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Sentara Health
Norfolk, Virginia

Clinical Pharmacist

PharmacistIncludes weekendsFull-Time
Posted 15 days ago

About the Role

Full-time clinical pharmacy specialist. Rotating weekends, holiday rotation. Norfolk, VA.

Join Sentara Health as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Rotating Weekends in Norfolk, Virginia.

Benefits & Compensation

  • 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
  • Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Weekend coverage may be required.
  • Day shift only - no nights.

Apply to join Sentara Health as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Rotating Weekends.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist manages patient drug therapy and ensures the appropriateness of medication orders to maintain high standards of safety. They also serve as a primary resource for drug information, provide patient counseling, and lead clinical pharmacy initiatives.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy and a valid Virginia Pharmacist license, with a Doctorate in Pharmacy preferred. A minimum of 3 years of clinical pharmacy experience is required, along with BLS and ACLS certifications.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLSACLSBCPS

Key Skills

Clinical pharmacyMedication therapy managementPatient counselingDrug informationQuality assuranceLeadershipCommunicationDecision-makingOrganizationPreceptingPeer coachingInternal medicineCritical careOncologyTransplant

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 26% have no call, 60% 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 2.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Pharmacist roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
24%
Sign-on bonus
8%
Loan repayment
8%
PSLF eligible
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About Sentara Health

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

Benefits & Perks

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