Pharmacist Inpatient
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Job Description
- Job Title: Pharmacist Inpatient
- Location: Virginia (Chesapeake)
- Contract Type: Traveler
- Start Date: 07/20/2026
- Pay Range: Competitive
Ready for your next big move? Start here. Chesapeake, Virginia, has a strong healthcare presence within the Hampton Roads region, offering opportunities to work in diverse healthcare systems while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. The city also provides a high quality of life with a lower cost of living than many metro areas, access to coastal recreation, and a family‑friendly community that supports both professional growth and work–life balance.
Role Overview
This role involves medication management and clinical support for inpatient patients by verifying orders, monitoring therapy outcomes, and ensuring safe, evidence‑based medication use. They collaborate closely with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to optimize treatment plans and prevent medication errors throughout the patient’s facility stay.
Requirements
- Flu Vaccine Required - Medical/Religious Exemptions and Declinations Allowed
- MUST HAVE VA LICENSE IN HAND AT THE TIME OF SUBMITTAL – FIRM
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Required.
- PharmD, RPh required
EPIC Charting Experience Required
- Skills/Experience Required: IV experience, pain controlled analgesia, antibiotics, drug interactions, order entry, verify medication orders
- Skills/Experience Preferred: Chemo experience, anticoagulants, Pharmacokinetic Dosing, Renal Dosing
- 1 Year Inpatient Pharmacy Experience Required.
- Travel Experience Preferred
Schedule: Shift: 5x8's Rotating schedule, weekdays, some weekends (every 3rd weekend). If working overnights, 7 nights on, 7 nights off.
Shifts Times
- Day shifts: 6:30 AM–3:00 PM, 7:30 AM–4:00 PM, 9:00 AM–5:30 PM, 10:00 AM–6:30 PM;
- Evening shifts: 1:00 PM-9:30 PM, 2:30 PM– 11:00 PM
- Overnight shifts: 7:30 PM– 7:30 AM, 8:30 PM– 7:30 AM
Key Responsibilities
Manage medications and provide clinical support for inpatient patients by verifying orders and monitoring therapy outcomes. Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to optimize treatment plans and prevent medication errors.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 38% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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