Clinical Pharmacist Retail PRN
Inova Health System•Fairfax, VA
•Onsite
About The Position
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Pharmacy is seeking a dedicated Clinical Pharmacist for a PRN role with various shifts. The pharmacist must be flexible and available to work weekends and holidays. The role includes interpreting, preparing, and verifying medication orders; providing clinical consultation and cost-effective alternatives; issuing controlled substances in accordance with DEA and Virginia Board of Pharmacy requirements; and monitoring medication therapies. The pharmacist may also round with clinical teams, respond to emergent bedside alerts and codes for designated adult or pediatric patients, and precept learners as appropriate.
Requirements
- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or bachelor's degree in Pharmacy.
- Licensed Pharmacist in the state of Virginia.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification for Critical Care and Emergency Medicine within 90 days of hire.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification within 90 days of hire.
- Must be flexible and available to work weekends and holidays.
Nice To Haves
- One year of hospital pharmacist experience.
- PGY1 Residency.
Responsibilities
- Interpret, prepare, and verify medication orders as appropriate.
- Provide clinical consultation and cost-effective alternatives.
- Issue controlled substances in compliance with DEA and Virginia Board of Pharmacy requirements.
- Participate in medication formulary review and approval.
- Monitor drug therapies for interactions, allergies, and appropriateness.
- Report adverse drug reactions promptly and accurately.
- Minimize non-formulary procurement and support substitutions.
- Supervise pharmacy support staff.
- Participate in continuous quality improvement.
- Perform additional duties as assigned, which may include decentralized rounding with clinical teams.
- Respond to emergent bedside alerts and codes for adults and pediatric patients as designated.
- Precept learners as appropriate.
Benefits
- State-of-the-art medical and training facilities.
- Retirement benefits with match from day one.
- Free parking for all employees.
- Exclusive savings opportunities for in-store events, theme parks, discounts, movie tickets, and local offerings.
