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Pharmacist (Pharmacy Supervisor) - Ambulatory
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 63 days ago
About the Role
The Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Supervisor manages and coordinates pharmacy activities in ambulatory patient care settings within the Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System. The Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Supervisor provides pharmaceutical care to patients and optimizes patient care outcomes and functions at the highest level of clinical practice. A recruitment/relocation Incentive may be authorized for a highly qualified individual.
What You'll Do
- →Clinical Reviews patient medication regimens for clinical effectiveness, drug selection, dosing, contraindications, side effects, potential medication interactions, and therapeutic outcomes as required.
- →Reviews and implements Pharmacotherapy and treatment guidelines during direct patient care or via recommendations to other providers.
- →Documents clinical interventions accurately in CPRS in a timely and professional manner as appropriate.
- →Serves as an authority on medication usage, interactions, over-dosages, and adherence to medical staff, nursing staff, technicians, and students.
- →Monitors for and reports medication errors, adverse drug reactions, allergies, and patient adherence issues.
- →Reviews literature routinely to provide an evaluation of efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness for routine patient care and projects as assigned.
- →Reviews and evaluates requests for prior authorization/ non-formulary and restricted medications for appropriateness and compliance with established criteria where applicable.
- →Promotes and monitors compliance for established medication therapy policies.
- →Completes clinical reminders in an accurate and timely manner in CPRS as appropriate.
- →Documents interventions using workload capture tools as instructed Administrative/Supervisory Develops, establishes, and maintains written policies and procedures defining operational requirements.
- →Supervises the implementation of service level programs, including clinical, operational, educational, and research activities.
- →Provides first level supervision to pharmacists, technicians, trainees, and other staff assigned to ambulatory areas.
- →Develops realistic and challenging performance standards to support the organizational mission, vision, and goals.
- →Ensures employees meet performance standards and competencies and identifies areas of improvement as needed.
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: 9f1c4bde-93c8-4a9e-b474-c55687bef1f8
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