Clinical Pharmacist - $15,000 Sign on Bonus!
Listed compensation
$114k-$175k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
The Clinical Pharmacist is a primarily a decentralized pharmacist position.
The Clinical Pharmacist functions as a member of the multidisciplinary patient care team with direct patient care responsibilities in multiple settings across the hospital, including the intensive care unit, telemetry, adult medicine, OB/GYN, pediatric and neonatal, and surgical units.
This pharmacist works closely with the medical staff, nurses, pharmacy leadership team and fellow pharmacists in planning, implementing, and assessing various medication-related programs throughout the hospital.
Additional responsibilities may include development of order sets, evaluating practice alignment with clinical practice guidelines, medication usage evaluations, development of medication management policies, participation on hospital committees, education of Augusta Health employees, development, and administration of competency assessments, precepting of pharmacy students, and management of the medication formulary.
Prescriber order verification will be required. The Clinical Pharmacist works under the supervision of the Pharmacy Clinical Manager.
$15,000 Sign on Bonus for Qualified Applicants
Requirements
- Graduate of an ACPE accredited college of pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, or BS Pharm with commensurate experience.
- Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY-1) residency or equivalent experience preferred Licensure/ Certification
- Licensed by the Virginia Board of
Pharmacy
- Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy or other specialty certification
Experience
- Relevant experience working in a hospital pharmacy
- Prior experience in a direct patient care setting with experience precepting pharmacy students and residents, and leadership experience is preferred
Some Benefits of Working at Augusta Health Include
- Insurance package including health, dental, and vision
- Retirement savings helping you to plan for your future
- Generous paid time off to promote work life balance
- Free onsite parking
- 24/7 armed security to ensure your safety
- Shift and weekend differentials
- Flexible scheduling
- Clinical ladder career path program
- Shared governance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Onsite child care
- Augusta Health Fitness Reimbursement Program
- Individualized orientation with dedicated preceptor
- Onsite credit union
- Employee discounts including the cafeteria, gift shop, pharmacy, and movie tickets
Company Information
Augusta Health is a mission-driven, independent, nonprofit, community health system located in Fishersville Virginia in Virginia’s scenic Shenandoah Valley.
Augusta Health offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient which includes Augusta Medical Center a 255 bed inpatient facility and Augusta Medical Group which is comprised of 40 practice locations and four urgent care locations.
Equal Opportunity
Augusta Health recruits, hires and promotes qualified candidates for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran or military discharge status, and family medical or genetic information.
Key Responsibilities
The Clinical Pharmacist provides direct patient care across various hospital units and collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to manage medication-related programs. Responsibilities include order verification, formulary management, policy development, and the education of staff and students.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 49 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 45% are remote, 49% have no call, 57% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$145k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $143k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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