Summary

The Associate Chief - Clinical Services and Education - Pharmacy Service (ACCE) is the clinical consultant for the Chief - Pharmacy Service. The ACCE plans and coordinates pharmacy educational and clinical programs and monitors - develops - and evaluates the activities of the clinical pharmacists and clinical pharmacy specialists. They have supervisory responsibility for clinical pharmacists and/or clinical supervisors as assigned.

Qualifications

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: Must be proficient in written and spoken English
• Education Requirements
• One of the following must be met to meet the basic education requirements for this position
• 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.) Graduate of foreign pharmacy degree programs
• Must 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) with application
• FPGEC Certificate counts as proof
• License: Must hold a full - current - and unrestricted license to independently practice as a Pharmacist in a US State or Territory NOTE: Your time licensed as a Pharmacist will need to also cover the experience you are using to qualify for this position
• 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: GS-14 (a) Experience
• In addition to the GS-13 requirements - must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level
• NOTE: To be equivalent to the GS-13 level - experience must also have been earned while being fully licensed in a US State or territory
• Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following KSAs: Skill in persuading others and gaining cooperation to accomplish goals
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing regarding complex clinical and technical issues
• Skill in utilizing regulatory and quality standards to develop and implement operational programs
• Skill in managing multiple people or programs
• Skill in utilizing available resources to support the mission and goals of the organization
• Ability to plan - organize and direct the functions of the pharmacy staff
• REFERENCE: GS-13 Requirements GS-13 Experience
• In addition to the GS-12 requirements - must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level
• 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
• Assignments at the GS-13 level include: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Facility Program Manager - Pharmacy Supervisor - and Associate Service Chief/Associate Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) Director
• NOTE: To be equivalent to the GS-12 level - experience must also have been earned while being fully licensed in a US State or territory
• REFERENCE: GS-12 Requirements Experience or Education
• In addition to the basic requirements - candidates must meet one of the following: 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level - or Completion of an ACPE-accredited Pharm.D. program
• Preferred Experience: Minimum of 3 years clinical pharmacy professional experience to include assessing - monitoring - and documenting therapeutic plans PGY1 pharmacy residency involvement including learning experience preceptor - project sponsor - and/or residency screening and selection VA pharmacy experience to include the following: formulary management - dispensing pharmaceuticals - inventory management - executing recalls - therapeutic interchange 2 years customer service experience to include service recovery Pharmacy program management experience: may include lead clinical or operational roles Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-14
• Physical Requirements: General Occupational Information: Pharmacists may dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to health practitioners and patients about proper usage of medications
• Pharmacists advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection - dosages - interactions - and side effects of medications
• Pharmacists monitor the health and progress of patients to ensure the safe and effective use of medication
• Pharmacists may practice compounding
• Pharmacists may prescribe and administer certain medications
• Pharmacists may have prescriptive authority to either independently prescribe under their own authority or in collaboration with a primary care physician through an agreed upon protocol
• Pharmacy work requires knowledge of the use - clinical effects - and composition of drugs - including their chemical - biological - and physical properties
• Many pharmacists work in a in a hospital or clinic
• Pharmacists in hospitals and clinics may perform duties such as - but not limited to: dispense - prescribe and/or administer medications
• advise the medical staff on the selection and effects of drugs
• may make sterile solutions and buy medical supplies
• assess - plan - and monitor drug programs or regimens
• counsel patients on the use of drugs
• and evaluate drug use patterns and outcomes for patients in hospitals or managed care organizations
• Medical Requirements: Applicants must be able to distinguish basic colors

Duties

• VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws The ACCE is also assigned the responsibilities of being the Director of the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency program - the liaison between affiliated schools for clerkship and other teaching issues - and the coordinator for pharmacist training programs at West Texas VA Health Care System (WTXVAHCS)
• The incumbent plans - directs - and coordinates comprehensive pharmacy activities with the Chief - Pharmacy Service at the West Texas VA Health Care System (WTXVAHCS) and 4 associated Community Based Outpatient Clinics
• WTXVAHCS specializes in numerous unique treatment programs including The Domiciliary - Substance Abuse Treatment Program - The Community Living Center - which provides specialty care in Rehabilitation - Geriatric - Interim - Long Term - Hospice/Palliative - and Respite Care
• The ACCE is responsible for serving in an acting capacity for the Chief - Pharmacy Service as well as the Associate Chief - Operations
• The incumbent is familiar with all facets of inpatient - outpatient - and clinical programs and provides support to specialty medical programs such as medical and ophthalmology - mental health - dental - hospice - and nursing home
• The ACCE has administrative and supervisory responsibility for pharmacists - pharmacy technicians - pharmacy residents - and pharmacy students
• The Pharmacy Service offers a full range of pharmaceutical and clinical services including but not limited to decentralized unit dose dispensing - IV admixture program (USP 797 and 800 compliant) - state veteran home - pain - mental health - outpatient anticoagulation services - and disease state management clinics
• Pharmacy service also serves as a major rotation site for pharmacy students from the local schools of pharmacy and has a self-accredited American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) Pharmacy Practice Residency program
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8 AM - 4:30 PM Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 54710F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized Recruitment Incentives
• Recruitment incentives may be authorized to full-time - part time[ -] or intermittent individuals in their first appointment as a Federal employee or to a newly appointed former Federal employee with at least a 90-day break in service
• Relocation Incentives
• Relocation incentives may be authorized to full-time Federal employees who must change worksite[s] and physically relocate to a different geographic area when the approving official determines that without the incentive - it would be difficult to fill the position with a high-quality candidate
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized