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Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (PACT) Primary Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 12 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
- →Duties include and are not limited to: Clinical: 1.
- →Develops and maintains an in-depth clinical knowledge of common ambulatory care chronic disease state management including pharmacotherapy, laboratory, monitoring, and outcomes management. 2.
- →Assists in the global and daily administration of the medical center Pharmacotherapy Clinics. 3.
- →Assists in prescription review and patient education of assigned PACT and Primary Care patients. 4.
- →Develops professional relationships with non-pharmacy clinical personnel, and projects the highest level of pharmacy practice and competence. 5.
- →Monitors and manages patient medication therapy utilizing advanced skills in physical assessment, pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters. 6.
- →Provides direction to primary care providers on national formulary management issues including compliance with national pharmacy performance measures. 7.
- →Designs and performs relevant drug use evaluations under direction of the PACT Pharmacy Supervisor and/or Associate Chief of Pharmacy, Clinical and Educational Services.
- →Participates in research studies in ambulatory care area as assigned.
- →Distributive: 1.
- →All inpatient/outpatient medication orders are checked to include patient information, correct medication, dose, route, and frequency of administration.
- →Orders are checked for patient allergies, drug interactions, incompatibilities, duplication, and priority. 2.
- →Identifies, interprets, and resolves prescribing and dispensing issues including pharmacotherapeutic and formulary issues.
- →Documents interventions as necessary. 3.
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: 7ba6d953-b273-4ac2-bcad-f442d6d883a4
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