Duties
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The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist will work within the Outpatient areas within VA SORCC. CPSs are employees of their medical center's Pharmacy Service, to ensure they receive all professional guidance, policy, and communications, along with department missions and goals, especially regarding the VA National Formulary, VISN and local medical center Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P& T) Committee objectives for formulary management activities and patient safety.
Functions of the Position:
A. Clinical - Direct Patient Care Activities that require a scope of practice.
i. Provide evidence-based pharmaceutical care services through both direct and indirect interaction with patients and providers in practice areas identified in their individual scope of practice. Practice sites may include but are not limited to:
- Anticoagulation Management Clinics
- Primary Care/PACT Clinics
- Specialty Care Clinics
- Mental Health
ii. Functions as a mid-level provider to initiate, modify, or discontinue medication therapy and as a consultant for intensive medication therapy management services.
iii. Orders, performs, reviews, and analyzes appropriate laboratory tests and other diagnostic studies necessary to monitor and support the patient's drug therapy.
iv. Follows-up with patients on lab or test results to discuss the plan of therapy, i.e. changes in medication therapy, monitoring, and additional testing requirements.
v. CPS will determine if a referral to the physician is necessary when disease progression occurs, or adverse drug events require treatment interventions outside of the CPS scope of practice.
B. Clinical - Indirect Patient Care Activities
i. Identify patients who may benefit from comprehensive Medication management through population management reports and during team huddles.
ii. Review patient medication regimens for clinical effectiveness, drug selection, dosing, contraindications, side effects, potential drug interactions, and therapeutic outcomes as required. Communicates findings with prescribers and provides appropriate alternatives to current treatment plans as needed.
contraindications, side effects, potential drug interactions, and therapeutic outcomes as required. Communicates findings with prescribers and provides appropriate alternatives to current treatment plans as needed.
C. Education and Research
i. Participates in the training and in-servicing of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, and other staff on assigned teams.
ii. Is skilled at using both written and verbal communication techniques in teaching others.
iii. Serves as preceptor or professional mentor for pharmacy students and pharmacy residents on rotation in practice setting.
iv. Assists in new employee orientation, competency assessments, and mentoring as required.
v. Complete all required TMS in a timely manner.
D. Drug Information
i. Serves as an authority on drug usage, interactions, over-dosages, and compliance, to medical staff, nursing staff, technicians, and students. Uses appropriate references to research drug information.
ii. Has a good working knowledge of information resources, both written and electronic.
iii. Maintains a current knowledge of therapeutics and disease management.
iv. Provides timely and accurate responses to drug information inquiries from all customers.
E. Program Management
i. Responsible for coordination and supervision of all pharmacotherapy management activities of assigned patients of the CPS's assigned clinic(s). This includes management of a clinical practice within area of expertise including scheduling, reviewing consults, providing patient care, and assuring coverage of clinical services.
ii. Serves as an active member of assigned committees.
iii. Works with providers to ensure compliance with national, VISN, and local initiatives.
iv. Serves on medical center and/or VISN committees as requested.
v. Adheres to all medical center and department policies and regulations.
vi. Manages information security within areas of responsibility to assure that computer system security and confidentiality of sensitive information is maintained, and that employee access to sensitive information is limited only to that which the employee requires to perform their duties. Acts as necessary to report and address violations of information security.
Work Schedule:Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
Telework: Available on ad-hoc basis only.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.Contact , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance.
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Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
How to Apply
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 11/04/2024 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12592162.
- To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
- Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
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Next steps
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