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Sentara Health
Suffolk, Virginia

Inpatient Pharmaci

PharmacistIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$148k-$215k

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Job Description

City/State

Suffolk, VA

Work Shift

Rotating

Overview

  • Location: Obici Hospital - Suffolk, VA
  • Status: Full-Time
  • Shift: Rotating
  • Weekend: Every third weekend required.

Holiday Rotation

$15,000 Sign-On Bonus to Qualified Candidate

The Clinical Pharmacist is 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

Education

  • Bachelor's Level Degree in Pharmacy (Required)
  • Doctorate Level Degree in Pharmacy (Preferred)
  • Certification/Licensure
  • Virginia Pharmacist License (Required)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) (Preferred)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (Preferred)

Experience

  • Previous Inpatient Acute Care Hospital Experience (Preferred)
  • Residency PGY1/PGY2 Trained (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 $148,304.00 - $214,926.40 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 Obici Hospital, a 175-bed state-of-the-art facility, is located on Godwin Boulevard in Suffolk, VA. Our full-service hospital continues a legacy of providing residents of Western Tidewater with high-quality, patient-centered care. As a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, the hospital specializes in orthopedic and spine, heart and vascular, advanced imaging, gynecological and comprehensive breast services, behavioral health, maternity, weight loss surgery, and a heartburn treatment center.

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.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for providing safe, effective, and prompt pharmacy services while managing patient drug therapy. They serve as a primary resource for drug information, provide patient counseling, and ensure quality assurance according to legal requirements.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy and a valid Virginia Pharmacist License. Previous inpatient acute care hospital experience and PGY1/PGY2 residency training are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Drug therapy managementPatient safetyIV room operations

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 43 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 49% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$182k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $180k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Pharmacy jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$180k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Virginia276 active10,322 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 30% remote · 49% no call · 72% no weekends43 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Below most Pharmacy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,144 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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  • Includes weekends
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About Sentara Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Virginia Beach, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision plans
Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000
Paid time off and sick leave
Paid parental and family caregiver leave
Emergency backup care
Long-term, short-term disability, and critical illness plans
Life insurance
401(k)/403(b) with employer match

Living in Suffolk

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$334k≈ 2.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,049/mo≈ 17% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
30 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.