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Inova
Alexandria, Virginia

Clinical Pharmacist

PharmacistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$126k-$206k

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Job Description

Inova Alexandria Hospital Pharmacy is seeking a dedicated Clinical Pharmacist to join the team. This role will be full-time; shift varies |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.

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.
  • 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 Bachelor 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 experience as a Clinical Pharmacist.
  • PGY1 residency
  • EPIC trained

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.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for interpreting and verifying medication orders while providing clinical consultations and monitoring drug therapies. They also supervise pharmacy support staff and participate in quality improvement initiatives and emergency response teams.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor degree in Pharmacy and possess a valid pharmacist license in Virginia. Additionally, certifications in BLS, ACLS, and PALS are required within 90 days of hire.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Medication interpretationControlled substances managementDrug therapy monitoringAdverse drug reaction reportingPharmacy staff supervision

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 53% are remote, 50% have no call, 65% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$166k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $164k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Pharmacist Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution22 jobs · 17 employers

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<$150k
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$150k-175k
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$175k-200k
2
$200k-225k
1
$231k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs · 17 employers

401k / retirement match
95% this job
Sign-on bonus
32% this job
Relocation assistance
14% this job
Loan repayment
5% this job
CME allowance
5% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,254 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Alexandria

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$703k≈ 5.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,285/mo≈ 22% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Inova

Hospitals and Health Care
Falls Church, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
401k match first 5%
Tuition assistance up to $5,250/year
Student loan assistance up to $10,000
25 mental health coaching/therapy sessions per person per year
Paid time off
Paid parental leave
Flexible work schedules