This position is within the Pharmacy Service of the Martinsburg, West Virginia Veteran Affairs Medical Center. The Inpatient Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner serves as an advanced practice provider working independently with prescribing privileges that are outlined in the individual's Scope of Practice for Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner (CPP).
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Functions Or Scopes of Practices. The incumbent treats patients, team members, other facility employees and visitors with respect and responds to request in a courteous and timely manner. The incumbent demonstrates appropriate and proactive interpersonal skills to achieve the goals of the service. Acts as a team member and is always supportive of the group's efforts.
The incumbent demonstrates an ability to work under a variety of circumstances to maximize group productivity and quality. Clinical Duties: The Inpatient Mental Health CPP is a pharmacist with advanced training in pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacology, and clinical pharmacy (pharmacotherapy) that functions as an independent advanced practice provider.
The primary function of the CPP is to provide mental health and substance use disorder pharmacotherapy and evaluate medication therapy through direct patient care involvement on the acute mental health unit. Through clinical assessment, they evaluate patient responses to medication therapy, communicate and document those findings, and make recommendations to appropriate individuals and document recommendations appropriately.
Medication therapy management provided by the CPP includes the selection of appropriate medication for disease state management, monitoring of patient outcomes, analysis of adverse drug events, and medication reconciliation. The CPP also provides comprehensive discharge services, including medication reconciliation and medication education.
Their indirect patient care activities include pharmacy benefits management, teaching, quality assurance, medication utilization review and staff development.
Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday 7:30am-4:00pm or 8:00am to 4:30pm Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
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: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 260554-F 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/.
JEAN.FULI-JONES@VA.GOV · 304-263-0811 X7712
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $150290 – $195379/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-11-02.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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