Operational Pharmacy Specialist - Home Infusion

City/State

Charlottesville, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview

Ready to take your pharmacy career beyond the traditional setting?

Sentara is seeking a Full-Time Operational Pharmacy Specialist to join our Home Infusion Pharmacy team in Charlottesville, VA. This is a great opportunity for a pharmacist who enjoys combining clinical expertise, sterile compounding, patient safety, and operational leadership while supporting patients receiving infusion therapy in the comfort of their homes.

Why you may love this opportunity:

• Monday–Friday schedule
• Daytime hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM
• Full-time, 40 hours per week
• Specialized experience in home infusion and sterile compounding
• Opportunity to serve as a pharmacy subject-matter expert and site leader
• Help train and mentor pharmacy professionals, students, and residents
• Play an active role in quality, safety, and system-wide pharmacy initiatives

If you're a licensed pharmacist looking to grow your expertise while making an impact beyond the walls of a traditional hospital pharmacy, we'd love to connect with you!

## Overview

Visit the Sentara Infusion services website here:

Sentara Pharmacy and Infusion Services

The Operational Pharmacy Specialist participates in the medication-use system while delivering comprehensive and individualized pharmaceutical care to patients. Assumes local and system responsibility and accountability for specialized areas of pharmacy operations (e.g., compounding, drug diversion, quality, and safety).

• Ensures the appropriateness of all provider medication orders in maintaining a high level of patient care and safety
• Participates in the training of new employees and the development of training materials
• Ensures quality assurance is maintained according to departmental and legal requirements
• Precepts pharmacy students and/or pharmacy residents as assigned in operational oversight of area of practice
• Leads the implementation of various system initiatives at both local and system levels
• Serves as a system expert and site lead in specialized pharmacy operations in area of practice (e.g., compounding, drug diversion, quality, and or safety)
• Resource for the staff on operational issues related to pharmacy practice
• Additional duties may be assigned as needed
• May be responsible for pharmacist-in-charge (PIC) duties when applicable

Requirements

Education

• Bachelors Level Degree in Pharmacy (Required)

• Doctorate Level Degree in Pharmacy (Preferred)

• Certification/Licensure

• Valid Pharmacist License in State of Practice (Required)

• Basic Life Support (BLS) (Required)

Experience

• Previous Relevant Experience (Preferred)

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• We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $159,203.20 - $225,992.00 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Note: If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full-time colleague working 2,080 hours annually.

• Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.

• 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.