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Inova
Fairfax, Virginia

Clinical Pharmacist - Infusion

PharmacistNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$126k-$206k

The week · per this posting · Monday – FridayWeekdays only

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Job Description

Inova Infusion Pharmacy is seeking a dedicated Clinical Infusion Pharmacist to join the team. This role will be full-time day shift (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.

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) within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience: Two (2) years’ experience as an Infusion/Oncology Clinical Pharmacist.
  • PGY 1 and or PGY 2 residency experience in Oncology.

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 Infusion Pharmacist is responsible for interpreting, preparing, and verifying medication orders while providing clinical consultation and cost-effective alternatives. They also monitor drug therapies, supervise pharmacy support staff, and participate in continuous quality improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor degree in Pharmacy and possess a valid pharmacist license in the state of Virginia. Preferred qualifications include two years of experience in infusion or oncology pharmacy and relevant residency training.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Clinical pharmacyInfusion therapyMedication order verificationControlled substances managementFormulary managementDrug therapy monitoringAdverse drug reaction reportingPharmacy staff supervisionEmergency responseBLS certification

Pharmacist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 53% 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).

What does the Pharmacy market look like in Virginia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · top 25% in pharmacyranked against 10,041 Pharmacy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$164k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pharmacy listings in Virginia299 active10,169 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 18% remote · 53% no call · 43% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonus · $10k loan repaymentVirginia Pharmacist listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus · 18% offer loan repayment307 active listings, Nov 2026
New Pharmacy listings3,751 in the last 30 days3,284 the 30 days before (+14%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Pharmacy pay trend+3.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (10,041 Pharmacy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinical Pharmacist - Infusion at Inova a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,041 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Top Pharmacist Jobs

19 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

19 jobs · 16 employers
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<$160k
8
$160k-190k
2
$190k-220k
1
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$261k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
94% this job
Sign-on bonus
69% this job
Relocation assistance
19% this job
Loan repayment
6% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 90% of Pharmacy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 10,041 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
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About Inova

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

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Wellness program
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

Living in Fairfax

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$683k≈ 5.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,456/mo≈ 23% 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 (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.