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Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - PACT
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 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. The CPS is a licensed pharmacist, preferably with a Pharm.D. or equivalent experience.
What You'll Do
- →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 that is consistent with policies established at the national, VISN, and local levels.
- →The clinical pharmacy specialist (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. 1) 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. a.
- →Core activities outlined within a scope of practice include: i.
- →Executing therapeutic plans utilizing the safest and most cost-effective medication treatments ii.
- →Performing objective assessments necessary to ensure the patient's appropriate clinical responses to therapy iii.
- →Ordering, subsequent review, and action on appropriate laboratory tests and other diagnostic studies necessary to monitor, support, and modify the patient's drug therapy iv.
- →Ordering and prescribing medications, vaccines, devices, and supplies to include: initiation, continuation, discontinuation, monitoring, and altering therapy v.
- →The CPS will work in conjunction with clinical Pharmacists, Clinical Pharmacy Practitioners, other CPRs and other healthcare professionals.
- →Activities include: a.
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 may 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: 59960379-fcdb-4b94-bbc0-6440facb70f4
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