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Outpatient Staff Pharmacist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
Syracuse VAMC is recruiting for one Outpatient Staff Pharmacist. The Outpatient Staff Pharmacists process, fill and check Outpatient medication orders, monitor patient drug therapies, and provide drug information. Outpatient Staff Pharmacists supervise and direct support personnel. These activities and services include the provision of pharmaceutical care to include the cost effective use of pharmaceuticals, disease states and drug preparations for all patients seen.
What You'll Do
- →Major Duties: Prepares and dispenses medication orders per physician request according to established policies, procedures and protocols.
- →Interprets medication orders (verbal & written) and transcribes to computerized patient medication prescription labels/profiles accurately.
- →Maintains accurate, complete patient medication profiles.
- →Compounds and accurately dispenses pharmaceuticals, including controlled substances and chemotherapy products.
- →Maintain records as required by law.
- →Has the ultimate responsibility in facilitating the delivery of the correct drug in the correct dosage to the correct patient.
- →Assess and optimize pharmacotherapy for Veteran patients of the Syracuse VA Medical Center.
- →Each pharmacists assigned to a specific tour will complete the orders for that tour.
- →Evaluate drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of drug and dose within the context of the individual patient's medical conditions.
- →Adjust therapeutic regimen as indicated following through on problems and paying attention to detail.
- →Complete medication reconciliation for discharge planning along with the completion of physicians' discharge medication orders, the dispensing of appropriate medications in a timely manner, and the counseling of patients who are being discharged from this facility, concerning the proper use of their medications.
- →This counseling will include administration, food-drug/drug-drug interactions, proper storage of drugs, as well as the procedure to follow in cases of a missed dose.
- →Additionally, to support basic Inpatient Pharmacy section activities such as warfarin monitoring, pharmacokinetic dosing, medical team rounding, and being a member of the Discharge Pharmacy Team.
- →Provide drug dosing recommendations as outlined in the pharmaceutical care plan model.
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.
Personality Fit
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