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Summary Coordinates all clinical pharmacy functions for VA SORCC's Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) program and works with other team members in solving drug-related problem - and demonstrates expertise in geriatrics and the goals and objectives of the HBPC program. The incumbent attends and participates in HBPC multidisciplinary rounds - team meetings - conferences - and other meetings as required for the purpose of making recommendations and providing consultation in all Pharmacy-related matters.
Qualifications Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.
Basic Requirements:
United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy Education (1) Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited College or School of Pharmacy with a baccalaureate degree in pharmacy (BS Pharmacy) and/or a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree Verification of approved degree programs may be obtained from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education - 20 North Clark Street - Suite 2500 - Chicago - Illinois 60602-5109 phone: (312) 664-3575 - or through their Web site at: http://www.acpe-accredit.org/ (NOTE: Prior to 2005 ACPE accredited both baccalaureate and Doctor of Pharmacy terminal degree program Today the sole degree is Doctor of Pharmacy.) (2) Graduates of foreign pharmacy degree programs meet the educational requirement if the graduate is able to provide proof of achieving the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Commission (FPGEC) Certification - which includes passing the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) and the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT) Licensure Full - current and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in a State - Territory - Commonwealth of the United States (i.e. - Puerto Rico) - or the District of Columbia The pharmacist must maintain current registration if this is a requirement for maintaining full - current - and unrestricted licensure A pharmacist who has - or has ever had - any license(s) revoked - suspended - denied - restricted - limited - or issued/placed in a probationary status may be appointed only in accordance with the provisions in VA Handbook 5005 - Part II - Chapter 3 - section B - paragraph 16 English Language Proficiency Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) - and 7407(d) Position requires current driver's license to operate a government vehicle while performing job requirements of making visits to veteran's homes May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria) Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment in paragraph 2 - the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - GS-13 Experience In addition to the GS-12 requirements - must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level The clinical pharmacy specialist (CPS) functions at the highest level of clinical practice - works independently under their scope of practice as defined by the individual medical center to directly care for patients A CPS plays a defined role in budgetary execution and serves as a mid-level provider who functions to initiate - modify or discontinue medication therapy and as a consultant for intensive medication therapy management services This includes - but is not limited to - the following: designing - implementing - assessing - monitoring and documenting therapeutic plans utilizing the most effective - least toxic and most economical medication treatments helping achieve positive patient centric outcomes through direct and indirect interactions with patients - providers - and interdisciplinary teams in assigned areas performing physical assessments and ordering laboratory and other tests to help determine efficacy and toxicity of medication therapy Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following KSAs Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards for their program area Ability to solve problems - coordinate and organize responsibilities to maximize outcomes in their program area or area of clinical expertise Expert knowledge of a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice or specialty area of pharmacy Advanced skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies - including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters Preferred Experience: Prefer 3 years experience as a Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/ The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13 Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019. Duties
VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws FUNCTIONS - BUT NOT LIMITED TO: Practices as the Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner (CPP) for HBPC The Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner supervises pharmacotherapy provided by team providers to ensure that National Treatment Guidelines are being followed in addition to adherence to National Formulary and local policy The Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner will independently manage unstable pharmacotherapy patients as needed to provide medication management for the HBPC veterans Utilizes the highest level of clinical privileges as the Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner to manage assigned patients if requested and approved by the HBPC Medical Director Interfaces with providers - including physicians - PA's - NP's in the design of the veteran's treatment regimen to achieve optimization of rational and cost-effective drug therapy Serves as an authoritative information source on drugs and their utilization in therapy - with special emphasis on medications used in treatment of the assigned patients Evaluates the drug literature by analysis of experimental design and methodology - to compare and contract therapeutic regimens and roles for new drugs - with a special emphasis in medications used in geriatric patients Educate patients of signs - symptoms - laboratory tests and diagnoses - recognizes and lists important medical problems - disease states - symptoms or abnormal laboratory values that may necessitate altering the therapeutic regimen or which may be induced by drug therapy Establishes and expands the patient data base through interpreting the drug history - medical history - physical examination and ongoing patient specific monitoring of therapy - with documentation in the formal patient medical record Designs a therapeutic regimen or plan - based on patient-specific information - which includes establishing a therapeutic endpoint - electing an appropriate drug and related therapy - and establishing an appropriate dosage regimen Monitors and assesses therapeutic and adverse effects of drug therapy (including drug interactions) through selection and evaluation of physical and laboratory parameters Per approved credentialed clinical privileges assumes authority to direct therapy - order lab tests as indicated for therapeutic treatment and monitoring Provides consultation on selection of appropriate therapeutic regimens as a follow-up of non-therapeutic drug concentrations obtained from ambulatory care and inpatients Provides highly specialized education and training support to other professional services in the broad area of advanced pharmacotherapy - with special emphasis on geriatrics Works to develop - upgrade - and disseminate acceptable criteria for use of formulary and nonformulary medications and other high-cost items directed at employing cost effectiveness without compromising the quality of patient care Provides physicians and other providers a focal resource for discussion of medical problems requiring a pharmaceutical intervention Interviews patients - conducting a medication history and formulating a pharmaceutical care plan Identifies drug-induced problems that may be affecting the patient or contributing to a need for hospitalization This would include drug side effects - allergic reactions - toxicities - improper dosage regimens - non-compliance - etc Education Educates patients on the proper use and care of their medications through the day-to-day personal interactions with the patients Provides formal education and training programs in cardiac pharmacology - therapeutics - pharmacokinetics and related subjects to physicians - nursing staff