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Overview:

Sentara is hiring a Full-time Pharmacist I for our Central Medication Refill Program.

Location: Remote

Status: Full-Time (40 hours/week)

Shift: Days

Anticipated Schedule: Mon-Fri, 7:30AM-4:00PM or8:00AM-4:30PM

The Pharmacistmanages 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)

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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.