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Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - PACT
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
Serves as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (CPS) as part of an interdisciplinary healthcare team in the setting of Primary Care as a member of the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT). The CPS is responsible for providing evidence-based pharmaceutical care service, helping achieve positive patient centric outcomes through direct and indirect interaction with patients, providers, and interdisciplinary teams.
What You'll Do
- →The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (CPS) is a licensed pharmacist, preferably with a Pharm.D. or equivalent experience.
- →The CPS is responsible for providing and documenting pharmaceutical care of assigned veterans within PACT programs and providing coverage as needed for unassigned veterans.
- →The CPS serves as an advanced practice provider to initiate, modify or discontinue medication therapy as outlined in the individual's Scope of Practice.
- →The CPS promotes and manages drug therapy based on current clinical knowledge consistent with policies established at the national, VISN, and local levels.
- →The CPS functions at the highest level of clinical practice, works independently under their scope of practice as defined by the individual medical center to directly care for patients.
- →A CPS plays a defined role in budgetary execution and serves as a mid-level provider who functions to initiate, modify or discontinue medication therapy and as a consultant for intensive medication therapy management services.
- →FUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES: The individual scope of assigned duties will be dependent upon the CPS provider's education, training, and experience required to perform the functions of the position.
- →All CPS providers will participate in professional practice evaluations.
- →Clinical Functions (25-90%) Functions as an advanced practice provider with a scope of practice (SOP) to provide comprehensive medication management (CMM) for identified VAMC facilities as outlined in VHA Handbook 1109.11, Clinical Pharmacy Services.
- →The CPS will work with clinical Pharmacists, Clinical Pharmacy Practitioners, other CPRs and other healthcare professionals.
- →Activities include: Maintains work flow patterns that assure timely delivery of outpatient ambulatory care pharmacy services, ensures accurate and timely documentation of encounters and follow up orders.
- →May oversee technical and nonprofessional staff.
- →Provides guidance in the processing of prior authorization drug consult requests utilizing national VA PBM criteria for use and local criteria documenting reasons for approval or denial and suggesting alternative preferred therapies where appropriate.
- →Participates in quality improvement activities, pharmacoeconomic initiatives (e.g., drug conversions), committees, and workgroups in support of the pharmacy service strategic plan in all areas of the outpatient pharmacy section.
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: 383dd407-b390-49b7-a4d7-e8b54996cb98
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