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Pharmacist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 49 days ago
About the Role
Incumbent is a clinical pharmacist at this Fayetteville VAMC. Rotation through Inpatient and Outpatient sections is required. Must possess a professional knowledge of a wide range of concepts, principles, and practices of pharmacy science. Tour of duty for pharmacist will include rotation of shifts as well as weekend and Holiday coverage.
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 including Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) 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.
- →As workload dictates and allows, may work remotely in providing services.
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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