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Pharmacist (Clinical Specialist)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 34 days ago
About the Role
The clinical pharmacy specialist (CPS) functions at the highest level of clinical practice, works independently under their scope of practice as defined by the individual medical center to directly care for patients. A CPS plays a defined role in budgetary execution and serves as a mid-level provider who functions to initiate, modify or discontinue medication therapy and as a consultant for intensive medication therapy management services.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Providing highly innovative and progressive clinical pharmacy services through direct patient care and in the development of clinical pharmacy programs in ambulatory care.
- →Responsible for efficiently employing financial resources as it pertains to the safe and effective use of medications.
- →Services as a clinical resource to the pharmacy service and will plan, coordinate and conduct education and training programs that will provide facility staff with competencies to improve care.
- →Educational programs will also be coordinated for patients and for medical and nursing staff.
- →Serves as a preceptor to residents and students on clinical rotations sponsored by accredited schools of pharmacy.
- →Provides drug information and drug literature analysis as requested by the professional staff.
- →Provides advance pharmacology and therapeutics consultation to the Medical Center professional staff regarding ambulatory care pharmacotherapies.
- →Evaluates non-formulary drug use through in-depth evaluation of patient condition and recommends alternatives when indicated.
- →Identifies actual and potential drug related problems that may affect ambulatory care patients and act achieve problem resolution.
- →Work Schedule: Intermittent, needs of the facility and service Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 00000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 39844c94-282d-4ef3-a36f-65099a1a8ab3
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