Clinical Pharmacist The Clinical Pharmacist position primarily serves to handle routine medication related activities and may also serve as a backup for pharmacy areas requiring a scope of practice less than or equal to 25% of the time.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Duties include, but are not limited to: Customer Service 1) Meets the needs of customers while supporting VA missions. Consistently communicates and treats customers (veterans, their representatives, visitors, and all VA staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner. Responds to the needs of the service in a courteous and timely manner.
Follows up, as necessary, to ensure a satisfactory resolution. 2) Demonstrates appropriate and proactive interpersonal skills to achieve the goals of the service. Acts as a team member and is supportive of the group's efforts at all times. 3) Demonstrates an ability to work under a variety of circumstances to maximize group productivity and quality. 4) Provides the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures.
Handles conflict and problems in dealing with customers constructively and appropriately. 5) Relationships with upper management, supervisors, co-workers, and others within the organization are courteous and cooperative in nature and contribute to the effective operations of Pharmacy Service and the medical center. 6) This position works within and supports a workgroup (workgroup is considered Pharmacy staff assigned to complete similar work).
Clinical 1) Performs the following list of tasks as required: a) All tasks having to do with medication preparation and dispensing b) Medication counseling c) Completing medication histories including patient interviews d) Documenting activities in EHR e) Extending refills until next scheduled appointment under the provider's name.
If no appointment exists when issuing the refill extension, the pharmacist must have a process to alert clinic staff or arrange for a future appointment when needed.
f) Flagging prescriptions g) Managing view alerts h) Using the "hold medication" function i) Generating unsigned discontinued orders using Service Reject j) Monitoring drug therapy k) Assessing drug safety and efficacy including evaluation of physical symptoms l) Providing drug information and education to patients and staff m) Reporting adverse drug events, near misses and medication errors n) Providing oral and written consultations with other healthcare professionals regarding drug therapy selection and management o) Must maintain BLS and ACLS certification.
Participates in medical emergencies including code teams and emergency preparedness activities. p) Entering per policy orders involving supply items under provider name.
q) Providing pharmacokinetic consultation including dosing vancomycin and aminoglycosides under provider name in accordance with local policy r) Implementing P&T Committee policies including therapeutic interchanges and automatic substitutions s) Managing recalls and medication shortage situations by substituting alternate dosage strengths and instructions of the same medication to equal the prescribed dose and schedule t) Participating in research in accordance with FDA guidelines and regulations and VHA policy 2) Is directly involved in the design, implementation, and monitoring of therapeutic drug plans to achieve definite outcomes through direct interactions with patients and providers in assigned areas.
3) Obtains medication histories from patients and summarizes significant findings in the medical record and/or to the provider as appropriate. 4) Updates the medication profile to reflect an accurate, active list of VA and non-VA medications. This may include adding non-VA medications or discontinuing duplicate medications or those the patient is not taking.
Work Schedule: Full-time: Fort Meade: 7:30am-4:15pm, two of the three positions also rotate through late shifts, on-call, and weekends Hot Springs: 8:00am-4:30pm, rotating on-call coverage Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 00000
Important: A transcript must be submitted with your application. 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/.
Adam.Abbott@va.gov · 612-629-7067
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $132533 – $172297/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-06.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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