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Pharmacist (Clinical Specialist)-Spinal Cord
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 6 days ago
About the Role
The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (CPS) who is also referred to as the Pharmacist (Clinical Specialist) works in the pharmacy of a large tertiary care medical center at East Orange, NJ, and is involved with teaching, research and all facets of patient care, with specialization in spinal cord injury (SCI) related disease states, such as ALS and MS.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Duties include, but not limited to: Clinical Functions Maintains clinical practice through provision of direct patient care during new patient and/or follow-up visits.
- →Coordinates care for patients with other healthcare providers.
- →Provides and coordinates comprehensive medication management services for patients in designated clinic(s) according to broad scope of practice focused on chronic disease state management.
- →Performs prospective panel reviews and actively participates in population management.
- →Maintains an in-depth clinical knowledge of chronic disease state management.
- →Educational Functions Serves as a preceptor and shares responsibility for training, guidance and evaluation of Ambulatory Care Students and Residents.
- →Assumes an active role in staff development of peers and provides educational opportunities to nursing, medical staff and to other ancillary services.
- →Collaborates with residents or other medical staff in process improvement or research, when appropriate.
- →Assists in training new employees.
- →Maintains knowledge and completes continuing education in therapeutic areas of expertise.
- →Administrative Functions Independently manages medication management services for patients referred to the Cardiology Clinic.
- →Manages quality improvement programs for medication management services in cardiology clinic(s) and coordinates activities with the other Tomah medication management services.
- →This may include participation in Medical Use Evaluations (MUE).
- →Evaluates pharmacy related performance measures for a designated group of patients and initiates program changes to achieve measures.
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 dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment evaluation 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 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 758a5f1f-8101-46a6-b579-044dc65d7c5d
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