No salary listed — similar Pharmacist roles pay ~$140k (median of 8 jobs)
6.4/10 work-life score · Above average in Pharmacy — ranked against 7,283 active roles in this specialty
About the Role
Full-time specialty clinical pharmacist. Mon-Fri rotating days, on-call every 10 weeks. Norfolk, VA.
Join Sentara Health as a Clinical Pharmacist – Specialty Pharmacy in Norfolk, Virginia.
Benefits & Compensation
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Adoption Assistance
- Fertility Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off
- Sick Leave
- Paid Parental Leave
- Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- On-site position.
- Call responsibilities required.
- No weekends required.
This position offers weekends off. Work with Sentara Health in Norfolk, Virginia.
Key Responsibilities
The Specialty Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for providing safe, effective, and prompt pharmacy services, participating in the medication-use system, and delivering comprehensive and individualized pharmaceutical care to assigned patients. Responsibilities include managing patient drug therapy according to clinical standards, assuring medication order appropriateness, serving as a drug information resource, and providing in-depth patient counseling.
Requirements
A Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy is required, while a Doctorate in Pharmacy is preferred. Candidates must possess a Virginia Pharmacist License and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, with Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) being preferred. Previous clinical experience, drug counseling, MTM experience, knowledge of complex specialty medications, and PGY1/PGY2 residency training are all preferred qualifications.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 26% have no call, 70% 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).
Sentara Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 296 active listings.
Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Pharmacist - Specialty Pharmacy at Sentara Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Pharmacy — ranked against 7,283 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 6.4/10 on work-life balance for Pharmacist roles.
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