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Clinical Pharmacist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 47 days ago
About the Role
The primary function of the incumbent of this position is to provide inpatient pharmaceutical care in the following specialty areas: Medicine, Oncology, Surgery, IV Therapy, Long-Term Care, Ambulatory Care, Home-based Care, and Psychiatry. The inpatient pharmacist interprets physicians' orders, dispenses medications, oversees drug availability/ accountability, provides patient drug therapy, & reviews use of drugs to enhance patient outcomes.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Receives, interprets, processes, and fills medication orders.
- →Assumes an active role in the professional education of pharmacy students and provides guidance through designated programs.
- →Completes order entries of chemotherapy protocols with scheduling of long-term therapy for both oral and I.V. medications.
- →Prepares chemotherapy products utilizing aseptic technique and trained protective guidelines.
- →Participates in the check and/or double check of the entry and preparation of I.V. chemotherapy medications.
- →Checks and verifies accuracy of work performed by students, technicians, and interns.
- →Advises other members of the medical/surgical team as well as other health care providers on all matters relating to medication, contraindications, drug interactions, formulary medications, etc.
- →Reviews the patient's medication profile for any possible drug allergies, incompatibilities, interactions, duplications, or compliance problems.
- →Participates in evaluating new drug requests and non-formulary requests for the inpatient pharmacy.
- →Participates in quality assurance audits and drug utilization reviews.
- →Acts to ensure that Medical Center and Pharmacy policies and procedures are consistently followed.
- →Collects and submits data necessary for the preparation of AMIS, quality assurance and other management reports.
- →Assists in developing and updating various medication-related policies and operational procedures that affect his/her area of practice.
- →Work Schedule: (Shift One) 7:30 am - 4:00 pm; (Shift Two) 8:00 am - 4:30 pm; (Shift Three) 9:00 am - 5:30 pm; (Shift Four) 10:00 am - 6:30 pm; (Shift Five) 12:00 pm - 8:30 pm; (Shift Six) 1:00 pm - 9:30 pm; (Shift Seven) 3:30 pm - midnight; (Shift Eight) 8:00 pm - 8:30 am; Work schedule subject to changes based on agency needs.
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
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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