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Pharmacist (Clinical Specialist)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
The Ambulatory Pharmacy (Clinical Specialist) or Care Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner (CPP) functions at the highest level of clinical practice, works independently under their scope of practice to directly care for patients in a Cardiology-focused practice area. A CPP plays a defined role in budget 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
- →Major duties include but not limited to: GS-13 Pharmacy (Clinical Specialist) Clinical: Monitors and manages drug therapy for veterans including but not limited to the following chronic disease states: hypertension, dyslipidemia, CVD, and heart failure to achieve optimal outcomes as measured by VHA Clinical Performance Measures or provider guidance.
- →Operates independently under a defined scope of practice to initiate, change, and discontinue prescription and OTC medications in an outpatient clinical pharmacy practice setting.
- →In collaboration with the appropriate provider, provides additional advanced medication services outside of defined clinical scope without need for provider co-signature and excluding controlled substances.
- →Completes drug adherence assessment and assists the provider with medication management challenges as needed.
- →Improves clinical care to veterans through interventions to reduce the frequency of drug related problems and adverse drug events.
- →Provides close follow-up medication management care via telephone or other electronic mechanism (i.e.
- →MyHealtheVet, E-mail, etc.) per clinic policy.
- →Customer Satisfaction: Provide veteran and staff education/training regarding the safe and effective use of medications.
- →Be a point of contact for veteran and clinic staff in various pharmacy related areas.
- →Activities can be broad and cover the entire spectrum of pharmacy services.
- →Ensures that veterans have their pharmaceutical needs met in a timely and patient centric manner.
- →Supports the clinic staff and organization processes by promoting harmonious relationships within the work environment.
- →Participates in team-based activities that support colleague esprit de corps.
- →Administrative/Supervision: Participates in clinical pharmacy activities to ensure they have a positive impact on the quality and appropriateness of drug usage, from a cost and patient outcome perspective.
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 evaluation.
- ✓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
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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