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Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 46 days ago
About the Role
The Pharmacy Service is looking to recruit for one ( 1 ) Clinical Pharmacy Specialist. The primary Clinical Pharmacy Specialist involves direct patient care utilizing an advanced Scope of Practice (SOP) relative to pain management. This will include assisting primary care providers in co-managing "high risk" patients treated with opioids for chronic, non-malignant pain.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws The CPP functions at the highest level of clinical practice, works independently under their scope of practice as defined by Cheyenne VA Health Care System (CVAHCS) to directly care for patients.
- →The CPP serves as a program manager ensuring compliance with VHA, VISN, and Health Care System Policy regarding management of chronic, non-malignant pain including functional assessments, consent for long-term opiates management, pill counts, urinalysis, and evaluation of state Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) databases.
- →A CPP 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.
- →This CPP serves as the program manager of the Cheyenne VA Pain Management Program and is responsible for clinical practice, oversight, quality assurance reporting, compliance with both VISN and Cheyenne VA Health Care System policy regarding pain management and contributes to the continued expansion of clinical pharmacy services within the CVAHCS.
- →Maintains an active scope of practice, serving as a mid-level provider.
- →Advocates Whole Health ideology and complementary and alternative medicine therapies and obtains whole health training and certifications (e.g., Battlefield Acupuncture) Follows-up with patients on lab or test results to discuss the plan of therapy, i.e., changes in medication therapy, monitoring, and additional testing requirements.
- →Review patient medication regimens for clinical effectiveness, drug selection, dosing, contraindications, side effects, potential drug interactions, and therapeutic outcomes as required.
- →Communicates findings with prescribers and provides appropriate alternatives to current treatment plans as needed.
- →Provides comprehensive chart review for opiate receiving patients providing realistic and thorough recommendations to provider of record.
- →Supplies appropriate tapering instructions, as necessary.
- →Responsible for the self-development, mandatory training, and education necessary to maintain licensure, stay current with the practice of pharmacy and regulatory body and accreditation standards, and meet facility training requirements.
- →Collaborates with the Chief of Pain Management and facility PMOP Coordinator to promote learning experiences and improve performance levels of Pharmacy personnel, specifically relative to primary Clinical Practice areas.
- →Instructs or participates in the instruction of supervisors, pharmacy students, and pharmacy residents including developing appropriate rotation plans and completing required assessment forms in accordance with VA, ASHP, Pharmacy Service, and individual school of pharmacy requirements.
- →Assists in total quality improvement activities by participating in CVAHCS and service process assessment and action teams and continually seeks to improve Pharmacy services.
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 dentification 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: 644c1538-2401-42a2-8e20-25cffea9a8c3
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