Clinical Pharmacist
Listed compensation
$126k-$206k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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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 evening shift (Monday – Friday) 4pm - 12:30am |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.
- EPIC trained
- PGY 1 residency
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, monitoring drug therapies, and ensuring compliance with DEA and pharmacy regulations. They also participate in clinical rounding, emergency response, and the supervision of pharmacy support staff.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor degree in Pharmacy and possess a valid pharmacist license in Virginia. Additionally, the role requires or expects the attainment of BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications within 90 days of hire.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Certifications
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 15% are remote, 55% have no call, 43% 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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.0 / 10 · top 25% in pharmacy | ranked against 10,057 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $126k–$206k | Pharmacy median $141k (middle half $136k–$149k)340 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$164k in purchasing power | Virginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Pharmacy listings in Virginia | 287 active | 10,273 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 15% remote · 55% no call · 43% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus · $10k loan repayment | Virginia Pharmacist listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus · 16% offer loan repayment295 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Pharmacy listings | 3,674 in the last 30 days | 3,327 the 30 days before (+10%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Pharmacy pay trend | +3.3% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Pharmacist at Inova Health System a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,057 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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