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Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 58 days ago
Hybrid Corpus Christi, TX $144K – $187K Apply by Aug 13, 2026 Pharmacist INTJINTPISFJISTJ HealthcareEducation
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The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (CPS) serves in comprehensive medication management (CMM) needs for patients as a Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner (CPP). The CPP functions as the custodian, distributor, and consultant for pharmaceutical agents and adjunct therapy, including their national uses and appropriate administration. Acts as a mid-level provider with prescriptive authority granted through an applicable Scope of Practice.
What You'll Do
- →The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist: Interfaces with physicians in the design of the veteran's treatment regimen.
- →Collaboratively works in the assigned clinic area under a scope of practice designing comprehensive medication management for patients.
- →Serves as an authoritative information source on drugs and their utilization in therapy.
- →Evaluates the drug literature by analysis of experimental design and methodology, to compare therapeutic regimens and roles for new drugs.
- →Designs dosage regimens for current pharmacokinetics principles and specific patient parameters.
- →From a verbal or written patient presentation of signs, symptoms, laboratory tests and diagnoses, recognize and list important medical problems, disease states, symptoms, or abnormal laboratory values, which may necessitate altering the therapeutic regimen.
- →Establish and expand the patient database through interpreting the drug history, medical history, physical examination, and progress notes.
- →Designs a therapeutic regimen or plan, based on patient-specific information, which includes establishing a therapeutic endpoint, selecting an appropriate drug and related therapy and establishing an appropriate dosage regimen.
- →Monitors and assesses therapeutic and adverse effects of drug therapy (including drug interactions) through selection and evaluation of physical and laboratory parameters.
- →Assumes prescribing functions under appropriate Scope of Practice and accepted clinical practice guidelines.
- →Orders appropriate laboratory and other tests to effectively monitor patient's medication therapy.
- →Provides the providers a focal resource for discussion for therapeutic problems requiring intervention.
- →Physically assesses patients to determine if current medication therapy is appropriate.
- →(i.e.: takes blood pressure readings to determine if CMM therapy is appropriate).
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.
Benefits
- ★Duties Continued: Assists in the training of new pharmacy staff Participates with in-service trainings.
- ★Serves as a preceptor to students and/or residents.
- ★Obtains and maintains Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification.
- ★Completes continuing professional education required to maintain licensure and keep current with state-of-the-art professional knowledge.
- ★Completes the number of mandatory employee education hours necessary to comply with organizational standards.
- ★Develops, coordinates, and assumes primary responsibility for population management.
- ★Complies with national guidance on productivity metrics for the CPP.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 990c2b1d-6dab-4580-9982-ab1481bfc795
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