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Chief Pharmacy Service
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The Chief, Pharmacy Service oversees a wide range of pharmacy responsibilities. The Chief, Pharmacy Service at VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System (CWM HCS) plans, directs and coordinates the comprehensive delivery of pharmacy services throughout the Healthcare System's catchment area. The Chief provides leadership needed to provide pharmaceutical care and medication therapy management to all patients served by CWM HCS.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Current VA Employees should apply to this vacancy using the internal vacancy announcement at the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/872931000 Chief Pharmacy Service, GS-15 Duties include but are not limited to the following description: The Chief, Pharmacy Service oversees a wide range of pharmacy responsibilities.
- →The Chief, Pharmacy Service at VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System (CWM HCS) plans, directs and coordinates the comprehensive delivery of pharmacy services throughout the Healthcare System's catchment area.
- →The Chief provides leadership needed to provide pharmaceutical care and medication therapy management to all patients served by CWM HCS.
- →In this leadership role, the Chief exercises full authority and responsibility for the supervision of pharmacy staff comprised of associate service chiefs of pharmacy, supervisory pharmacists, informatics pharmacist, clinical pharmacists, clinical pharmacy specialists providing advanced clinical pharmacy services, pharmacy residents, pharmacy technicians, and administrative support staff.
- →The Chief, Pharmacy Service works closely with the Pharmacy Leadership team to perform data analysis to measure performance with guideline adherence and timely and accurate delivery of quality pharmacy services.
- →As such, the position requires computer expertise, particularly in the area of database/spreadsheet programs and data analysis.
- →The Chief, Pharmacy Service fosters a patient centered culture to increase pharmacy patient satisfaction, achieve clinical excellence, enhance patient safety, and improve drug-related problems.
- →The Chief, conceives and articulates the vision for Pharmacy Service, expresses the values that represent Pharmacy Service and carries them through times of conflict or change and unites employees in pursuit of patient focused pharmaceutical care objectives.
- →The Chief, Pharmacy Service holds a position of high visibility.
- →As such, the Chief, pharmacy Service must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- →The Chief, Pharmacy Service serves as a representative of the CWM HCS Pharmacy program through membership on various internal and external standing and ad hoc committees, including participation at the VISN and National levels.
- →CWM Pharmacy practices in and supports a CLC, an acute inpatient psych ward, three RRTPs, and outpatient clinics.
- →CWM Pharmacy has two CBOC pharmacies (Springfield and Worcester), three domiciliary RRTPs.
- →CWM Pharmacy has 15 Clinical Pharmacy Specialists with scopes of practice in four locations (Leeds, Springfield, Worcester, & Fitchburg).
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: 9750a5b0-ee87-47df-94ab-500eb7aae6ac
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