This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants are ineligible .
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 Tect (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. English Language Proficiency: Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d). Grade Determinations: GS-13 The following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates. Experience: In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12). Assignment: 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 must demonstrate the following Full Performance KSAs: 1. Knowledge of professional pharmacy practice. 2. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to both patients and health care staff. 3. Knowledge of laws, regulations, and accreditation standards related to the distribution and control of scheduled and non-scheduled drugs and pharmacy security. 4. Skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies, including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters In addition to the experience, pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs): 1. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions.. Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standard for their program area. 3. Ability to solve problems, coordinate and organize responsibilities to maximize outcomes in their program area or area of clinical expertise. 4. Expert knowledge of a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice or specialty area of pharmacy. 5. Advanced skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies, including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters. Preferred Experience: Doctor of Pharmacy degree plus (1),(2), or (3), below: 1) Completions of ASHP accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice residency and Three (3) years of practice with substantial component of patient care activities acting as a mid-level provider with emphasis in Women's Health. 2) Completion BOTH an ASHP accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice and a PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Residency with focus in chronic disease state management and three additional years of practice with a substantial component of patient care activities serving as mid-level provider with emphasis in Women's Health. 3) Completion of BOTH an ASHP accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and a ASHP PGY-2 Specialty Ambulatory Care Residency with substantial component of patient care activities during the residency, serving as a mid-level provider with emphasis in Women's Health. 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: Applicants must be able to perform the following duties: lifting (up to 50 lbs); carrying (up to 50 pounds). Applicants must have use of all fingers. Walking or standing for up to 8-hours. Kneeling intermittently multiple times for up to 8-hours. Use of both legs is required. Must possess visual acuity to read typed print. Keen hearing (aids permitted). Mental stability must be required to handle rigors of the position. The loss or impairment of a specific function may be compensated by satisfactory use of prosthesis.
The Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner (CPP), Primary Care, utilizes expertise in the area of Primary Care to provide the following duties: Attends and participates in team meetings, conferences, and other meetings as required for the purpose of making recommendations and providing consultation in all Pharmacy-related matters to Women's Health for the Pharmacy service line. Directly assists other providers in rational medication selection by providing written and/or verbal consultation. Is responsible for planning, developing, and maintaining effective clinical pharmacy programs by implementing rational cost-effective drug therapy to improve patient outcomes within medicine and specialty services. Provides medication information to medicine and specialty team members as required. Provides assistance in development of policies as requested. Participates in developing criteria for drug utilization evaluations, data collection, trending reports, and other quality assurance activities as required to ensure appropriate and safe drug utilization. Assists in initiation of medication use improvement strategies including development of quick order sets, clinical reminders, patient/provider education handouts, and development and implementation of pharmacotherapy protocols. Ensures the safety and efficacy of the medication use process in the area assigned by reporting adverse drug effects, medication errors, and other quality issues. Functions as an advanced practice provider for CMM services to achieve defined outcomes through direct interactions and patients and providers in assigned care area(s). Interfaces with providers, including physicians, PAs, ARNPs in the design of the Veteran pharmacotherapy regimens to achieve optimization of rational and cost0effective drug therapy. Utilizes computer expertise in interpretation of national dashboard analytics or development of local data extraction tools to help guide evidenced based prescribing for chosen disease states. Performs limited external physical assessment and performs medication reconciliation in alignment with established policies or procedures. Serves as an authoritative information source on drugs and their utilization in therapy. Collaborates with other TVHS staff, educating the Veterans and caregivers regarding the proper use of medications. Recommends and develops medication education materials for Veterans use as requested. Provides formal education and training programs in the area of pharmacology, therapeutics, pharmacokinetics and related subjects to physicians, nursing staff and other health care professionals and trainees as appropriate. Participates in design and /or completions of research studies and/or quality improvement projects involving drug therapy, clinical pharmacy functions, or improvements in patient care and presents it either at national meetings or publishes it in professionally representative publications. Serves as preceptor of PGY-1 and PGY-2 residents' research projects as assigned. Responsible for coordination and supervision of all pharmacotherapy management activities in Primary Care as assigned. This includes management of a clinical practice within area of expertise including scheduling, reviewing consults, finishing encounters to meet timeliness standards, providing patient care, and assuring coverage of clinical services during one's absence. Participates in appropriate, effective and safe use of pharmaceuticals by contributing to criteria development, data collection and drug use evaluation and other quality improvement activities as assigned. Proactively identifies opportunities for quality improvement and track, trends, and documents efforts to impact facility quality metrics as assigned by supervisor. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, Based on the needs of the service. Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 70849F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VISN9HREDRP@va.gov , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized