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Facility Program Manager
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
This position is VA Northern Indiana HCS's second Pharmacy Informatics Facility Program Manager responsible for coordinating data management and information systems in the Pharmacy Service, specific areas include generating, processing, and advising others on data collection and presentation in all pharmacy areas. This position will play a key role in VA Northern Indiana Health Care System's transition to Oracle Health/Cerner's Federal Electronic Health Record on August 22, 2026
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Major duties and responsibilities include: Acts as a liaison between Pharmacy Service and OIT and Informatics staff.
- →All operational problems experienced by Pharmacy Service staff are referred to the specialist who will interact with OIT and/or Informatics staff to affect the required fixes in a timely manner.
- →Coordinates the collection, analysis, and evaluation of data to achieve optimal utilization of available resources to include funding, assigned FTEE, space, equipment, and ADP support purchases.
- →Maintains pharmacy files for optimum function of pharmacy packages and other related facility packages ensuring uniform format and data accuracy.
- →Files include: Drug file, IV additive file, Primary Solutions File, National Drug file, Allergy file, and inventory file.
- →Serves as coordinator for the implementation and verification of new packages, hardware, program development, enhancement, troubleshooting, and problem prevention.
- →Serves as liaison to other departments on issues related with all pharmacy packages.
- →Interfaces with ADP coordinators from other services for the purpose of sharing information and menu options as appropriate.
- →Communicates and works with supervisory staff to ensure all systems are performing at the necessary level.
- →When it is obvious that hardware/software used is not adequate to support specific applications, researches reasonable alternatives and recommends appropriate replacement hardware/software to Pharmacy Management.
- →Maintains familiarity with all pharmacy operations impacted by applications employed and proposes operational changes to supervisory staff when automation provides the opportunity to gain efficiency.
- →Devises efficient templates to extract information from VISTA for Pharmacy Service and other Medical Center staff as required.
- →Maintains familiarity with commercial PC software available on the market.
- →Given the incumbent's knowledge of the information needs of the service, the specialist recommends use of commercial software that will solve operational problems.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
Job ID: bb06fdce-6b69-4819-ad2a-81c2800e2288
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