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Clinical Pharmacist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 55 days ago
About the Role
Clinical Pharmacist responsible for providing comprehensive pharmacy services, including medication distribution, monitoring, and clinical support within the Dayton VA Medical Center. Provides guidance to pharmacy technicians and staff, assists with training and orientation, collaborates with healthcare teams, and ensures safe, effective, and high-quality patient care. Supports Pharmacy Service goals and performs assigned clinical and operational duties.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Provide comprehensive clinical pharmacy services to optimize medication therapy, patient outcomes, formulary compliance, and resource utilization.
- →Review and evaluate medication regimens, identify drug-related problems, adverse drug reactions, interactions, and recommend evidence-based therapeutic alternatives.
- →Perform medication reconciliation, obtain medication histories, document findings, and counsel patients on the safe and effective use of medications.
- →Develop individualized dosing regimens using pharmacokinetic principles, laboratory data, and patient-specific clinical factors.
- →Provide drug information, pharmacotherapy consultation, and clinical recommendations to physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
- →Evaluate non-formulary medication requests and recommend appropriate formulary alternatives when indicated.
- →Verify medication orders for accuracy and appropriateness, dispense medications, and ensure compliance with federal regulations and VA policies, including controlled substances management.
- →Perform quality assurance activities, monitor medication use, identify prescribing trends, and document clinical interventions.
- →Supervise, guide, and provide technical oversight to pharmacy technicians to ensure safe, accurate, and efficient pharmacy operations.
- →Participate in interdisciplinary committees, collect and report pharmacy performance data, and recommend policy or process improvements.
- →Train, mentor, and precept pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, students, externs, and residents while supporting continuing education and professional development.
- →Serve as pharmacist-in-charge when assigned by coordinating workflow, resolving operational issues, and ensuring continuity of pharmacy services.
- →Maintain compliance with HIPAA, information security, controlled substance accountability, and VA regulatory requirements.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 0930 to 1800, Rotating Saturdays 0800 to 1630 Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
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Job ID: 11605c59-22a9-4c84-8502-1619b35ce844
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