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Associate Service Chief - Pharmacy Service
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 53 days ago
About the Role
Position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →Functions as an Associate to the Chief of Pharmacy, responsible for coordinating multiple programs within the pharmacy service, including planning, directing, evaluating, and coordinating comprehensive Pharmacy services such as inpatient operations and inpatient clinical pharmacy.
- →The incompent may also provide oversight of other program areas as defined by the Chief of Pharmacy within the Orlando VA Healthcare System (OVAHCS).
- →This position ensures operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, regulatory compliance, and optimal resource utilization across assigned program areas, and serves as a key advisor and resource to Pharmacy Service Leadership and the Medical Center executive team.
- →Executive & Administrative Leadership: Serves as a resource to the Chief of Pharmacy, Deputy Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff, and Medical Center Director on matter related to pharmacy operations, policy, and practice.
- →Represents Pharmacy Service on advisory teams, boards, and committees at the Medical Center, Health System Area (HSA), regional (VISN) and national levels as needed.
- →Serves as Acting Chief of Pharmacy in the absence of the Service Chief, assuming full responsibility for the functions and activities of all Sections and Divisions of the Pharmacy Service during that time.
- →Ensures optimum efficiency and effectiveness of numerous, complex, and integrated programs administered or overseen by Pharmacy Service.
- →Inpatient Pharmacy Operations Management: Plans, directs, and coordinates day-to-day inpatient clinical and pharmacy operations, including medication distribution, sterile and non-sterile compounding, controlled substance management, automated dispensing systems, and 24/7 staffing coverage.
- →Established and monitors performance metrics, workflow standards, and turnaround-time benchmarks for inpatient dispensing and clinical services.
- →Ensure compliance with USP , , , Joint commission standards, VHA directives, other applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements.
- →Oversees medication safety initiatives, including error reporting, root cause analysis, and implementation of process improvements to reduce adverse drug events.
- →Coordinates inventory management, drug procurement, formulary compliance, and shortage mitigations strategies with the procurement supervisor for inpatient units.???????
- →Inpatient Clinical Pharmacy Program Oversight: Directs and evaluates inpatient clinical pharmacy services, including pharmacist participation in interdisciplinary rounds, anticoagulation management, antimicrobial stewardship, pain management, renal/hepatic dosing, in addition to other inpatient clinical pharmacy areas.
- →Directly assists clinicians in rational drug selection by providing written and/or verbal consultation. ??Verifies provider prescriptions/orders for completeness and appropriateness; screens for compatibility, patient allergies, dose adjustments, contraindications, and drug interactions.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: a2df1960-0ed5-444b-92c6-717772953694
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