Summary

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist will work collaboratively with providers and teams in active pharmacotherapy management of individual patients and assist in the educational mission of the Pharmacy Service.

Qualifications

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:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• English Language Proficiency: Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) - and 7407(d)
• 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.) (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) OR Must be a graduate of a foreign pharmacy degree program that meets 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)
• (DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED) 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
• (MUST PROVIDE A COPY OF LICENSURE) 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 above - applicants must meet the following grade requirements
• Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Experience - GS-13: You must have at least one (1) year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) - which include but not limited to: Knowledge of professional pharmacy practice
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing to both patients and health care staff
• Knowledge of laws - regulations - and accreditation standards related to the distribution and control of scheduled and non-scheduled drugs and pharmacy security
• Skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies - including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters
• OR You must have completed a 1 year Post Pharm D
• accredited Residency
• AND In addition to the experience listed above - the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist must demonstrate the following KSAs: A
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions
• B
• Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards for their program area
• C
• Ability to solve problems - coordinate and organize responsibilities to maximize outcomes in their program area or area of clinical expertise
• D
• Expert knowledge of a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice or specialty area of pharmacy
• E
• Advanced skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies - including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters
• Preferred Experience: Successful completion of a PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in hematology/oncology pharmacy Oncology Pharmacy Specialty Certification (BCOP) Creditable Experience: To be creditable - the experience must have demonstrated the use of knowledge - skills - and abilities associated with professional pharmacy practice
• Professional practice means paid/non-paid employment as a professional or unlicensed graduate pharmacist as defined by the appropriate licensing board
• Residency and fellowship training programs in a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice may be substituted for creditable experience on a year-for-year basis
• The pharmacy residency program must be accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
• A fellowship program that is not accredited by the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) will need to have comparable standards for experience to be creditable (Professional Standards Board refers to the Deputy Chief Consultant for Professional Practice for the determination)
• Quality of Experience: Qualifying experience must be at a level comparable to pharmacy experience at the next lower level
• Experience as a Graduate Pharmacist is creditable provided the candidate was used as a professional pharmacist (under supervision) and subsequently passed the appropriate licensure examination
• Part-time Experience: Part-time experience as a professional pharmacist is credited according to its relationship to the full-time workweek
• For example - a pharmacist employed 20 hours a week - or on a 1/2-time basis - would receive 1 full-time workweek of credit for each 2 weeks of service
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13
• Physical Requirements: The work involves prolonged periods of standing with some walking of generally short distances
• There may be occasional lifting of weights up to 30 lbs
• There may be mental fatigue due to repetitive screening and interpretation of medication orders
• Applicants must be able to distinguish basic colors.

Duties

• The Pharmacy Specialist will promote rational medication therapy for patients at the William S
• Middleton VA Medical Center
• Duties include but are not limited to: Evaluates medications for appropriateness and drug interactions - allergies and adverse reactions - and duplicate therapy
• Knows - follows - and recommends therapeutic options consistent with formulary guidelines in a cost-effective manner
• Provides and coordinates comprehensive medication management (CMM) services for patients in the designated clinic(s) according a broad scope of practice focused on CMM and chronic disease state management
• Manages quality improvement programs for comprehensive medication management services and coordinates activities with interdisciplinary team members
• Serves as a preceptor and shares responsibility for training - guidance and evaluation of learners including students and residents
• VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Work Schedule: Full-time - Monday - Friday - Days Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: PD03012F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized