The Operational Pharmacy Supervisor position is located at the Garner VA clinic in Garner, North Carolina. The Garner VA Clinic provides multi-specialty care, as well as Primary Care, Mental Health and Urgent Care to approximately 25,000 Veterans throughout Wake County and surrounding counties in Eastern North Carolina.
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. English Language Proficiency: Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d). Education: 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. 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: Individuals must hold a 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. 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). Pharmacy Supervisor, GS-13 - Grade Determinations: In addition to meeting the basic requirements, to qualify for the GS-13 you must possess at least 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12). Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the experience above, Pharmacist assigned to this position candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: Ability to effectively supervise subordinate staff. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions. Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards pertaining to pharmacy. Skill in managing people or programs Preferred Experience: Preferred Team Lead or Supervisory experience 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: The work requires repetitive motion, standing, walking, reaching, stooping, lifting heavy objects up to 50 pounds, pushing heavy or bulky carts and at times may be physically demanding, sometimes for extended periods of time. Must be able to adjust to changing environments. Must demonstrate the ability to stay on task, to multi-task, and to adapt to the speed of the workflow as required to provide the best customer service possible to the veterans and staff.
The Operational Pharmacy Supervisor supervises the Outpatient Pharmacy and is responsible for all activities and functions generated by the outpatient Pharmacy section on a day-to-day basis and other specialized services that are provided out of outpatient pharmacy service to the various specialty patient care units in this diversified university affiliated medical and surgical teaching facility including and not limited to prescription processing and dispensing. Duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Assist the Office of the Chief, Pharmacy Service, in the management and the supervision of the Outpatient Pharmacy Section at the Wake County Outpatient Clinic. His/her responsibilities continue on an on-call basis during off duty hours. Acts in the absence of the Associate Chief Pharmacy Service or the Chief of Pharmacy as assigned. In addition to the above duties and responsibilities, the supervisory pharmacist will perform, whenever necessary, all the duties normally done by a staff pharmacist. This will include, but is not limited to: prescription processing, filling and/or compounding of prescriptions, patient counseling Other professional duties that are required or assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm (If needed extended hours and overlapping shift assignment, weekends and Federal Holidays are to be expected to serve Urgent Care) Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.