Clinical Pharmacist PRN

Inova; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 117,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

State-of-the-art medical facilities

401(k) retirement match from day one

Free parking for all employees

Employee discounts and local offers

Job summary

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Pharmacy is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to join as a PRN clinician across varying shifts. Flexibility is required, including weekends and holidays. The role emphasizes safe medication use, formulary collaboration, and leadership of the pharmacy team to support patient care.

The successful candidate will be licensed in Virginia, hold a PharmD or equivalent, and contribute to quality improvement initiatives while providing supervision to staff and learners.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelors degree in Pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Interprets, prepares, and verifies medication orders.
• Provides clinical consultation and cost-effective alternatives.
• Issues controlled substances in compliance with the DEA and VA Board of Pharmacy requirements.
• Participates in the medication formulary review and approval process.
• Monitors drug therapies for interactions, allergies, and appropriateness.
• Reports adverse drug reactions promptly and accurately.
• Minimizes non-formulary procurement and supports substitutions.
• Supervises pharmacy support staff.
• Participates in continuous quality improvement.
• May perform additional duties such as decentralized rounding, responding to bedside alerts and codes, and precepting learners.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacist

Patient care

Team supervision

Decentralized rounding

Medication safety

Education

PharmD or BS

Job description

Job Description

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Pharmacy is seeking a dedicated Clinical Pharmacist to join the team. This role will be PRN various shifts. MUST BE FLEXIBLE available on weekends and holidays.

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• State-of-the-art medical and training facilities
• Retirement benefits with match from day one
• Free Parking for all employees
• Exclusive savings opportunities for in-store events, theme parks, discounts, movie tickets and local offerings and so much more!

Clinical Pharmacist Job Responsibilities:

• Interprets, prepares, and verifies medication orders as appropriate.
• Provides clinical consultation and cost-effective alternatives.
• Issues controlled substances in compliance according to the DEA and VA Board of Pharmacy requirements.
• Participates in the medication formulary review and approval process.
• Monitors drug therapies for interactions, allergies, and appropriateness.
• Reports adverse drug reactions promptly and accurately.
• Minimizes non-formulary procurement and supports substitutions.
• Supervises pharmacy support staff.
• Participates in continuous quality improvement.
• May perform additional duties as assigned, including, but not limited to:
  • Participating in decentralized rounding with clinical teams.
  • Responding to emergent bedside alerts and codes (adult and pediatric as designated).
  • Precepting learners as appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelors degree in Pharmacy.
• Licensed Pharmacist in the state of VA.
• Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) for Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience: One (1) year hospital Pharmacist experience. PGY1 Residency

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better - to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.