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Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (Mental Health)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 57 days ago
About the Role
The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist (CPS) for Mental Health Outpatient/Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) will provide clinical services to veterans managed by the Mental Health services at the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System. The CPS also represents Pharmacy Services in Mental Health serves as a representative in various hospital functions.
What You'll Do
- →Clinical Pharmacy Specialist for Mental Health duties include but are not limited to: Acts as an independent provider operating under a scope of practice and providing expertise to other members of the multidisciplinary team.
- →Provides medication management services to include, but not limited to, development of treatment goals, assessment and management of symptoms, assessing adherence, and scheduling follow up visits.
- →Conducts patient interviews to include, but not limited to, medical history, medication reconciliation, assessment and treatment planning.
- →Conducts standardized mental health exams and questionnaires as appropriate for side effect and symptom monitoring.
- →Documents all patient interactions and assessments in the medical record promptly and accurately.
- →Ensures safe, appropriate, cost-effective medication therapies for patients, in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols.
- →Communicates regularly with the veteran's treatment team members concerning the ongoing management of the veteran.
- →Interacts directly with patients by evaluating each patient's ability to understand medication instruction and providing oral and written counseling as appropriate on his/her disease state and drug therapy.
- →Reviews medications and allergies for accuracy, appropriateness, safety, and interactions.
- →Orders labs for monitoring of medications and side effects, and adjust medications based on treatment guidelines and patient status within scope of practice.
- →Records incidences of clinical impact on patient where interaction with physicians and/or nurses has positively affected the patient's course of therapy.
- →Makes recommendations to change, delete or add to the current medication regimen as appropriate to optimize the cost/benefit ratio of the regimen within the guidelines of the P&T Committee, the Preferred Drug Program, treatment protocols, and our network formulary.
- →Notes all changes in the patient's medical record.
- →Discontinues medications that are no longer needed by the patient, that are an unnecessary duplication of therapy, or that are causing untoward side effects.
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
Job ID: 368eca19-9175-4763-803a-cda92655a696
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