The Pharmacy Informaticist shares responsibility for all computer and automation activities within the Pharmacy Service of this multi-specialty facility. The facility has diverse teaching, research, medicine, and transplant hospital and an extensive, multisite Ambulatory Clinic Program. The Pharmacy Informaticist serves as the pharmacy liaison to other services within the facility and to the VISN for computer and automation programs.
Duties include but are not limited to: Clinical Practice The Pharmacy Informaticist supports the framework, philosophy and environment for effective pharmacy staff participation in the following clinical activities: -Evaluates orders for appropriateness and drug interactions, allergies, and adverse reactions. -Intervenes with physicians and other staff members for rational, safe, and effective drug therapy and documents interventions.
-Knows and follows formulary guidelines and ensures therapeutic and cost-effective alternatives to non-formulary drugs. -Monitors drug therapy and provides information to other health professionals. -Accountable for medication reconciliation according to procedure. -Provides age-appropriate care to adult and/or geriatric patients. -Provides appropriate patient consultation for all new prescriptions. Inquiries about side effects and patient questions for refill prescriptions.
Evaluates patient's ability to understand instructions. Provides oral and written instructions to promote patient medication adherence. -Performs drug specific pharmacokinetics. -Manages anticoagulation therapy. -Renews and orders medications per Scope of Practice with biannual peer review. -Critically reviews non-formulary drug requests for appropriateness, safety, and cost effectiveness and may approve according to criteria for use.
-Conducts prospective/retrospective drug use evaluations of high-use, high cost, or high risk drugs as requested. -Converts patients to appropriate medications where indicated. Changes the patient's drug therapy, order laboratory tests, and perform the necessary follow-up to ensure medication Conversions are safe and effective. -Assists with manufacturer medication backorders and recalls including communication with providers and recommendations for alternatives.
-Oversight of drug events for inpatient in order to initiate process and quality improvement. Administrative -Has technical, professional, and administrative responsibility for planning, developing, coordinating, directing, and evaluating integrated pharmacy informatics programs. -Serves as the Pharmacy Informaticist and is responsible for the implementation and ongoing operation of all pharmacy application packages for the Programs and all new programs as developed.
-Monitors operations to ensure that all local and national VA, federal, and regulatory policies are followed. -Ensures that all procurement requisitions related to the informatics programs are properly prepared, submitted on schedule, and that adequate stocks are maintained, and monitored. -Develops requests for new equipment, construction projects, and staffing needs to submit to upper management. -Ensure proper maintenance of equipment, furniture and accessories.
Maintains smooth functioning of complex automation. -Coordinates staff resources in collaboration with Pharmacy Supervisors and Lead Technicians. -Develops and maintains a cooperative working relationship with other departments such that the overall activities and scope of pharmacy services rendered are carried out efficiently. -Actively participates in committees, process action teams, key function teams, etc.
Education -Ensure staff involvement and communication for development and implementation of informatics policies and procedures. -Develops and implements training programs for software and equipment for pharmacy staff and other health care providers as needed. -Facilitates patient and staff medication training/education programs including but not limited to the training/education required for the informatics programs.
-The incumbent is responsible for maintaining professional competency by keeping up with information on new drugs, new drug therapies, innovations in pharmacy practice, and integrating this information into their daily practice. -Assists in training residents and students when they are assigned. -Trains new pharmacists and oversees training of new technicians.
Research -Collaborates with the Research/Investigational Drug Services Pharmacist on any service line related drugs studies by performing required investigational drug handling, verification, and accountability in line with local policies, procedures, and study training materials.
-Actively participates in pharmacy-led research projects either by acting as a Principal Investigator, a co-investigator, preceptor, or consultant and participate in the design, submission, process development, and conduct of research project. -Incumbent may serve as a primary research preceptor for pharmacy residents and students. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 07:30am to 4:00pm Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 06292F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws
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Ricardo.DeSouza@va.gov · 254-015-0745 X150745
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $148617 – $193204/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-04.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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