Pharmacist (Clinical Pharmacy Specialist) - Ambulatory Care

<p>The Pharmacist (Clinical Pharmacy Specialist) serves as an advanced practice provider who functions to initiate, modify or discontinue medication therapy and as a consultant for intensive medication therapy management services. They support ambulatory teams, including PACT, anticoagulation, specialty medicine, and pain, for chronic disease management commonly seen in the ambulatory care setting.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below. Duties include, but are not limited to: Conducts face-to-face, telephone, and VA Video Connect (VVC) encounters with referred patients for comprehensive medication management in practice areas identified in their individual scope of practice. Functions as an advanced practice provider to design, implement, and monitor therapeutic drug plans with an independent scope of practice. Initiates, modifies, or discontinues patient's medication therapy for intensive medication therapy management services. Provides patient-specific drug therapy modifications to maximize patient response and minimize drug interactions, adverse drug effects, and polypharmacy while providing cost-effective treatment. The assessments are based on clinical reviews and objective measures. Orders, performs, reviews and analyzes appropriate laboratory tests and other diagnostic studies necessary to monitor and supportthe patient's drug therapy. Provides follow-up with patients on lab or test results to discuss the plan of therapy (i.e. changes in medication therapy, monitoring and evaluation, additional testing requirements, referral to primary care or specialty care physician). Ensures therapeutic appropriateness of a patient's drug regimen, reviewing for potential therapeutic duplications, drug-drug, drug-food, drug-laboratory, or drug-disease interactions. Evaluates and orders supply items as appropriate for patient care. Determines if referral to a physician is necessary when disease progression occurs or adverse drug events require treatment interventions outside of the CPP scope of practice. Serves as an independent anticoagulation provider in the anticoagulation clinic as needed/scheduled. Supervises the activities of clinical pharmacy technicians. Reviews patient medication regimens for clinical effectiveness, drug selection, dosing, contraindications, side effects, potential drug interactions, and therapeutic outcomes as required and communicates findings with prescribers and provides appropriate alternatives or designs appropriate treatment plans as needed. Serves as an authority on drug usage, interactions, over-dosages, and adherence to medical staff, nursing staff, technicians, and students. Recommends formulary alternatives and completes non-formulary consults as assigned. Provides timely and accurate responses to drug information inquiries from all customers. Implements P&T Committee policies including therapeutic interchanges and automatic substitutions to include appropriate patient and provider education. Reviews all medication orders for appropriateness, dosage, route of administration and quantity prior to dispensing. Reviews medication profiles and monitors for adherence or potential abuse; problems encountered shall be resolved as appropriate. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 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 dentification 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/.