Oncology Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist

4 days ago
Northern Virginia, VirginiaFull TimeOncology
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible

This position qualifies for federal student loan forgiveness. After 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time for a nonprofit employer, the remaining balance on your Direct Loans may be forgiven.

About the Role

Join Inova as a Oncology Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist – Inova in Northern Virginia, Virginia. Inova Schar Clinic is seeking a dedicated Oncology Ambulatory Care Pharmacist to join the team. This role will be full-time Monday – Friday; shift varies| Sign-on Bonus & relocation assistance available.

Key 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

Benefits & Compensation

  • Signing bonus: $1.
  • PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

This position offers a signing bonus, student loan benefits. Work with Inova in Northern Virginia, Virginia.

Key Skills

Oncology pharmacyMedication therapy managementClinical consultationControlled substances managementFormulary managementDrug interaction monitoringAdverse drug reaction reportingPharmacy staff supervisionQuality improvementClinical roundingBasic Life SupportPatient safetyMedication verification
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Oncology Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist at Inova a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Oncology pharmacist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Oncology — Pharmacist Career Context

This Oncology position at Inova is open to pharmacist candidates.

Pharmacists are expanding beyond traditional dispensing roles into clinical consulting, medication management, and remote pharmacy services.

Nationally, Oncology professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $380k, with the typical range spanning $290k to $520k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.

Compensation Analysis

This employer qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Eligible clinicians can have their remaining federal student loan balance forgiven after 120 qualifying monthly payments (10 years). For physicians and advanced practice providers carrying significant educational debt, PSLF eligibility can represent hundreds of thousands of dollars in long-term financial benefit.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Northern Virginia, Virginia.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Oncology pharmacy, Medication therapy management, Clinical consultation, Controlled substances management, Formulary management, Drug interaction monitoring, Adverse drug reaction reporting, Pharmacy staff supervision. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Oncology role.

Core responsibilities: The pharmacist will interpret, prepare, and verify medication orders while providing clinical consultation and monitoring drug therapies for safety and efficacy. They are also responsible for supervising pharmacy support staff and participating in continuous quality improvement initiatives.

Benefits package: Sign-on bonus, Relocation assistance, Medical/Dental/Vision, 401k with 5% match, Tuition assistance up to $5,250/year, Student loan assistance up to $10,000, Mental health support (25 therapy sessions/year), Paid time off. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About Inova

Hospitals and Health Care
Falls Church, Virginia
2-5

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus
Relocation assistance
Medical/Dental/Vision
401k with 5% match
Tuition assistance up to $5,250/year
Student loan assistance up to $10,000
Mental health support (25 therapy sessions/year)
Paid time off
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

4d ago