Sr Clinical Pharmacist - Behavioral Health - Addiction Services

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 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: 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.