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Pharmacist (Clinical Specialist)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 26 days ago
About the Role
The inpatient pharmacist interprets physicians' orders, dispenses medications and is responsible for drug availability and accountability, patient drug therapy, the informational needs of physicians and nurses for safer drug prescribing and administration, and for the review of drug use to enhance patient outcomes.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws FUNCTIONS/SCOPE OF DUTIES: Dispensing Functions: Receives, interprets, processes, and fills medication orders.
- →Completes order entries of chemotherapy protocols with scheduling of long-term therapy for both oral and I.V. medications.
- →Prepares chemotherapy products utilizing aseptic technique and trained protective guidelines.
- →Participates in the check and/or double check of the entry and preparation of I.V. chemotherapy medications.
- →Fills automated dispensing cabinets as needed.
- →Checks and verifies accuracy of work performed by students and technicians.
- →Maintains statistics and unit records as requested.
- →Assists in drug procurement by reporting needed items to the unit's pharmaceutical procurer.
- →Prepares parenteral nutrition products following a patient assessment of medical and nutritional needs.
- →Clinical Functions: Provides the full range of resources as a specialist in drug information covering a wide range of therapeutic classes and especially in the area of his/her specialty training.
- →Advises other members of the medical/surgical team as well as other health care providers on all matters relating to medication, contraindications, drug interactions, formulary medications, etc.
- →Reviews the patient's medication profile for any possible drug allergies, incompatibilities, interactions, duplications, or compliance problems.
- →Serves as the pharmacy representative on the interdisciplinary teams when assigned.
- →Responsibilities include, but are not limited to reviewing patient medication profiles, monitoring outcomes and/or recommending alternative therapy.
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
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