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Facility Program Manager (Pharmacist)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
About the Role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →This position is located in the Pharmacy Service at the Michael E.
- →DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, TX.
- →The duties of the Pharmacist (Facility Program Manager), include but are not limited to: 1.Serves as a liaison representing the Pharmacy Service in safe medication practice issues. 2.
- →Assists the Chief, Pharmacy Service in developing medication safety goals and objectives. 3.
- →Assists the Chief, Pharmacy Service in development, approval, and implementation of policies and procedures that support medication safety. 4.
- →Coordinates and providers interdepartmental and intradepartmental medication safety activities and trainings. 5.
- →Ensures all staff is knowledgeable concerning medical center and pharmacy service policies and procedures related to medication safety. 6.
- →Ensures parenteral solutions, medication concentrations, doses and administration items are standardized whenever possible. 7.
- →Minimizes the potential for errors associated with medication products due to labeling, packaging, or medication names that look or sound alike. 8.
- →Ensures the safety and security of product changes and storage throughout the institution. 9.
- →Manages data collection, analysis, and review of medication safety events and practices including reporting of adverse events in Joint Point Safety Reporting (JPSR) and adverse drug reactions in VA ADERS and VistA ADR tracking system. 10.
- →Reviews and assesses compliance with VHA Directives/Handbooks, USP, FDA, DEA, OIG, and T JC standards and assists with the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure compliance. 11.
- →Works with Patient Safety to analyze, categorize and triage incoming JPSR reports to the facility. 12.
- →Serves as the pharmacy point of contact for pharmacy medication related JPSR event reports.
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: 86e2d7e6-9cbe-4f46-ae71-12fde1fa6d9d
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