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Pharmacist(Clinical Spec)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 55 days ago
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
- →The pharmacist is a licensed professional with knowledge and proficiency in pharmacy practice in a variety of pharmaceutical services.
- →The pharmacist will function in a hybrid capacity that includes both distributive and clinical responsibilities.
- →Clinical responsibilities may include pharmacotherapy, pharmacokinetics, anticoagulation, and antimicrobial stewardship.
- →Distributive functions include but are not limited to reviewing, interpreting, and verifying medication orders, processing, and filling medication orders, PDMP checks, dispensing, compounding, and preparing medication orders.
- →The primary function of a pharmacist is to assure the safe and appropriate use of medications and be an advocate of rational drug therapy through the following: evaluation of the appropriateness of drug therapy based on patient specific factors, evaluation, dispensing and providing medications, and drug information.
- →Responsible for the safe and appropriate distribution or dispensing of medication.
- →Reviews all medication orders for appropriateness, drug selection, dosage, route of administration and the amount, prior to dispensing.
- →Ensures all medication orders are entered into the electronic patient medical record.
- →Completes patient chart reviews, evaluates pertinent laboratory data, drug-drug, and drug-nutrient interactions, monitors for adverse drug effects, and screens for allergies.
- →Provides pharmacokinetic consultation, including dosing vancomycin and aminoglycosides, in accordance with local policy.
- →Provides anticoagulation consultation including dosing and monitoring of anticoagulants, in accordance with local policy.
- →Review patient medication regimens for clinical effectiveness, drug selection, dosing, contraindications, side effects, potential drug interactions, and therapeutic outcomes as required Communicates findings. with prescribers and provides appropriate alternatives to current treatment plans as needed.
- →Obtains medication histories (Med Recon) from patients and summarizes significant findings in the medical record and/or to the provider as appropriate.
- →Monitor and report drug errors, adverse drug reactions, allergies, and patient compliance issues Documents findings per facility procedures.
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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