Clinical Pharmacist
What you'd do
Inpatient Pharmacy Supervisor responsible for daily management of inpatient pharmacy operations at the Dayton VAMC. Provides direct supervision to clinical pharmacists, manages staffing and workload, oversees medication distribution and patient care activities, ensures regulatory compliance, resolves operational issues, evaluates staff performance, and supports development of pharmacy policies and procedures.
Major duties
VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Position duties include but not limited to: Plans, directs, and supervises daily inpatient pharmacy operations and clinical pharmacist staff. Develops staffing schedules, assigns workload, manages leave, and projects overtime and staffing needs. Oversees medication distribution, inventory management, controlled substances, and pharmacy workflow. Reviews and verifies medication orders for clinical appropriateness, safety, and compliance. Provides drug therapy consultation and recommendations to physicians, nurses, patients, and other healthcare professionals. Conducts and supports employee performance reviews, competency assessments, mentoring, and staff development. Assists with recruitment, interviewing, selection, onboarding, and training of pharmacy personnel. Develops, reviews, and updates inpatient pharmacy procedures, operational plans, and policies. Monitors compliance with VA, regulatory, quality, safety, and pharmacy practice standards and initiates corrective actions when needed. Coordinates medication error reviews, adverse drug event reporting, allergy screening, and drug interaction monitoring. Assists with formulary management, investigational drugs, sterile compounded products, and Schedule II controlled-substance distribution. Resolves operational problems, employee concerns, complaints, and workflow issues affecting inpatient pharmacy services. Plans and participates in continuing education and training for pharmacists, technicians, residents, students, and volunteers. Performs inpatient clinical pharmacist and dispensing duties as necessary to maintain continuous pharmacy operations. Supports patient-centered care and ensures efficient delivery of inpatient pharmacy services across assigned facilities and programs. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 0730 to 1600 Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #:93127-0 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: 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 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. 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). Graduates of foreign pharmacy degree programs meet the educational requirement if the 2 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 InternetBased 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. NOTE: Individuals who have or have had multiple licenses and had any such license revoked for professional misconduct, professional incompetence or substandard care, or who surrendered such license after receiving written notice of potential termination of such licens e by the State for professional misconduct, professional incompetence, or substandard care, are not eligible for appointment to the position unless such revoked or surrendered license is fully restored (38 U.S.C. § 7402(f)). Effective November 30, 1999, this is a requirement for employment. This requirement does not apply to licensed pharmacists on VA rolls as of that date, provided they maintain continuous appointment and are not disqualified for employment by any subsequent revocations or voluntary surrenders of State license, registration or certification. Grade Determinations: GS13 a. Experience - 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. Pharmacy Supervisor. Responsible for the professional and administrative management of an assigned area in pharmacy service, to include budgetary execution. Such individuals have responsibilities for supervising multiple pharmacists and technicians. Manages people, maintains effective interdepartmental relations, and cooperates with other services to accomplish the medical facility's mission and goals. Develops performance standards, assures that the program area is compliant with all regulatory and accrediting body requirements, designs and implements orientation and training programs for staff, and develops and maintains systems to monitor the performance of staff activities. Develops policies and procedures relative to their assigned area. Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following KSAs: Ability to effectively supervise subordinate staff. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions. Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards pertaining to pharmacy. Skill in managing people or programs. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: Some of the work involves extended periods of time standing, sitting or doing computer work. This position requires average agility and dexterity. Professional appearances per pharmacy dress code, attitude and demeanor are required
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