Pharmacist - Facility Program Manager (PMOP)
What you'd do
The Facility Pain Management, Opioid Safety, and the Prescription Drug Monitoring (PMOP) Coordinator is a licensed pharmacist with knowledge and proficiency in pharmacy practice and pharmacy administration. The incumbent functions at an advanced level of clinical practice as a clinical pharmacy practitioner for PMOP.
Major duties
The duties of this position include the provision of clinical support to the facility PMOP Program. The Facility PMOP Coordinator works under the direction of pharmacy, mental health, and primary care leadership. The Facility PMOP Coordinator supports the Facility Pain Point of Contact (POC) in the coordination of pain management, opioid safety, and the prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP)-related initiatives and implementation of VHA and the Joint Commission standards. The PMOP coordinator works in close collaboration with the Pain POC, the Primary Care (PACT) Pain Champion, Academic Detailing pharmacists, the Pain Management Team/Pain Clinic leads and other facility stakeholders. The Facility PMOP Coordinator should have health care management experience, education, and/or training in pain management, opioid safety, and management of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). They must have strong program evaluation and development expertise and administrative skills. The Facility PMOP Coordinator will receive programmatic and professional oversight from the VISN PMOP Coordinator and National PMOP office. Administrative and supervisory oversight will be to the Chief, Pharmacy Service or designated pharmacy leader. The Facility PMOP Coordinator supports implementation of PMOP initiatives in compliance with national policy, clinical practice guidelines, and regulatory requirements. They will also support review of community provider opioid prescribing practices (as required by the MISSION Act Section 131). The PMOP coordinator is expected to be involved in clinical care delivery at their facility equivalent to 20% of their time clinical patient care, such as in a Mental Health, Pain Clinic or TelePain program. The remaining time should be engaged in facility PMOP Coordinator support activities described below. The Facility PMOP Coordinator must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to complete the duties of the position, including the necessary skills to provide care appropriate to patients requiring PMOP medication management. Such knowledge and skills include: Communication and interpersonal relations, including the ability to appropriately and courteously relate to internal and external customers as well as the ability to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions. Maintenance of confidentiality of patient/employee information, electronic and print. The NF/SG VHS performance improvement program. How to work and function in the facility in a safe manner, including infection control and the correct operation of equipment. Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards for the program area. Expert knowledge of the specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice. Advanced skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies, including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, standard 8 hour tour; Weekends, evenings, nights and holidays, rotated on a fair and equitable basis based upon service needs Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
What you need to qualify
Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Education: (1) 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.) (2) 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). 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. English Language Proficiency. Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d). Grandfathering Provision. All licensed pharmacists employed in VHA in this occupation on the effective date of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title, series and grade held, including positive education and licensure/certification/registration that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation. For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements required in this standard, but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it, the following provisions apply: (1) Employees grandfathered into the GS-660 occupational series may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance (journey) level, or changed to lower grade within the occupation, but may not be promoted beyond the journey level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions. (2) Employees who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of the qualification standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed, on a temporary or permanent basis, until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard. Employees initially grandfathered into this occupation, who subsequently obtain additional education and/or licensure/certification/registration, that meet all the basic requirements of this qualification standard must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupation. (3) If a licensed pharmacist who was retained under this provision leaves the occupation, the employee loses protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of reentry to the occupation. Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates. GS-13 (a) Experience. In addition to the GS-12 requirements, must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. (b) Assignments. Candidates at this grade level are to be in one of the assignments listed below. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher level duties must consist of significant scope, administrative independence, complexity (difficulty) and range of variety as described in this standard at the specified grade level and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following KSAs: a. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions. b. Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards for their program area. c. Ability to solve problems, coordinate and organize responsibilities to maximize outcomes in their program area or area of clinical expertise. d. Expert knowledge of a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice or specialty area of pharmacy. e. Advanced skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies, including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters. Preferred Experience: Previous clinical experience in the Pain Management, Mental Health (with Pain Management Involvement) or PACT settings (with Pain Management involvement) or completion of a PGY2 pharmacy residency with a significant focus in this area (or similar) is preferred. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
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