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Clinical Pharmacist - Inpatient
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 17 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in the Pharmacy service at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center. A pharmacist in this assignment handles routine medication-related activities in accordance with local, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), and national policies and regulations.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: Distributive Functions Verifies provider-entered inpatient and outpatient prescriptions.
- →Provides oversight of technical staff in all aspects of medication distribution, where applicable.
- →Directs pharmacy technician support.
- →Reviews and interprets physician orders for IV and oral medications for accuracy, eligibility, availability, and therapeutic appropriateness.
- →Compounds and dispenses all extemporaneous preparations, including those requiring a high degree of technical and pharmaceutical knowledge.
- →Use aseptic technique and proper safety precautions when mixing all IV solutions for all specialties (including Oncology, Cardiology, and PCA pumps).
- →Provide professional guidance on IV admixtures or related matters to medical and nursing staff.
- →Input and/or verify all prescription orders via CPRS per assigned area.
- →Ensures orders are processed and filled in a timely, accurate manner, including point-of-care drug distribution, where applicable.
- →Reviews and enters orders for intravenous admixtures when necessary for large volume fluids, IV-piggybacks, TPN's, narcotics, and chemotherapy.
- →Coordinating medication orders with central pharmacy or CMOP when necessary Filling or verifying previously filled prescriptions on ScriptPro, including noncontrolled and controlled prescriptions.
- →Educational Functions Acquisition and maintenance of the clinical knowledge necessary to provide clinical pharmacy services to the inpatient and outpatient areas.
- →Provision of orientation and training to all Doctor of Pharmacy students and residents assigned to their area.
- →Precept pharmacy students, PGY-1 and PGY-2 pharmacy residents.
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
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