The Eastern Oklahoma VA Healthcare System seeks two Clinical Pharmacy Specialists (CPS) to provide direct patient care in Acute Care Medicine, Inpatient Rehabilitation, Intensive/Critical Care, Post Surgery, and the Emergency Room. Key responsibilities include managing medication therapy, consulting on treatments, designing therapeutic plans, performing physical assessments, and ordering lab tests.
Candidates must be knowledgeable in best pharmacy practices and guidelines to ensure optimal care.
Tulsa (James Mountain Inhofe VAMC) - Tulsa (James Mountain Inhofe VAMC) facility VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Total Rewards - Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Provide clinical pharmacy services under a Global Scope of Practice, including initiation, modification, and discontinuation of medications based on pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles to optimize therapeutic outcomes.
Conduct patient-specific therapeutic drug monitoring and continuously evaluate medication regimens for appropriateness, duplication, route and method of administration, adherence, interactions, efficacy, toxicity, and adverse effects. Assess clinical symptoms, physical findings, laboratory data, allergies, and other relevant patient information to evaluate drug safety and efficacy and recommend appropriate therapeutic interventions.
Communicate medication-related findings and recommendations to prescribers and other healthcare professionals orally and in writing. Provide medication counseling to patients and caregivers, obtain medication histories through patient interviews, and serve as a drug information resource for healthcare professionals and patients. Provide clinical pharmacy consultations, including renal dose adjustments, formulary alternatives, and non-formulary medication reviews.
Implement Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee policies, including therapeutic interchanges and automatic substitutions, with appropriate patient and provider education. Manage medication recalls and shortages by recommending appropriate alternative strengths, dosing instructions, or therapeutically equivalent medications.
Report adverse drug events, near misses, and medication errors in accordance with the VADERS reporting program and facility policies; document clinical interventions and medication-related outcomes. Participate in Medication Utilization Evaluation (MUE) activities and develop or conduct drug-use evaluations to improve medication safety, effectiveness, cost efficiency, and patient outcomes.
Assist in formulary management and promote appropriate medication utilization in accordance with established policies and clinical guidelines. Identify, document, and report cost-reduction and cost-avoidance opportunities and participate in pharmacoeconomic evaluations. Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to develop and implement programs that improve medication use and pharmaceutical care.
Participate in research and quality improvement initiatives involving drug therapy outcomes, pharmacoeconomics, and medication management. Serve as a role model and preceptor for pharmacy students and residents; support staff development and provide educational in-services to pharmacy, nursing, medical staff, and other healthcare personnel. Enter medication supply orders for patient care in accordance with facility policies.
Maintain current BLS and/or ACLS certification, as required, and the competencies necessary to provide backup pharmacy staffing coverage. Work Schedule: Full-time, Four 10-hour shifts per week, with scheduled hours of either 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., depending on operational needs.
Compressed/Flexible: Available 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: Situational (Ad-hoc) as determined by agency policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 623-57393-A
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/.
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This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $140252 – $182330/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-10-28.
There are 2 openings for this position.
This is a Four 10-hour shifts per week, with scheduled hours of either 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., depending on operational needs. position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
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