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Pharmacist (Clinical Specialist)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
About the Role
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
What You'll Do
- →Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf This position functions in Pharmacy Service to support timely access to quality health care for our Veterans at the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (GCVHCS).
- →The primary responsibility of the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (CPS) is the evaluation of medication therapy through direct patient care assessment.
- →Duties: Reviews patient medication regimens for clinical effectiveness, drug selection, dosing, contraindications, side effects, potential drug interactions, and therapeutic outcomes as required.
- →Provides input and recommendations as the medication expert on the interdisciplinary team during routine patient care planning or targeted complex or high-risk reviews.
- →Promote awareness of opioid addiction risk, identification and treatment options.
- →Serve as a substance use disorder and mental health disorder pharmacotherapy expert and presents lectures, conferences and other forms of formal and informal education to medical, nursing and pharmacy staff, students and residents.
- →Educates patients, family members, or caregivers on the proper use and storage of medications through interactions and the use of medication profiles.
- →Serves as the pharmacist subject matter expert on assigned SUD and mental health related committees and subcommittees.
- →Supports and promotes compliance with established drug therapy policies, formulary management and criteria or prior authorization requirements that have been approved by national, VISN, or local pharmacy benefits management (PBM) and focuses on quality patient care in a cost-effective manner.
- →Collaborate with mental health leadership to identify or expand addiction referral and specialty support services in both primary and specialty care settings.
- →Evaluates the drug literature by analysis of experimental design and evaluation in order to compare and contrast therapeutic regimes and roles for new medications at the request of the Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee, the Chief of Pharmacy, or the Clinical Coordinator.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, subject to change based on the needs of the facility.
- →Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 01010F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
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
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