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Pharmacist - UVA Specialty Pharmacy Call Center (Hybrid)

UVA Health · Virginia, United States · 1 wk ago
$64.37–$87.33/hrFull-time

About the role

These roles are responsible for the administration, preparation, dispensing, and management of medications and other health products to ensure safe and effective patient care. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians work in various settings, including pharmacies, the UVA hospitals, clinics, and research facilities. These roles are responsible for dispensing medications, providing drug therapy consultations, and ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceuticals. Pharmacists collaborate with healthcare providers to optimize patient treatment plans, offer medication counseling, and oversee the preparation and distribution of medications in compliance with legal and regulatory standards.

Individual contributors with responsibility in a clinical discipline or specialty. Typically involves diagnosing, treating, and caring for patients, and often include face-to-face interactions with patients. May also spend some time designing and implementing clinical programs, policies, and services using specialized knowledge and skills. Specialty license or certification required which is acquired through advanced education, training and/or experience. This career stream will be most commonly applied to patient care and/or scientific/laboratory technologist jobs.

Responsibilities

  • Dispensing medications and providing drug therapy consultations
  • Ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceuticals
  • Collaborating with healthcare providers to optimize patient treatment plans
  • Offering medication counseling to patients
  • Overseeing the preparation and distribution of medications in compliance with legal and regulatory standards
  • Designing and implementing clinical programs, policies, and services using specialized knowledge and skills
  • May include face-to-face interactions with patients

Requirements

  • Bachelor's in Pharmacy or Pharm.D. from an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy required
  • No experience required
  • Virginia State Board of Pharmacy License or within 60 days of hire
  • American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required
  • Basic knowledge of job procedures and tools obtained through work experience; vocational or technical education required
  • Works under moderate supervision
  • Problems are typically of a routine nature but may at times require interpretation or deviation from standard procedures
  • Communicates information that requires some explanation or interpretation

Qualifications

  • PGY-1 residency or equivalent clinical experience preferred

Skills

  • Proficient communicative, auditory and visual skills
  • Attention to detail and ability to write legibly
  • Ability to lift/push/pull less than 20lbs
  • Job requires sitting for prolonged periods
  • Repetitive motion: typing

Pay

The pay range for this role is $64.37 - $87.33 hourly.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Paid Time Off, Long-term and Short-term Disability, Retirement Savings
  • Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Certification and education support
  • Generous Paid Time Off

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