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Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (Endocrine)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 53 days ago
About the Role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Follows-up with patients in a timely manner and monitors for drug therapy response, potential adverse drug reactions, allergies, compliance, laboratory results, and other monitoring measures as appropriate; treatment plan adjustments are made accordingly based on assessed measures.
- →Reviews patient medication regimens for clinical effectiveness, drug selection, dosing, contraindications, side effects, potential drug interactions, pharmacokinetic impact, and therapeutic outcomes as required; information is communicated with team members and appropriate alternatives to current treatment plans are provided.
- →Promotes and monitors compliance for established drug therapy policies.
- →Coordinates with and refers to appropriate diagnosing providers when disease progression or events occur that are outside the Endocrine CPP provider SOP.
- →Documents appropriate subjective and objective information, as well as clinical interventions in the electronic medical record and in a timely, professional manner.
- →Reports and documents drug errors, adverse drug reactions, and allergies according to policy.
- →Conducts drug utilization reviews, quality assurance activities, and utilization reviews as required.
- →Instructs patients and family members effectively in the appropriate use of medications and medical devices, adjusts communication and tracking methods based on age and developmental considerations, accurately assesses and documents patient comprehension, and refers patients to available educational programs.
- →Plans, develops, administers, and implements educational programs to enhance clinical skills and knowledge of professional pharmacy staff, medical, providers, pharmacy, residents, and pharmacy interns.
- →Maintains an effective liaison with staff members of all professional disciplines and services as consultant regarding pharmaceutical problems, and pharmacy operating policies and procedures.
- →Coordinate and perform selected medication utilization evaluations as requested by the Chief of Pharmacy.
- →GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNED DUTIES The Endocrine CPS is responsible for comprehensive medication management which may include but is not limited to CGM/insulin pump management, bariatric surgery, U-500 insulin, osteoporosis, thyroid/PTH, and familial lipids.
- →This CPS may also serve as a therapeutic consultant on matters of high degree of complexity.
- →Services provided may be conducted via multiple modalities, including virtual, telephone and in-person care.
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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