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Clinical Pharmacist, Outpatient
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 8 days ago
About the Role
The clinical pharmacist, is a professional with knowledge and proficiency in pharmacy practice including pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and pharmacotherapeutics. The incumbent is responsible for analyzing real and potential drug-related medical problems and implementing corrective action to ensure that patients receive optimal drug therapy. The clinical pharmacist also applies standards relating to all aspects of distribution and control of scheduled and non-scheduled drugs.
What You'll Do
- →Clinical The pharmacist provides appropriate selection of drug therapy based upon the pharmaceutical principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; monitoring for efficacy, side effects and clinical outcome; and advises prescribers as appropriate.
- →Provides patient-specific therapeutic drug monitoring and communicates relevant findings and/or recommendations to other health care providers in charge of the patient both orally and in writing.
- →Provides medication counseling to patients.
- →Completes medication histories including patient interviews.
- →Serves as a drug information resource by providing up-to-date drug information to prescribers, other health care professionals, patients and caregivers.
- →Participates in patient care rounds, review charts, evaluates pertinent laboratory data, drug-drug and drug-nutrient interactions, monitors for adverse drug effects, and screens for allergies.
- →Performs medication reconciliation at all transitions of care, including updating the medication profile to reflect an accurate, active list of VA and non-VA medications.
- →This may include adding non-VA medications or discontinuing duplicate medications or those the patient is not taking.
- →Assesses drug safety and efficacy, including evaluation of physical symptoms.
- →Reports adverse drug events (ADE), near misses, and medication errors in alignment with VA ADERS reporting program.
- →Participates in the medical center medication utilization evaluation (MUE) program.
- →Recommends formulary alternatives and completes non-formulary consults as assigned.
- →Participates in medical emergencies including code teams (if BLS or ACLS certified) and emergency preparedness activities.
- →Provides pharmacokinetic consultation, including dosing vancomycin and aminoglycosides, in accordance with local policy.
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 dentification 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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