Senior Clinical Pharmacy - Integrative Oncology

Inova Health is seeking a dedicated Clinical Pharmacist - Integrative Oncology to join the team. This role will be full-time 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.

The Senior Clinical Pharmacist supporting the Integrative Oncology team at the Inova Schar Cancer Center serves as a bridge between conventional oncology treatments and evidence-based complementary therapies. This role will focus on optimizing patient safety and clinical outcomes by performing comprehensive medication therapy management, with a specific emphasis on identifying and mitigating potential drug-nutrient and drug-herb interactions. By collaborating closely with oncologists, dietitians, and the broader multidisciplinary team, the Senior Clinical Pharmacist provides personalized education to patients and clinicians alike, ensuring that integrative approaches-such as supplements or lifestyle modifications-are seamlessly and safely incorporated into the patient's overall cancer care plan.

Position is available at 3901 Stonecroft Blvd, Chantilly, VA 20151

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), 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: PGY2 Oncology Residency strongly recommended.

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