PACT Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

<p>The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (CPS) at the Wausau CBOC functions in the ambulatory care section of the Pharmacy service line. The PACT CPS works collaboratively with Primary Care Providers in active pharmacotherapy management of individual patients and assists in the educational mission of the Pharmacy Service.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Major duties: Clinical Practice: Maintains clinical practice through provision of patient care during new patient and/or follow-up visits. Coordinates care for patients with other healthcare providers. Provides and coordinates medication management services for patients in designated clinic(s) according to broad scope of practice focused on chronic disease state management. Documents all encounters in the patient's clinical record. Renews and orders medications per Scope of Practice with semi-annual clinical care review. Evaluates orders for appropriateness and drug interactions, allergies and adverse reactions, and duplicate therapy. Provides appropriate patient consultation for all new prescriptions. Inquires about side effects and patient questions for renewed prescriptions. Evaluates patient's ability to understand instructions. Provides verbal and written instructions to promote patient medication adherence. Documents all elements of patient consultation. Serves as a professional advocate for advancement of pharmacy services in PACT. Clinical Education and Scholarly Activities: Serves as a preceptor and shares responsibility fer training, guidance and evaluation of Ambulatory Care Students. Serves as a preceptor/trainer for visiting healthcare professionals or students who want to broaden their knowledge and skills and/or establish their own clinical practice in the designated practice area. Assumes an active role in staff development of peers and provides educational opportunities to nursing, medical staff and to other ancillary services. Presents at local, state, regional or national meetings. Collaborates with residents or other medical staff in process improvement or research, when appropriate. Assists in training new employees. Administrative Support: Independently manages medication management services for all ambulatory patients in a CBOC(s) or primary care clinic(s). Manages quality improvement programs for medication management services in the CBOC(s) or primary care clinic(s) and coordinates activities with the other Tomah medication management services. This may include participation in Medical Use Evaluations (MUE). Evaluates pharmacy related performance measures for a designated group of patients and initiates program changes to achieve measures. Serves as a resource between Pharmacy Service and all health care providers in their group. Knows and follows formulary guidelines and recommends therapeutic and cost-effective alternatives to non-formulary (NF) drugs. Customer Service and Teamwork: Maintains excellent working relationship with department and organization staff. Effectively promotes teamwork among staff, residents and students. Demonstrates responsiveness to customer needs and is empathetic to their problems. Responds to request for assistance from patients, families,. and staff in a friendly and cooperative manner. Other duties as assigned by supervisor may be involved in overall role. Work Schedule: Full time, Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 02179F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized</p><h3>Requirements</h3>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. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.<h3>Education</h3>Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.