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Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Inpatient Pharmacist and ADPAC
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 15 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
- →In addition, 40% of the incumbent's time is spent in pharmacy ADPAC functions which include managing pharmacy software packages and interfaces with pharmacy automated equipment.
- →Major Duties include but are not limited to the following: Clinical: Interviews and evaluates patients upon admission to inpatient settings for appropriateness of pharmacologic therapy.
- →Develops a pharmaceutical care plan for patients who need pharmacotherapy and documents pharmaceutical care plan in pharmacy progress note.
- →Performs medication review for indication, effectiveness, safety, adherence, therapeutic duplications, and therapeutic alternatives for non-formulary agents.
- →Documents clinical activities including drug therapy recommendations and monitoring parameters.
- →Performs medication reconciliation and updates medication profiles to include information about prescription and nonprescription drugs, dietary supplements, and alternative therapies.
- →Screens patient's medication profile for adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, dosing (particularly in patients with renal or hepatic insufficiency), and/or drug allergies; records findings in CPRS chart as well as VA Adverse Drug Event Reporting System (ADERS) as appropriate.
- →Assesses appropriateness of medication orders and ensures timely provision of appropriate medications.
- →Assists with medical emergencies.
- →Recommend appropriate drug therapy.
- →Orders necessary laboratory tests for monitoring and adjusting medications as part of interdisciplinary team.
- →ADP APPLICATIONS COORDINATOR (ADPAC) The ADPAC has primary responsibility for the management of automated data processing within Pharmacy Service and for coordination with Information Resource Management Service (IRMS) to procure the programs and technical assistance needed to support pharmaceutical services.
- →Reviews new Pharmacy computer programs and assists Chief, Pharmacy Service in evaluating their potential impact on information services and productivity.
- →Assesses the software to determine if there will be any problems with use and resolves any problems prior to full implementation of the new software package.
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
Job ID: 6c97f842-71ad-4237-96da-d7e8ce98db6f
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