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Pharmacist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 36 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
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: 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.
- →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.
- →Reviews the patient's medication profile for any possible drug allergies, incompatibilities, interactions, duplications, or compliance problems.
- →Actively participates in the Medical Center's medication use reviews/studies to assess our medication use patterns including treatment of pain.
- →Also participates in evaluating new drug requests and non-formulary requests for the inpatient pharmacy.
- →Work with the discharge team and Pharmacy to ensure a smooth and timely discharge process.
- →Assumes an active role in the professional education pharmacy students and provides guidance through designate programs.
- →Contributes to continuing education by providing presentations or in-services on current pharmaceutical issues to both the professional and technical staff.
- →Participates in quality assurance audits and drug utilization reviews.
- →Acts to ensure that Medical Center and Pharmacy policies and procedures are consistently followed.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 10:00am - 6:30pm.
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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