Clinical Pharmacist
What you'd do
The Oklahoma City VA Medical Center, Pharmacy Service, is currently recruiting for one (1) Clinical Pharmacist in Oklahoma City, OK. Note: When applying, please be sure to update your resume to include the following next to each job position: Job title and Duties, Month & year, start/end dated (e.g. June 2020 to April 2021), Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week), and Series and Grade, if applicable.
Major duties
VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws The position requires the interpretation, application of, and adherence to all policies and procedures of the medical center and pharmacy service. These include, but are not limited to: GS- 11 Pharmacist Dispensing: (1) Review and enter computerized orders by providers into the Computerized Patient Record System. (2) Assists in supervising the performance of supportive technical staff and/or performs all activities involved in the procurement, preparing and dispensing of medications and in the providing of information. (3) Assures adherence to accepted policies and procedures in accordance with State and Federal laws in drug and supply compounding, packaging, labeling, distribution and record keeping. (4) Assists in the processing of controlled substances and pharmacy dispensing orders in accordance with VA policies and procedures. (5) Educates patients on the appropriate use of medications. (6) Prepares IV admixtures, using accepted aseptic technique. Clinical: (1) Reviews patient prescription and medical records to identify and monitor drug related problems and potential problems to include adverse drug reactions, drug interactions (drug, lab, food) in appropriate dosage regimens and patient compliance. (2) Provides consultation to physicians, nurses, and other health professionals on basic and patient specific drug therapy. GS- 12 Clinical Pharmacist Clinical Pharmacists work in all aspects of the drug distribution process. These activities include but are not limited to, reviewing, interpreting, and verifying all types of orders including inpatient orders, outpatient prescriptions, consult orders, non-VA prescriptions, discharge, or any other VA or non-VA authorized orders in their assigned work area. Order verification includes assessment of computer-generated warnings, flags, pop-ups and ensuring prescriptions are safe in all aspects for patient administration. In their role, Clinical Pharmacists will provide dose recommendations, enter new orders, refills, partials, traveling veteran refills, enter/request renewals, process therapeutic substitutions, provide supplies, OTCs or enter non-Formulary medications into the pharmacy computer package per policy. Clinical Pharmacists will be expert educators for drug related information and provide direct patients. counseling, product demonstration, and problem solve patient concerns related to medications or supplies provided by pharmacy. They should be well versed in oral and written communication and be able to communicate using appropriate population specific competencies to patients and professional communication with other VA staff. Clinical Pharmacists may interact with pharmacy students, residents, new graduates, new pharmacy hires, or other VA staff providing training or educational programs as an instructor. Clinical Pharmacists are drug information experts providing information to VA staff on timing, duration, and dosing of medications, clarifying orders, problem solving prescription issues, disseminating Formulary or non-Formulation criteria for use, providing information on drug shortages, conversions, controlled substance disposition, or other pharmacy processes like PADRs, order sets, quick orders or similar Clinical Pharmacists work in all aspects of the drug supply chain process including procurement, (distribution center orders, contract orders, purchase card orders or similar for CS, non-CS medications, supplies, equipment, CSPs, office supplies, or any need of pharmacy), resolving partial orders, amending POs, cancelling orders, crediting orders, receiving product, returning product, inventory assessment/management, re-stocking, billing, budget, purchase card resolution, fiscal audits, loan/borrow procedures, SVC procedures, supporting emergency preparedness areas such as the all hazard cache, or any other as assigned by the supervisor. Other Duties as Assigned Work Schedule: Various tours (7:00am - 3:30pm, 8:00am - 4:30pm, 8:00am-6:30pm compressed, 3:30pm-Midnight, and others based on the needs of the service) This includes rotations on weekends and holidays Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 53476-0, 53477-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
What you need to qualify
Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency. Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d). a. Citizenship. Citizen of the United States. (Noncitizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g, this part.) b. 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.) Or, (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). c. 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. Exception. Non-licensed pharmacists who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements may be given a temporary appointment at the entry level as a Graduate Pharmacist under the authority of 38 U.S.C. § 7405(c)(2)(B). The appointing official may waive the requirement of licensure for a period not to exceed 2 years for a pharmacist that provides care under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. For grade levels above the GS-11, the candidate must be licensed. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations. In addition to the basic requirements for employment in paragraph 2, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates. GS-11 Pharmacist (a) Experience, Education, and Licensure. None beyond the basic requirements. (NOTE: See exception to licensure requirement in subparagraph 2c(1) above.) GS-12 Clinical Pharmacist (Full Performance Level) Experience or Education. In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must meet one of the following: 1. 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, or, 2. Completion of an ACPE-accredited Pharm.D. program. Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs): 1. Knowledge of professional pharmacy practice. 2. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to both patients and health care staff. 3. Knowledge of laws, regulations, and accreditation standards related to the distribution and control of scheduled and non-scheduled drugs and pharmacy security. 4. Skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies, including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is 12. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-11 to GS-12. Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
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