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Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 64 days ago
About the Role
The incumbent will function at the highest level of clinical practice working independently based on their scope of practice as a mid-level provider performing comprehensive pharmaceutical care. These activities include providing consultative/referral services for intensive medication therapy management (MTM) and disease state management. The incumbent will direct patient medication therapy by initiating, modifying and discontinuing medication therapy in an ambulatory care setting.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Outpatient Ambulatory Care Program Services: The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (CPS) will provide clinical pharmacy services, support pharmacoeconomic activities, and is directly responsible for assessing, monitoring, managing, and documenting intensive medication therapy for assigned patients.
- →Activities include: Responsible for outpatient ambulatory care pharmacy activities involving highly innovative methods of health care delivery in clinic, telehealth, or home-based primary care (HBPC) environments.
- →Participates in a patient-focused, team-based multi-disciplinary model of patient centered care to promote positive patient outcomes through direct and indirect interaction with patients and providers.
- →Serves as a mid-level provider by directing therapy; ordering lab tests; performing physical assessments; and initiating, modifying and discontinuing medications as defined within the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist's scope of practice.
- →Conducts medication therapy management clinics, anticoagulation clinics, and group forums (e.g.
- →COPD, diabetes, smoking cessation, substance abuse, etc.).
- →Provides drug information, observations on patient response to therapy, and develops appropriate treatment plans regarding treatment alternatives or additional interventions to maximize patient care outcomes taking into consideration choice of therapy, safety, efficacy, and pharmacoeconomics.
- →Evaluates appropriateness of pharmacologic therapy at clinic visits and as the level of care changes.
- →Develops appropriate therapeutic monitoring plans and documents the activities in the medical record via electronic progress notes.
- →Provide medication reconciliation and patient medication counseling verifying and documenting patient understanding of the medication, proper medication use, expected outcomes, how to obtain refills of medication and how the current prescription will be processed.
- →Report actual and/or potential medication errors or adverse events and participate in quality improvement initiatives to promote patient safety.
- →Actively participates in the VA Adverse Drug Reaction (VA ADR) reporting program.
- →Plays a role in budget execution by working with and educating providers to ensure adherence to the formulary process so that patients receive the most cost-effective drug therapy.
- →Process non-formulary and restricted drug consult requests utilizing national VA PBM criteria for use documenting reasons for approval or denial.
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.
- ✓NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series.
- ✓For more information, refer to Required Documents below.
- ✓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).
Personality Fit
Job ID: 66f5844d-a94d-41f5-b120-c49cc7779426
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