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Pharmacy Supervisor- Surgery Service and OR Pharmacy
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 31 days ago
About the Role
The Surgery Service and Operating Room (OR) Pharmacy Supervisor is responsible for all aspects of pharmacy care including clinical and operational duties in the operating room satellite pharmacy. The supervisor is also responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and supervising the comprehensive pharmaceutical services within the critical and surgical care pharmacist teams.
What You'll Do
- →The incumbent primarily provides direct patient care services within the OR pharmacy service but will also provide cross-coverage within other critical care & surgery services.
- →The incumbent is a licensed professional with knowledge and proficiency in pharmacy practice and program management including pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and pharmacotherapeutics.
- →The incumbent is responsible for working with pharmacy department staff and the interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective, cost-conscious and patient-centered drug therapy.
- →This includes clinical assessment of drug therapy based on patient specific factors, recommending appropriate alternatives to optimize medication use, and providing drug information and education to health care professionals, patients, and caregivers.
- →The clinical pharmacist abides by regulations and standards relating to all aspects of distribution, control, and records for scheduled and non-scheduled prescription and over the counter medications and medical supplies.
- →Indirect patient care activities include pharmacy benefits management, staff development, quality assurance, medication utilization review, and teaching/mentoring to incorporate students, interns, residents, and other trainees into patient care.
- →This pharmacist is a supervisory member of inpatient pharmacy service and supervises surgery and critical pharmacists and teamlet members.
- →The pharmacist directly reports to the Associate Chief of Pharmacy and collaborates closely with all inpatient pharmacy management team members.
- →The incumbent will also work with other members of the full pharmacy management team and pharmacy staff to fulfill these functions.
- →FUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES: A.
- →Inpatient Clinical Pharmacy Program Management: The incumbent will be involved in the independent professional practice of pharmacy in accordance with the guidelines set forth in pharmacy service policies and procedures, VA Regulations, and federal laws governing the practice of pharmacy.
- →The incumbent will work in conjunction with other pharmacy staff and other health care professionals to form an organized team approach to the delivery of pharmaceutical care.
- →Activities include: 1.
- →Works as a clinical pharmacy specialist within the operating room (OR) satellite pharmacy and as a proactive core member of the surgery, OR, and anesthesia interdisciplinary teams. 2.
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
Job ID: e586f96e-a3d4-4740-8e3a-79af97401323
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