The Clinical Pharmacist is a licensed professional with knowledge and proficiency in pharmacy practice including pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics and is responsible for analyzing real and potential drug-related medical problems and implementing corrective action to ensure patients receive optimal drug therapy. The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series.
For more information, refer to Required Documents below.
VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Duties include, but are not limited to: Provides appropriate selection of drug therapy based upon the pharmaceutical principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; monitoring for efficacy, side effects and clinical outcome; and advises prescribers as appropriate. Provides patient-specific therapeutic drug monitoring and communicates relevant findings and/or recommendations to other health care providers.
Monitoring will include prospective review and intervention in: Therapeutic appropriateness of a patient's drug regimen Therapeutic duplication in the patient's drug regimen Appropriateness of the route and method of administration Degree of patient compliance with the prescribed drug regimen Drug-drug, drug-food, drug-laboratory, or drug disease interactions Clinical and pharmacokinetic laboratory data to evaluate the efficacy of drug therapy and to anticipate side effects, toxicity, or adverse effects Physical signs and clinical symptoms relevant to the patient's drug therapy Performs continuous evaluation of prescribed medications to assure optimal drug therapy.
Provides medication counseling to patients Completes medication histories including patient interviews Serves as a drug information resource by providing up-to-date drug information to prescribers, other health care professionals, patients and caregivers Update 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 Assesses drug safety and efficacy, including evaluation of physical symptoms Reports adverse drug events, near misses, and medication errors in alignment with the facility reporting program Participates in the medical center medication utilization evaluation (MUE) program Recommends formulary alternatives and completes non-formulary consults as assigned Implements P&T Committee policies including therapeutic interchanges and automatic substitutions to include appropriate patient and provider education Manages recalls and medication shortage situations by substituting alternate dosage strengths and instructions of the same medication to equal the prescribed dose and schedule Enters supply orders appropriate for patient care per facility policy Manages various actions, as appropriate, for medication orders to include flagging prescriptions, managing view alerts and using the "hold medication" function Extends refills until next scheduled appointment under the provider's name per policy Serves as role model and preceptor to pharmacy students, technicians and residents Assumes an active role in staff development of peers and provides educational in-services to nursing, medical staff or to other ancillary services The pharmacist is responsible for maintaining his/her professional competency by keeping abreast of current medical and pharmaceutical literature, new medications, and therapies, and applies this knowledge in his/her daily duties Reviews all medication orders for appropriateness, drug selection, dosage, route of administration and the amount, prior to dispensing Ensures all medication orders are entered into the electronic patient medical record Fills all orders in a timely fashion; review of the patient's allergy history, drug-drug, drug-nutrient, drug-laboratory and drug-disease state interactions and assessment for clinical relevance should be performed and dealt with appropriately Reviews medication profiles and monitors for compliance or potential abuse; problems encountered shall be resolved Selects, compounds, dispenses, and fills a range of medications.
Adequate quality assurance procedures shall be followed as applicable Maintains adequate drug stock, inspects drug storage areas and ensures the automated dispensing equipment functions properly Supervises the activities of support personnel Ensures drugs dispensed are completely and correctly labeled and packaged in full compliance with Federal rules and regulations Provides education to health care providers regarding medication use Maintains basic knowledge of pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics in the area of practice Assumes an active role in the overall pharmacy-training program consisting of students, technicians, residents, and professional and non-professional staff Keeps abreast of new developments in pharmacy practice and drug therapy by reading pharmacy and medical literature and participating in continuing education programs Work Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours/week Telework: No Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
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/.
Kyle.Wogen@va.gov · 612-629-7119 X7119
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $124209 – $174492/yr.
Applications close on 2026-10-08.
There are 7 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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