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Pharmacist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
Incumbent is a clinical pharmacist at the VA Outpatient Pharmacy in Wilmington, NC, under the Fayetteville VAMC. Must possess a professional knowledge of a wide range of concepts, principles, and practices of pharmacy science. Tour of duty for the pharmacist may include rotation of shifts to allow for work during later hours on some weekdays, or some Saturdays, if required by the Medical Center Director.
What You'll Do
- →VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws A.
- →CLINICAL (1) Incumbent provides consultation to outpatients and family members regarding medications as to their use, side effects, and precautions.
- →Reviews polyprescriptions for drug interactions, potential synergism, and consults with prescriber(s) on course of action.
- →(2) The incumbent furnishes the medical staff and nursing staff advice or information regarding drug usage, availability, storage, dosage, and incompatibilities etc.
- →(3) Screens patient profiles for correct medication, dosage, drug/drug or drug/food interactions before dispensing when rotating through the inpatient section.
- →(4) Monitors/doses patient I.V.
- →Therapy as allowed by protocol and/or policy.
- →(5) Receives and institutes verbal orders from approved Practitioners.
- →(6) Doses medications for infusion clinic and acute care as allowed by protocol or scope of practice as applicable.
- →(7) Provides refill extensions of prescriptions and partial supplies of noncontrolled maintenance medications.
- →(8) Assist in formulary management, including restricted medication/nonformulary evaluation and therapeutic substitution.
- →(9) Assist in medical emergencies and medication use evaluations (10) Solve medical problems as related to medication therapy and oversee technical staff in all aspects of medication distribution.
- →(11) Reviews and accurately completes pending prescriptions for transmitting to and filling at VA mail order facility (CMOP).
- →Minimizes errors that contribute to CMOP rejections of transmitted orders.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
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Job ID: 1797e338-6031-4e6e-a6a8-b3587d0d7237
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