Sr Clinical Pharmacist - Behavioral Health - Addiction Services

Inova; Virginia; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus

Relocation assistance

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement match

Education assistance

Mental health support

Flexible work schedules

Remote and hybrid career opportunities

Job summary

Inova Health seeks a Senior Clinical Pharmacist to advance addiction services across Inova, focusing on the inpatient detox unit at Inova Fairfax and consultation across five hospitals. The role involves education groups, updating order sets, and coordinating with retail/pharmacy teams to ensure timely access to medications.

Ideal candidate leads clinically, emphasizes patient-centered care, and drives system improvements that enhance outcomes.

Qualifications

• Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor degree in Pharmacy.
• Five years as a clinical pharmacist.
• Licensed Pharmacist in VA; BLS/ACLS within 90 days.

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 formulary review and approval processes.
• Monitors therapies for interactions, allergies, and appropriateness.
• Precepts learners and mentors residents/students.

Skills

Clinical Pharmacist

Behavioral Health

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Education

PharmD or Bachelor in Pharmacy

Job description

VA, United States

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Job Description

Inova Health is seeking a dedicated Clinical Pharmacist –Behavioral Health – Addiction Services to join the team. This role will be full-time Monday – Friday; shift varies; some weekend rotation |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.

We are seeking a Senior Clinical Pharmacist to collaboratively advance addiction services across Inova, providing clinical expertise across settings, with a primary focus in acute levels of care, supporting our inpatient withdrawal management (detox) unit at Inova Fairfax and consulting services at all five hospitals and free-standing Emergency Departments. This role will include running patient medication education groups, contributing to updating and developing evidence-based order sets and InovaCare pathways, partnering with retail and specialty pharmacy teams to facilitate timely access to restricted and prior-authorized medications, and evaluating workflows, especially as they relate to methadone treatment and OTP regulations. The ideal candidate is a clinical leader who is committed to clinical excellence, patient-centered care, teaching, care coordination, medication optimization, and system improvements that lead to better patient outcomes.

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 J ob 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: Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor degree in Pharmacy .

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

Licensure: Licensed Pharmacist in the state of VA.

Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) for Critical Care and Emergency Medicine within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience: PGY2 Behavioral Health Residency strongly recommended.

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.

Job Info

• Job Identification 692329
• Job Category Pharmacy
• Posting Date 11/06/2026, 09:30 PM
• Locations Inova Fairfax Hospital
• Degree Level Doctoral Degree – Professional (MD, DO, JD, DPT, PharmD, DNP, etc.)