and other health care professionals as appropriate May Participate in P&T Committee functions and assignments as needed Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm - Monday - Friday Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position Functional Statement #:00000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy Education (1) Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited College or School of Pharmacy with a baccalaureate degree in pharmacy (BS Pharmacy) and/or a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree Verification of approved degree programs may be obtained from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education - 20 North Clark Street - Suite 2500 - Chicago - Illinois 60602-5109 phone: (312) 664-3575 - or through their Web site at: http://www.acpe-accredit.org/ (NOTE: Prior to 2005 ACPE accredited both baccalaureate and Doctor of Pharmacy terminal degree program Today the sole degree is Doctor of Pharmacy.) (2) Graduates of foreign pharmacy degree programs meet the educational requirement if the graduate is able to provide proof of achieving the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Commission (FPGEC) Certification - which includes passing the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) and the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT) Licensure Full - current and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in a State - Territory - Commonwealth of the United States (i.e. - Puerto Rico) - or the District of Columbia The pharmacist must maintain current registration if this is a requirement for maintaining full - current - and unrestricted licensure A pharmacist who has - or has ever had - any license(s) revoked - suspended - denied - restricted - limited - or issued/placed in a probationary status may be appointed only in accordance with the provisions in VA Handbook 5005 - Part II - Chapter 3 - section B - paragraph 16 English Language Proficiency Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) - and 7407(d) Position requires current driver's license to operate a government vehicle while performing job requirements of making visits to veteran's homes May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria) Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment in paragraph 2 - the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - GS-13 Experience In addition to the GS-12 requirements - must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level The clinical pharmacy specialist (CPS) functions at the highest level of clinical practice - works independently under their scope of practice as defined by the individual medical center to directly care for patients A CPS plays a defined role in budgetary execution and serves as a mid-level provider who functions to initiate - modify or discontinue medication therapy and as a consultant for intensive medication therapy management services This includes - but is not limited to - the following: designing - implementing - assessing - monitoring and documenting therapeutic plans utilizing the most effective - least toxic and most economical medication treatments helping achieve positive patient centric outcomes through direct and indirect interactions with patients - providers - and interdisciplinary teams in assigned areas performing physical assessments and ordering laboratory and other tests to help determine efficacy and toxicity of medication therapy Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following KSAs Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards for their program area Ability to solve problems - coordinate and organize responsibilities to maximize outcomes in their program area or area of clinical expertise Expert knowledge of a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice or specialty area of pharmacy Advanced skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies - including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters Preferred Experience: Prefer 3 years experience as a Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/ The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13 Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019. Duties
VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws FUNCTIONS - BUT NOT LIMITED TO: Practices as the Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner (CPP) for HBPC The Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner supervises pharmacotherapy provided by team providers to ensure that National Treatment Guidelines are being followed in addition to adherence to National Formulary and local policy The Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner will independently manage unstable pharmacotherapy patients as needed to provide medication management for the HBPC veterans Utilizes the highest level of clinical privileges as the Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner to manage assigned patients if requested and approved by the HBPC Medical Director Interfaces with providers - including physicians - PA's - NP's in the design of the veteran's treatment regimen to achieve optimization of rational and cost-effective drug therapy Serves as an authoritative information source on drugs and their utilization in therapy - with special emphasis on medications used in treatment of the assigned patients Evaluates the drug literature by analysis of experimental design and methodology - to compare and contract therapeutic regimens and roles for new drugs - with a special emphasis in medications used in geriatric patients Educate patients of signs - symptoms - laboratory tests and diagnoses - recognizes and lists important medical problems - disease states - symptoms or abnormal laboratory values that may necessitate altering the therapeutic regimen or which may be induced by drug therapy Establishes and expands the patient data base through interpreting the drug history - medical history - physical examination and ongoing patient specific monitoring of therapy - with documentation in the formal patient medical record Designs a therapeutic regimen or plan - based on patient-specific information - which includes establishing a therapeutic endpoint - electing an appropriate drug and related therapy - and establishing an appropriate dosage regimen Monitors and assesses therapeutic and adverse effects of drug therapy (including drug interactions) through selection and evaluation of physical and laboratory parameters Per approved credentialed clinical privileges assumes authority to direct therapy - order lab tests as indicated for therapeutic treatment and monitoring Provides consultation on selection of appropriate therapeutic regimens as a follow-up of non-therapeutic drug concentrations obtained from ambulatory care and inpatients Provides highly specialized education and training support to other professional services in the broad area of advanced pharmacotherapy - with special emphasis on geriatrics Works to develop - upgrade - and disseminate acceptable criteria for use of formulary and nonformulary medications and other high-cost items directed at employing cost effectiveness without compromising the quality of patient care Provides physicians and other providers a focal resource for discussion of medical problems requiring a pharmaceutical intervention Interviews patients - conducting a medication history and formulating a pharmaceutical care plan Identifies drug-induced problems that may be affecting the patient or contributing to a need for hospitalization This would include drug side effects - allergic reactions - toxicities - improper dosage regimens - non-compliance - etc Education Educates patients on the proper use and care of their medications through the day-to-day personal interactions with the patients Provides formal education and training programs in cardiac pharmacology - therapeutics - pharmacokinetics and related subjects to physicians - nursing staff and other health care professionals as appropriate May Participate in P&T Committee functions and assignments as needed Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm - Monday - Friday Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position Functional Statement #:00000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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