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Clinical Pharmacist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 51 days ago
Hybrid Gainesville, FL $102K – $154K Apply by Aug 20, 2026 Pharmacist ISFJISTJ HealthcareTransportation
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The Clinical Pharmacist is a licensed professional skilled in pharmacy practice, including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and therapeutics. The pharmacist identifies and resolves drug-related problems to ensure optimal therapy, manages the safe use and distribution of medications, and evaluates treatment based on patient-specific factors while providing medication guidance and support.
What You'll Do
- →(1) 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.
- →(2) 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.
- →(4) Provides medication counseling to patients.
- →(5) Completes health and medication histories including patient interviews.
- →(6) Serves as a drug information resource by providing up-to-date drug information to prescribers, other health care professionals, patients and caregivers.
- →(7) May participate in patient care rounds, reviews charts, evaluates pertinent laboratory data, drug-drug and drug-nutrient interactions, monitors for adverse drug effects, and screens for allergies.
- →(8) 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.
- →(9) Assesses drug safety and efficacy, including evaluation of physical symptoms.
- →(10) Reports adverse drug events (ADE), near misses, and medication errors in alignment with VA ADERS reporting program.
- →(11) Participates in the medical center medication utilization evaluation (MUE) program.
- →(12) Recommends formulary alternatives and completes Prior Authorization Drug Review (PADR) consults as assigned.
- →(13) Documents recommendations and interventions (14) Assists in medical emergencies including code teams (if ACLS certified) and emergency preparedness activities.
- →(15) Provides pharmacokinetic consultation 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 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.
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Job ID: 174c893b-302c-4dc7-8414-75f578a1ecec
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