Pharmacist (Clinical Specialist Provider Educator)
What you'd do
The Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner (CPP), Provider Clinical Educator will be integral part of Health Informatics team and will report directly to Chief Health Informatics Officer. As part of Clinical Educator, Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner will provide CPRS training to new providers and also existing providers. Incumbent will be responsible for assisting and leading training during transition to new EHRM in future for Salisbury VA Health Care System.
Major duties
Incumbent will work closely with CACs in Health Informatics in different VISTA packages including Order Package, TIU Package, Consult Package Engages actively in provider Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) training which includes face to face, hands on CPRS training, training on TEAMS when needed and follow up and shadowing with new providers when needed to address any CPRS related questions Works collaboratively with Clinical Application Coordinator (CAC) supervisor and Clinical Informatics Team to manage order package, consult package, TIU documents, and other health informatics work as assigned Manages Clinical Health Informatics related tickets Assists with orientation of new provider related to CPRS, enter appropriate OI&T ticket as needed to get all needed access for new provider Participates in Health Informatics Council Provide patient care as 0.2 time (1 day a week) in assigned area Responsible for project management related to major changes in clinical support systems related to clinical informatics Works collaboratively with OI & T and Bio Med to solve system related issues for CPRS/Electronic Health Records Modernization (EHRM) Participates actively in new EHRM implementation and training process Serves as the Lead for CPRS/EHRM provider education for facility Travel to all care sites within Salisbury VA Health Care System as needed related to provider CPRS training Provide patient care as 0.2 FTE time (1 day a week) in assigned area Assist with transition to new EHRM related to provider education across Salisbury VA Health Care System May serve, as assigned, as a clinical preceptor for Doctor of Pharmacy students and PharmD residents while maintaining a sustained record of contribution and commitment in Pharmacy as defined by American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Preferred Experience: Leadership experience for a minimum of 3 years in VA is preferred Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pm Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
What you need to qualify
Basic Requirements United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency: Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d). Education: Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited College or School of Pharmacy with a baccalaureate degree in pharmacy (BS Pharmacy) and/or a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree. Verification of approved degree programs may be obtained from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, Illinois 60602-5109; phone: (312) 664-3575, or through their Web site at: http://www.acpe-accredit.org/. (NOTE: Prior to 2005 ACPE accredited both baccalaureate and Doctor of Pharmacy terminal degree program. Today the sole degree is Doctor of Pharmacy). TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH APPLICATION Graduates of foreign pharmacy degree programs meet the educational requirement if the graduate is able to provide proof of achieving the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Commission (FPGEC) Certification, which includes passing the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) and the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT). YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF FPGEE AND TOEFL WITH YOUR APPLICATION Licensure: Full, current and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia. The pharmacist must maintain current registration if this is a requirement for maintaining full, current, and unrestricted licensure. A pharmacist who has, or has ever had, any license(s) revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, limited, or issued/placed in a probationary status may be appointed only in accordance with the provisions in VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, section B, paragraph 16. YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF CURRENT LICENSE WITH THE APPLICATION PACKAGE. Grade Determinations: GS-13: Must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. Examples of experience include: reviewing, interpreting, and verifying medication orders for appropriateness; processing and filling medication orders; interacting with and making recommendations to other clinical staff regarding medication therapy ordered to ensure safe and effective care; reviewing the patient's medications, allergies, labs, and other pertinent information from the medical record to identify and solve medication-related problems; providing refill extensions and partial medication supplies; performing medication reconciliation; providing drug information; assisting in formulary management including therapeutic substitutions, nonformulary reviews and medication usage evaluations; and documenting and assessing adverse drug events (ADEs). In addition, you must have experience which demonstrates the following knowledge, skills and abilities: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions. Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards for their program area. Ability to solve problems, coordinate and organize responsibilities to maximize outcomes in their program area or area of clinical expertise. Expert knowledge of a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice or specialty area of pharmacy. Advanced skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies, including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters. Preferred Experience: Leadership experience for a minimum of 3 years in VA is preferred Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
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