This position is located within the Pharmacy Services located at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in Cleveland, OH. The primary functions will be interpretation of doctor's orders, reviewing the computerized medication profiles, communicating with prescribers to resolve problems, dispensing appropriate medications, and providing a variety of pharmaceutical information and guidance to patients and medical center staff.
VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include, but are not limited to: Clinical Screens patient profile for appropriateness, duplication, drug/drug and drug/food interactions, incompatibilities or other drug related problems, and making recommendations for change to the prescriber when necessary. Furnishes drug information to physicians, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, patients, and others.
Information should be age and physical status appropriate. Prepares discharge prescriptions and counsels patients upon discharge from the medical center. Documents discharge counseling appropriately in the each patient's electronic chart. Contacts prescribers to make therapeutic and cost saving interventions. Documents interventions appropriately in pharmacy intervention database.
Participates in adverse drug reaction monitoring and reporting, in Pharmacy Quality Assurance Program and in Drug Use Evaluation Program. Participates in clinical rotation with the medicine service as needed. Attends daily rounds, recommends therapeutic and formulary alternatives, performs and documents patient admission assessments, performs and documents discharge counseling, and addresses and documents medication errors.
Dispensing Evaluates physician orders for appropriateness based upon patient medication profiles, medical history, age and physical status. This includes screening orders for dosage errors, interactions, allergies, contraindications, formulary availability and stop dates. Consults with prescriber, or other provider, when appropriate. Inputting and/or verifying medication orders accurately through the electronic health records system.
Checks technician/trainee prepared unit doses, IV admixtures, and a variety of outpatient prescription fills for accuracy. Prepares, dispenses compounds, and appropriately labels a variety of pharmaceuticals to outpatients and inpatients. This includes parenteral, oral solids and liquids, topical, sterile intravenous products, and diagnostic agents.
Handles controlled substances and investigational drugs in accordance with required regulations, local procedures, and approved protocols. Participates in the control and maintenance of medication inventories throughout the medical center by identifying items in short supply, rotating stock, and checking expiration dates. Makes outpatient prescription co-payment decisions based on patient eligibility and disabilities. Enforces security and safety guidelines and procedures.
Appropriately handles and disposes of hazardous chemicals and dangerous drugs. Education Participates in continuing educational programs within the medical center and in in-service programs with the Pharmacy Service. Assists in the training and orientation of newly hired pharmacists and technicians, interns, and students. Acts as preceptor or trainer for pharmacy interns, pharmacy students and technician students.
Maintains his/her competency with regards to special needs of the geriatric patient, such that the highest level of pharmaceutical care is provided to our older patients at all times. Completes appropriate state required continuing education (CE) credits and maintains license in active status. Keeps abreast of service and medical center policies and contributes as a team member to successful TJC surveys and other quality and risk management inspections/visits.
Work Schedule: 07:00am-03:30pm or 08:00am-04:30pm, rotating weekends and holidays. Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized. 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) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. 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 #: 95268-0 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.
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/.
Gary.Spence@va.gov · 253-254-4439
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $145700 – $189414/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-16.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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