medications, disease states, treatment guidelines, and emerging best practices to support appropriate, evidence-based medication management and compliance with applicable requirements. * Serves as a trusted clinical resource for medication-related information, demonstrating strong customer service, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills while fostering collaborative relationships to support coordinated patient care in a primarily electronic workflow environment. * Supports quality assurance, performance improvement, and patient safety initiatives, ensuring compliance with departmental, organizational, and regulatory standards while identifying and escalating concerns outside established scope or protocols as appropriate. * Adheres to organizational policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and professional standards. * Utilizes electronic health records, pharmacy systems, and other technology platforms accurately and efficiently. * Demonstrates ownership and accountability for assigned responsibilities, projects, and operational goals while contributing to process improvement and departmental initiatives. * Serves as a role model for professionalism, collaboration, teamwork, and continuous improvement. * Participates in onboarding, training, mentoring, and education of team members, students, and other learners as assigned. * Precepts pharmacy students, residents, and other learners as assigned. * Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned. **Education** * Bachelor's Level Degree in Pharmacy (Required) * Doctorate Level Degree in Pharmacy (Preferred) **Certification/Licensure** * Virginia Pharmacist License (Required) * Basic Life Support (BLS) (Required) **Experience** * 2 years' experience in Clinical or Ambulatory Pharmacy (Preferred) Keywords: Pharmacy, Inpatient Pharmacy, Pharmacist, RPh, hospital, acute care, clinical pharmacist, inpatient pharmacist, Monster, LinkedIn, Talroo-Allied Health, omnicell, MDR, rounds, sterile compounding, #LI-SM1, PGY1, PGY2, handshake, nutrition therapy, Pharmacy, outpatient Pharmacy, Epic, Rx order, enteral intake, home infusion, home health, home care, TPN, sterile compounding, chemotherapy, antibiotics, IV therapy mixture, B. Braun, Baxter, sterile IV room **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 •Pet Insurance  •Legal Resources Plan •Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met. **Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer** and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-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.