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Clinical Pharmacist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 7 days ago
About the Role
In this role you would be responsible for managing multiple complex programs such as medication protocols, therapeutic drug monitoring, adverse drug reactions, medication reconciliation, medication histories and medication counseling for outpatients and inpatients in acute, subacute, and extended care units.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws FUNCTIONS OR SCOPES OF PRACTICE: Clinical: Participates in multidisciplinary team rounds when assigned to an inpatient unit.
- →Provides consultative services that foster appropriate, evidence-based medication use.
- →Interviews and evaluates patients on admission and discharge and as necessary during stay when assigned to an inpatient unit or within ambulatory care settings for appropriateness of pharmacologic therapy and develops a pharmaceutical care plan for those patients receiving complex and high-risk medication regimens.
- →Evaluates drug therapy through direct patient care involvement for inpatients and outpatients, with clinical assessment and objective findings related to patient's responses to drug therapy and communicating and documenting those findings and recommendations to the appropriate providers and in appropriate records (e.g., patient's medical record).
- →Monitors and assesses the outcome of drug therapies, including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters.
- →Initiates, continues, modifies, discontinues, and otherwise orders drug therapy for both inpatients and outpatients only in accordance with health care system protocols, policies, and procedures.
- →Functions as a therapeutic consultant to providers and health care teams to develop, implement and maintain effective mechanisms to promote the safe, economical, and rational use of medications.
- →Monitors formulary management protocols and programs approved by the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee in the limitation or restriction of medication use.
- →Performs medication reviews and evaluates as assigned and when necessary to support patient care and comply with established standards and regulations.
- →Attends Code Blue emergencies when assigned to an inpatient area.
- →Distributive The Clinical Pharmacist performs all duties that are considered routine of a staff pharmacist at VAEKHCS without a standard operating procedure (i.e., processing and filling medication orders).
- →Interprets and evaluates inpatient and outpatient medications orders for appropriateness of drug therapy.
- →Identifies, interprets and resolves prescribing and dispensing issues, including pharmacotherapeutic and formulary management.
- →Documents interventions as necessary.
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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