Clinical Pharmacist

Sentara Health

Full-time Clinical Pharmacist providing pharmacy services at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk, VA. Managing patient drug therapy and participating in the medication-use system for patient care.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeSuffolk • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Level Degree in Pharmacy (Required)
Doctorate Level Degree in Pharmacy (Preferred)
Virginia Pharmacist License (Required)
Basic Life Support (BLS) (Preferred)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (Preferred)
Previous Inpatient Acute Care Hospital Experience (Preferred)
Residency PGY1/PGY2 Trained (Preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

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 met

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Hard Skills & Tools

pharmaceutical caremedication-use systempatient drug therapy managementdrug informationpatient counselingquality assurancepharmacy equipment operationinpatient acute care experiencePGY1 residencyPGY2 residency

Soft Skills

customer serviceeffective communicationdecision-makingorganizationprofessionalismcollaborationteamworkindependencetraining and mentoringproblem-solving

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree in PharmacyDoctorate Degree in PharmacyVirginia Pharmacist LicenseBasic Life Support (BLS)Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)