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Service Chief - Pharmacy
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 4 days ago
About the Role
***FULL-TIME. DETAIL/TEMPORARY PROMOTION OPPORTUNITY - up to 365 days ** ******Supervisory Approval - Supervisory approval must be obtained prior to expressing interest in this opportunity.****** See the Required Documents section for the memo template.
What You'll Do
- →***FULL-TIME.
- →DETAIL/TEMPORARY PROMOTION OPPORTUNITY - up to 365 DAYS - *** May be made permanent without further competition ****Written Supervisory approval must be obtained for this detail opportunity and included with your application for consideration.
- →See the Required Documents section for the memo template.**** VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws The Chief of Pharmacy is responsible for the overall operation, management, and direction of the Pharmacy Service at Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, ensuring the provision of comprehensive pharmaceutical care services to all eligible patients.
- →The incumbent will perform all the duties and accept all the responsibilities of Chief, Pharmacy Service for the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS).
- →TVHS is a two-division/18 Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), tertiary Healthcare System with 513 total operating hospital beds providing health care within a Veteran Primary Service Area that contains a combined non-overlapping estimated 100,000+veterans.
- →Duties include but are not limited to the following: Serves as the principal advisor on all matters pertaining to pharmacy operations and medication management for TVHS, providing leadership and guidance in the development, implementation, and evaluation of pharmacy programs, policies, and procedures.
- →Oversees and coordinates all clinical, distributive, administrative, and educational activities within the service.
- →Collaborates with other healthcare professionals and services to optimize patient care and participates actively in interdisciplinary committees, quality assurance programs, and strategic planning initiatives.
- →Implementation and conduct of Pharmacy Service policies as promulgated by federal and state laws, VA policies, accrediting agency requirements, and Healthcare System management.
- →Integrates Pharmacy Service functions into the overall administrative and professional programs of the Healthcare System and manages operations to ensure optimal utilization of personnel, funds, space, and equipment.
- →Supports management with accurate data, information, and reports.
- →Establishes policies and procedures to ensure the accurate compounding and dispensing of all drugs, diagnostic agents, and medical supplies for inpatient and outpatient programs.
- →Maintains professional standards for items dispensed.
- →Prepares annual budgetary requests with sound justification and monitors control point expenditures for accuracy and compliance.
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: 18acbd64-eb27-4c62-86a1-b223f60fddf3
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