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Pharmacist (Clinical Specialist)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 days ago
About the Role
The Oncology Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner (CPP) functions at the highest level of clinical practice as a mid-level practitioner, working independently under their scope of practice. CPP works collaboratively as a member on an interdisciplinary team in active pharmacotherapy management for medication optimization in a vulnerable patient population and assists in the educational mission of the Pharmacy Service.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws FUNCTIONS OR SCOPES OF PRACTICE INCLUDE: Clinical: Assess and develop selection of evidence-based and therapeutically appropriate anticancer therapies based on Veteran diagnosis, performance status, organ function, disease staging and pertinent pharmacogenomic status.
- →Develop and implement evidence based anticancer order set to standardize therapy approaches to ensure safety, efficacy, and completeness of anticancer treatment protocols.
- →Assess, select, and initiate primary and secondary supportive care elements for inclusion in anticancer order sets based on anticancer protocol risk.
- →Initiate, monitor, modify and discontinue medications as part of management of clinical effectiveness and toxicity.
- →Review primary literature resources and appropriate guidelines (e.g., NCCN, ASCO) when evaluating, recommending, or implementing anticancer therapy and supportive care.
- →Education: Maintains professional competency on drug therapies and innovations in pharmacy practice pertinent to the care provided in this health care system.
- →Provides medication counseling to patients and/or caregivers.
- →Evaluates the abilities of adult and geriatric patients to understand medication instructions (i.e., ability to learn, sensory limitations, past knowledge of condition, and obstacles to following treatment regimen) and provides oral and written counseling on their drug therapy.
- →Assists in the development, coordination and provision of drug therapy in-service programs, staff development programs, patient education programs, and other system- wide drug information programs.
- →Administrative Support/Program Management: Performs proper recordkeeping and maintains proper documentation when required or appropriate for all clinical activity and patient interventions.
- →Ensures sensitive data for patient files, both printed and electronic, remain confidential.
- →Ensures ADP systems for pharmacy practice and patient care are utilized for official duties and remain secure.
- →Provides professional guidance and leadership to their assigned work team(s) to deliver patient care services in accordance with established standards of practice (i.e., DEA, VHA, JCAHO, health care system, departmental policy & procedures, applicable state laws, etc.) and in support of established VHA and VISN 15 performance measures.
- →Actively participates in various quality management and performance improvement activities such as drug utilization evaluations, drug class reviews, adverse drug reaction monitoring, new drug request reviews, prior approval/non-formulary drug reviews, ongoing drug monitors, and a variety of other activities associated with the provision of pharmaceutical care.
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: 6ed0d9ee-4c60-40a9-9acd-53e941089871
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