Clinical Pharmacist

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 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 ineligible to apply.

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (Preventative Medicine and Primary Care) serves as a physician extender with a comprehensive Scope of Practice which includes prescriptive authority, monitoring drug therapy, ordering of laboratory tests, and other specified clinical functions. Duties of the position include, but are not limited to the following: Conducts comprehensive appraisals of patients' health status by taking health histories, drug histories and performing physical examinations. Document relevant findings in the patient's medical record. Evaluates drug therapy through direct patient care involvement, with clinical assessment and objective findings relating to patient's responses to drug therapy and communicating and documenting those findings and recommendations to appropriate individuals and in appropriate records (i.e., patient's medical record). With approved Scope of Practice and under the appropriate supervision of the attending physician, assumes limited authority to direct drug therapy and order, perform, review and/or analyze appropriate laboratory tests and other diagnostic studies necessary to monitor and support the patient's drug therapy, and place consults as a member of the treatment team. Prescribe medications, devices and supplies to include initiation, continuation, discontinuation, monitoring and altering therapy, based upon established formulary or protocols. 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. Evaluates the drug literature by analysis of experimental design and methodology, to compare and contrast therapeutic regimens and roles for new drugs. Assists in the use of data tools to promote the design and documentation of therapeutic regimens or plans, based on patient-specific information, which includes establishing a therapeutic endpoint and stop criteria, electing an appropriate drug and related therapy, and establishing an appropriate dosage regimen. Promotes education to monitor, assess and documents therapeutic and adverse effects of drug therapy (including drug interactions) through selection and evaluation of physical and laboratory parameters. Provides consultation on selection of appropriate therapeutic regimens as a follow-up of non-therapeutic drug concentrations obtained from ambulatory and inpatients. Provides highly specialized education and training support to other professional services in the broad area of advanced pharmacotherapy. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework-ADHOC: This position may be authorized for ADHOC telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 31371F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact ???????Betsy Quinn, betsy.quinn@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more 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. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. 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.