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Pharmacist (Clinical Specialist) - Pain Management
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 6 days ago
About the Role
This is for a Pharmacist (Clinical Specialist) - Pain Management with the Aleda E. Lutz Veteran Affairs Medical Center. The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (CPS) delivers evidence-based comprehensive medication management (CMM) through direct patient care and as part of the interdisciplinary team providing Pain Management.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Duties include, but are not limited to: Functions as an advanced practice provider for CMM services to achieve defined outcomes through direct interactions with patients and providers in assigned care area(s).
- →Functions as part of the interdisciplinary team to provide CMM for pain management.
- →Performs limited external physical assessment and performs medication reconciliation in alignment with established policies or procedures.
- →Provides CMM for complex patients with chronic diseases including, but not limited to, alcohol misuse/use disorder and tobacco misuse/use disorder; orders and interprets labs or other needed tests pertinent to CMM and makes needed referrals.
- →May also treat other co-morbid conditions (in alignment with scope of practice).
- →Determines if a referral to a physician is necessary when disease progression occurs, or adverse drug events require a higher level of treatment intervention.
- →Reviews 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 recommendations for alternatives to current treatment plans as needed.
- →Monitors and reports drug errors, adverse drug reactions, allergies, and patient compliance issues.
- →Documents findings per facility procedures and in accordance with the VAADERS Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) reporting program.
- →Provides input and recommendations as the pain medication expert on the interdisciplinary pain management team during routine patient care planning or targeted complex or high-risk reviews.
- →Provides formal and informal education and in-services to pharmacy, medical, nursing and other staff as requested.
- →Participates in self-development activities to maintain and strengthen professional competence in pain management.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 7:30AM - 4:00 pm OR 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
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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