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Lead Ambulatory Pharmacist - UVA Health Bookstore Pharmacy

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VAJob$71.71–94.53/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$71.71–94.53/hr
Location
Charlottesville, VA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Virginia Pharmacy LicenseBLSBachelor's degree

Job overview

The Lead Ambulatory Pharmacist role involves dispensing medications, providing drug therapy consultations, and supporting safe and effective pharmaceutical use. Pharmacists collaborate with healthcare providers on patient treatment plans, counsel patients, and oversee medication preparation and distribution in compliance with legal and regulatory standards. The position requires a Virginia pharmacy license, BLS, and either PGY1 or three years of equivalent hospital experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Medication DispensingDrug Therapy ConsultationPatient CounselingMedication PreparationMedication DistributionCommunicationAuditory SkillsVisual SkillsAttention to DetailLegible WritingLifting and Pushing

Qualifications

Bachelor's DegreePGY1 or 3 Years Equivalent Hospital ExperienceVirginia Pharmacy LicenseBLS

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

These roles are responsible for the administration, preparation, dispensing, and management of medications and other health products to ensure safe and effective patient care. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians work in various settings, including pharmacies, the UVA hospitals, clinics, and research facilities.

These roles are responsible for dispensing medications, providing drug therapy consultations, and ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceuticals. Pharmacists collaborate with healthcare providers to optimize patient treatment plans, offer medication counseling, and oversee the preparation and distribution of medications in compliance with legal and regulatory standards.

Individual contributors with responsibility in a clinical discipline or specialty. Typically involves diagnosing, treating, and caring for patients, and often include face-to-face interactions with patients. May also spend some time designing and implementing clinical programs, policies, and services using specialized knowledge and skills. Specialty license or certification required which is acquired through advanced education, training and/or experience. This career stream will be most commonly applied to patient care and/or scientific/laboratory technologist jobs.

Requires advanced knowledge of operational procedures and tools through extensive work experience and require vocational or technical education. Works under limited supervision for non-routine situations and may be responsible for leading daily operations. Trains, delegates and reviews the work of lower-level employees. Problems typically are typically difficult and non-routine but not complex.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree required.

Experience: PGY1-required or 3 years of equivalent hospital experience

Licensure: Virginia State Board of Pharmacy License. BLS required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Job requires sitting/standing for prolonged periods and frequently bending/stooping. Proficient communicative, auditory and visual skills; Attention to detail and ability to write legibly; Ability to lift/push/pull 50 – 100lbs. May be exposed to chemicals, radiation, blood/body fluids and infectious disease.

The pay range for this role is $71.71 - $94.53 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

  • Generous Paid Time Off

  • Retirement Savings

  • Long-term and Short-term Disability

  • Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Certification and Education Support

UVA Health (https://jobs.virginia.edu/why-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 (https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/va/university-of-virginia-medical-center-6344000) 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 (https://jobs.virginia.edu/uva-childrens) is named by 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report (https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/va/university-of-virginia-childrens-hospital-PA6344000) 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 (https://eocr.virginia.edu/notice-non-discrimination-and-equal-opportunity) .

How this job compares

Set against the 11,148 open Pharmacist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$71.71–94.53/hr
  • Virginia median$60–76/hr226 hourly ranges
  • US median$60–79/hr7,665 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $83.12/hr, is 22% above the Virginia median midpoint ($68/hr) — in the top quarter of Pharmacist hourly ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 323 open Pharmacist jobs in Virginia and 11,148 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
Pharmacist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (3,540 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,975 of the 11,148 open Pharmacist jobs (63%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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