Clinical Pharmacist - Medication Quality, Performance Improve & Safety

This is a foundational, enterprise-impact role designed to strengthen medication safety, regulatory compliance, and audit readiness across UVA Health. As a key member of a growing team, you will directly support system-wide initiatives that ensure safe, effective, and data-driven pharmacy practices across inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory, and specialty settings.

In this newly created role, you will collaborate closely with pharmacists and operational leaders to transform complex data into actionable insights. This position is ideal for a pharmacist or pharmacy professional with a strong interest in medication safety, compliance, process improvement, and cross-setting pharmacy operations.

The Role

This role sits within the Inpatient Pharmacy cost center while supporting enterprise-wide operations, reflecting UVA Health’s integrated approach to medication safety and regulatory excellence. You will serve as a key operational partner to pharmacists, helping advance audit readiness and strengthen compliance infrastructure across diverse care settings.

On a typical day, you will blend data analysis, clinical insight, and process improvement to support medication safety initiatives and reporting needs.

What You Will Do

• Partner with pharmacists to support daily reporting, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance efforts
• Review patient charts and complex datasets to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement
• Analyze and interpret medication-related data across ambulatory, inpatient, outpatient, and specialty environments
• Develop structured reports, dashboards, and breakdowns that inform medication safety and operational decisions
• Support process improvement initiatives, particularly in ambulatory and outpatient medication safety workflows
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to enhance safe medication use practices across the enterprise
• Contribute to evolving workflows in a newly established role, helping shape how this function grows within UVA Health

This position offers a dynamic mix of analytical, operational, and clinical support responsibilities, with meaningful exposure to enterprise-level pharmacy services and system-wide safety priorities.

Why UVA Health

At UVA Health, pharmacy professionals are integral to advancing safe, innovative, and patient-centered care across a nationally recognized academic health system.

• Academic Excellence & Innovation Work within a Magnet Recognized academic medical center and part of a health system consistently recognized by U.S. News & World Report for high-performing specialties and programs.
• Enterprise Impact This role supports medication safety across inpatient, ambulatory, outpatient, and specialty pharmacy services, offering a broad and unique systems-level perspective.
• Build Something New As a newly created position, you will help define workflows, support audit readiness initiatives, and shape how medication safety data is leveraged across the organization.
• Professional Growth in Medication Safety Ideal for candidates with ambulatory or operational pharmacy experience looking to deepen expertise in compliance, informatics, and med safety, with opportunities to expand into specialized focus areas over time.
• Collaborative, Expert Team Environment Join a highly engaged pharmacy team that values process improvement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and continuous learning.

Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.

Why People Love Living in Charlottesville

Charlottesville offers an exceptional quality of life with the charm of a small city and access to world-class amenities. Surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains, the region provides abundant outdoor recreation alongside a vibrant downtown filled with award-winning restaurants, wineries, and cultural experiences. With a strong sense of community, excellent schools, and a balanced pace of life, it is an ideal place for healthcare professionals seeking both career growth and personal well-being.

Minimum Requirements

Education: Bachelor's in Pharmacy or Pharm.D. from an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy required.

Experience: No experience required. PGY-1 residency or equivalent clinical experience preferred.

Licensure: Virginia State Board of Pharmacy License or within 60 days of hire. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required.

Physical Demands

Job requires sitting for prolonged periods; Repetitive motion: typing. Proficient communicative, auditory and visual skills; Attention to detail and ability to write legibly; Ability to lift/push/pull less than 20lbs. May be exposed to fumes, chemicals, blood/body fluids and infectious disease.

The pay range for this role is $64.37 - $87.33 hourly. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off, Long-term and Short-term Disability, Retirement Savings
• Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Certification and education support
• Generous Paid Time Off

UVA Health is a world-class Magnet Recognized academic medical center and health system with a level 1 trauma center. 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” guide rates UVA Health University Medical Center as “High Performing” in 5 adult specialties and 14 conditions/procedures. We are one of 70 National Cancer Institute designated cancer centers. UVA Health Children’s is named by 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report as the best children's hospital in Virginia with 9 specialties ranked among the best in the nation. Our footprint also encompasses 3 community hospitals and an integrated network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout Charlottesville, Culpeper, Northern Virginia, and beyond.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Learn more about UVA’s commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.