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Pharmacist (Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner)-Pain
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 15 days ago
About the Role
The clinical pharmacist Practitioner (CPP) functions at the highest level of clinical practice as a mid-level practitioner, working independently under their scope of practice. The CPP works collaboratively as a member on an interdisciplinary pain team in active pharmacotherapy management for medication optimization in a vulnerable patient population and assist in the educational mission of the Pharmacy Service.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Duties include but are not limited to the following: Clinical Functions: Demonstrates competence in differentiating individual patient pharmaceutical care needs based on patient age from adult (18-64) through geriatric (65+).
- →Initiates and executes evidence-based pharmacotherapeutic regimens and monitoring plans.
- →Accountable for medication reconciliation in accordance with national and facility guidelines.
- →Orders, performs and interprets the physical measurements necessary to monitor, support and modify the patient's medication therapy.
- →Orders, reviews and interprets appropriate laboratory tests and other studies necessary to monitor, support and modify the patient's medication therapy.
- →Effectively monitors and assesses patient outcomes to drug therapy, managing ongoing therapy or transition to other levels of treatment.
- →Monitors for and reports drug errors, adverse drug reactions, allergies and patient compliance issues per facility procedures.
- →Performs prospective panel reviews and actively participates in population management.
- →Serves as a resource within the team for formulary management issues, implementation of VHA criteria for use.
- →Distributive Functions: Assigned to coordinate workload activities and expected to direct colleagues or technicians to complete routine tasks of the shift and assigned area.
- →Timely and constructive feedback to the immediate supervisor is expected when assigned workload cannot be completed.
- →Carefully executes each step in the dispensing process according to law, regulatory standards, VHA policies and standard of care to ensure safe and appropriate medication therapy.
- →Continually identifies and implements strategies to optimize the cost-effective use of medications for KCVAMC.
- →Some examples include, implementation of VA clinical practice guidelines, tablet splitting endeavors, procurement and drug availability, etc.
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
Job ID: 684ad340-351e-42ec-a836-001228424e29
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