Drug Diversion Pharmacist

Drug Diversion Pharmacist

Inova Health is seeking a dedicated Drug Diversion Pharmacist to join the team. This role will be full-time Monday – Friday, day shift - hybrid |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:

• Detects and investigates any perceived or confirmed incident of controlled substance diversion or theft and identifies areas for possible diversion including Prescriber/and authorized administering practitioners, floaters, and travelers; Monitors diversion software/EHR and medication automation to identify possible medication diversion within the Inova Health System.
• Creates, implements, manages, and maintains a comprehensive surveillance, auditing, and review programs to assist in the prevention and detection of controlled substance diversions.
• Oversees Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADC) controlled substance inventory management processes and proper counts and reviews and recommends processes to detect and prevent diversion.
• Reviews audits for pharmacy personnel when conducting daily Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADC) transaction activities, reviews security reports to Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADC) to identify unauthorized users.
• Leads process improvement initiatives as it pertains to controlled substance diversion monitoring and auditing processes.
• Ensures the timely resolution of Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADC) controlled substance discrepancies as supported by departmental policy and procedure, oversees the day-to-day operations of the team members doing daily audits to ensure compliance.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor degree in Pharmacy.
• Licensed Pharmacist in the state of VA.
• Experience: Five (5) years of regulatory/compliance pharmacy experience.
• Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) within 3 months of hire.

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 System 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.