Clinical Pharmacist (Outpatient)

Provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care to Veterans by reviewing, verifying, preparing, and dispensing medications; evaluating drug therapies for safety and effectiveness; monitoring interactions and adverse reactions; and resolving medication-related concerns. Collaborates with healthcare providers, counsels patients, supports formulary management, maintains controlled substance accountability, oversees pharmacy technicians, and ensures compliance with applicable policies and regulations.

GS-11: Pharmacist (Developmental) Prescription Review: Screens, evaluates, enters, and verifies medication orders for accuracy, appropriate dosing, interactions, allergies, contraindications, and formulary compliance. Medication Dispensing: Prepares, packages, and dispenses prescribed medications while ensuring accuracy, proper labeling, and timely delivery. Pharmacy Operations: Coordinates dispensing workflows, maintains medication inventories, and supports efficient pharmacy operations. Medication Safety: Identifies and resolves medication-related concerns, promotes cost-effective drug therapy, and consults with healthcare providers as needed. Technical Oversight: Supervises pharmacy technicians during medication preparation and dispensing, ensuring compliance with established procedures. Quality Assurance: Participates in medication safety initiatives, drug utilization evaluations, and pharmacy quality assurance activities. Training and Administration: Assists with staff training, student precepting, operational reporting, and administrative responsibilities under supervisory guidance. GS-12: Clinical Pharmacist (Full Performance Level) Clinical Medication Management: Independently reviews, interprets, and verifies prescriptions to ensure appropriate drug selection, dosing, therapeutic effectiveness, and patient safety. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: Evaluates medication regimens, laboratory results, drug interactions, adverse effects, and patient-specific factors to identify and resolve medication-related problems. Prescription Processing and Dispensing: Oversees prescription processing, preparation, verification, and dispensing to ensure accuracy, timely delivery, and regulatory compliance. Patient Care and Counseling: Provides medication education, reconciles medication histories, addresses patient concerns, and collaborates with healthcare providers to optimize treatment outcomes. Formulary and Medication Management: Evaluates nonformulary requests, recommends therapeutic alternatives, implements approved substitutions, and supports medication utilization initiatives. Controlled Substance Accountability: Manages controlled substance inventories, reconciles discrepancies, maintains required documentation, and ensures compliance with DEA and VA regulations. Pharmacy Oversight and Quality Improvement: Provides technical oversight, supports staff education, monitors medication safety, reports adverse drug events, and participates in quality improvement activities. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am to 4:30pm and/or 10am to 6:30pm Telework: Available, ad-hoc only, as determined by the agency policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 54446-F (GS-11), 54447-F (GS-12) Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Pre-Employment/Post-Employment Physical Examination: May be required, depending on the needs of the organization. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.