Pharmacist (Pharmacy Supervisor)

<p>This position is located in Pharmacy service at the Robley Rex VA Medical Center. This position provides support for the Inpatient Pharmacy and compounding programs.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>1. Functions or Scopes of Practice A. Administrative/ Supervisory 1. Supervises inpatient pharmacy technicians, manages staffing schedules, and leave. Coordinates use of fee-basis, intermittent staff, and volunteers. 2. Develops and updates policies to reflect current practice and meet regulatory requirements. 3. Ensures expired drugs are properly stored and returned or destroyed per policy, including unusable controlled substances. 4. Interviews applicants and recommends selections. Evaluates performance and recommends personnel actions. 5. Updates certain functional statements for inpatient pharmacy staff. 6. Handles inpatient complaints and grievances, resolving issues informally, and provides counseling or disciplinary action when needed. 7. Reports to the Inpatient Pharmacy Supervisor and serves as Acting Supervisor when needed, able to cover any inpatient pharmacy role. 8. Supports Pharmacy Service Management by ensuring administrative compliance with various federal and professional requirements. 9.Maintains appropriate confidentiality of all information accessible through electronic health record and hospital computer systems. 10.Oversees daily IV room operations and coordinates workflow for pharmacists, technicians, and trainees to ensure efficient processes. 11.Prepares and leads the local Compounded Sterile Preparations Subcommittee and serves on the VISN committee. 12. Assists with accreditation preparation, meets with inspectors, and supports Joint Commission compliance for pharmacy services. 13.Prepares issue briefs when a change in compounding operations occurs. 14.Helps audit sterile product quality and provides performance feedback to the Pharmacy Supervisor. 15.Interprets regulations, updates policies to ensure compliance, and revises compounding processes as needed. Provides staff updates and training. 16.Manages recordkeeping for drug distribution, including competencies, logs, and USP 795/797/800 reports. 17.Performs quality assurance audits, drug use reviews, and prepares reports or project support. B. Program Management 1. Ensures staff follow USP 797/800 sterile compounding standards, overseeing compliance and technician performance. 2. Evaluates the medication use process, makes recommendations for improvement, implements changes, and assesses outcomes. 3. Monitors and maintains pharmacy automation systems and coordinates with other services to ensure optimal operation. 4. All-Hazards Emergency Cache - Participates in stock rotation, Shelf-Life Extension Program (SLEP), education, and activation as necessary. C. Clinical 1. Develops, monitors, and maintains effective customer service-oriented pharmacy programs consistent with the service strategic plan. 2. Serves as a consultant to Pharmacy Services and other staff to evaluate patient care delivery. 3. Assesses, Plans and evaluates pharmacy programs to ensure coordinated, high quality healthcare. 4. Maintains data on controlled substances, non formulary items, and drug use programs for committee and management use. 5. Provides unbiased drug information to healthcare providers to address questions and support effective therapy. 6. Provides timely clinical decisions by evaluating patient therapy, conducting rounds, recommending alternatives, reporting adverse reactions, and documenting drug information. 7. Screens orders for incompatibilities, patient allergies, and drug interactions. 8. Evaluates a patient's ability to understand medication instructions and provides oral and written counseling. 9. Researches and develops patient education materials for pharmacy staff to use in patient instruction. 10. Reviews and updates the smart pump drug library for all clinical areas. 11. Reviews new drug requests for applicable entry into the pump library, hazardous designation, and compounding requirements. D. Dispensing 1. Oversees compounding and hazardous drug handling while keeping leadership informed. 2. Coordinates clinical and distributive compounding functions. E. Education 1.Trains and orient new staff and provides ongoing training and development. 2. Identifies staff training needs in compounding and hazardous drug management and directs training. F. Quality Assurance 1. Ensures proper integration of CPRS, BCMA, VistA, Omnicell, and Alaris systems. 2. Uses Simplifi for compliance and quality documentation and gathers compounding program data for reports. G. Research 1. Supervises inpatient investigational drug requests, ensuring required documentation and regulatory security. Serves as backup to the Research Pharmacy Program Manager. Work Schedule: Primarily Monday-Friday 0530-1630, Possibility for occasional weekends and holidays dependent upon the needs of the service. Telework: Ad- hoc in accordance with facility policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 41196-f 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/.