Sr Clinical Pharmacist - Ambulatory Anticoagulation Clinic

Inova Health System; Fairfax (VA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Wellness program

Retirement matching

Student loan assistance

Mental health support

Remote and hybrid opportunities

Job summary

Inova Health System is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to join the Anticoagulation Clinic team in a full-time, hybrid role. The position focuses on warfarin management in clinic and via remote monitoring, with a sign-on bonus and relocation assistance eligible.

The team supports Inova cardiology and primary care patients, and the role includes teaching and precepting learners, along with participation in clinical rounds and committees.

Qualifications

• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor degree in Pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Interprets, prepares, and verifies medication orders.
• Provides clinical consultation and cost-effective alternatives.
• Issues controlled substances in compliance with DEA and VA Board of Pharmacy requirements.
• Participates in medication formulary review and approval.
• Monitors drug therapies for interactions, allergies, and appropriateness.
• Reports adverse drug reactions promptly and accurately.
• Precepts learners as appropriate.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Warfarin management

DEA compliance

Formulary review

Precepting learners

Education

PharmD or B.Pharm

Job description

Inova Health is seeking a dedicated Clinical Pharmacist to join the Anticoagulation Clinic team. This role will be full-time Monday - Friday. |Sign-on Bonus & relocation assistance eligible.

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.

This position would join our team of clinical pharmacists in the anticoagulation service supporting Inova cardiology and primary care patients. The primary focus is on warfarin management both in clinic and via remote monitoring. This is a hybrid position Monday-Friday day shift with some rotating weekend on call responsibilities.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.

• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.

• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.

• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.

• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

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.
• Participates in decentralized rounding with clinical teams.
• Responds to emergent bedside alerts and codes (adult and pediatric as designated).
• Precepts learners as appropriate.
• May perform additional duties as assigned, including, but not limited to:

  • Spearheading grant work and submission related to the practice of pharmacy.

  • Lecturing and facilitating learning opportunities for pharmacy students, PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy residents, and practitioners.

  • Performing duties on local, system. And national committees which contribute to the development and professional advancement of pharmacy practice.

  • Serving as a leader or facilitator on a regional or national professional organization.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor degree in Pharmacy.

• Experience: Five (5) years as a clinical Pharmacist.

• 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:

• PGY2 in ambulatory care, cardiology, or BCACP eligible
• Experience in warfarin management inpatient or outpatient, including LVAD patients and periprocedural bridging.