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Pharmacist (Clinical Specialist)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 40 days ago
About the Role
The Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (CPS) works independently at the highest level of clinical practice within Ambulatory Care areas within CTVHCS as an integral part of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. They serve as a mid-level provider with an advanced scope of practice functioning to initiate, modify or discontinue medication therapy and as a consultant for comprehensive medication therapy management services within their practice area.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include but are not limited to: A.
- →Clinical Practice The Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (CPS) will: i.
- →Promote the appropriate, economical, safe, and effective use of medication therapy through maintaining independent Ambulatory Care clinical pharmacy practice sites.
- →Practice sites may include but are not limited to: Anticoagulation Management Clinics Primary Care/PACT Clinics Specialty Care Clinics Mental Health ii.
- →Maintain collaborative and comprehensive medication therapy management clinics and services in designated areas of practice, under a scope of practice.
- →This shall include physical assessment, ordering lab tests necessary to manage medication therapy, referring patients to appropriate health care providers as needed, performing patient triage functions, and independently initiating, adjusting, and discontinuing medications. iii.
- →Deliver direct care to patients through a variety of modalities which may include but are not limited to: Face-to-Face care, telephone, video/telemedicine, e-consults, shared medical appointments, drop-in group medical appointments, group education classes and/or secured messaging interactions. iv.
- →Document encounters and clinical decisions in electronic health record (EHR) progress notes. v.
- →Respond to alerts sent by other members of the health care team. vi.
- →Maintain a collaborative case management relationship with interdisciplinary team within designated practice areas.
- →The CPS will provide appropriate independent medication changes including initiation, adjustment and discontinuation for patients seen and evaluated then presented to the CPS and deemed to be within the CPS scope of practice for disease state management. vii.
- →Provide medication extensions for chronic disease states within the CPS scope of practice when prescribing provider is not available. viii.
- →Critically review restricted drug requests (RDR) or prior authorization drug requests (PADR) according to criteria for use for appropriateness, safety, cost-effectiveness and utilizing evidence-based decision-making. ix.
- →Provide professional consultative services related to their designated area of practice to other health care providers.
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 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: 79969b6d-48c4-4b83-a6f3-41b45535d3b8
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