Pharmacist(Clinical Specialist) - Ambulatory Care Mental Health

The Ambulatory Care Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Specialist works independently at the highest level of clinical practice within the Mental Health Clinic areas within the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. The incumbent serves as a mid-level provider with an advanced scope of practice functioning to initiate, modify, or discontinue medication therapy and as a consultant for intensive medication therapy management.

VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Clinical Practice: The Ambulatory Care Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Specialist: Promotes the appropriate, economical, safe, and effective use of medication therapy through maintaining an independent Mental Health Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacy practice site. Maintains collaborative and comprehensive medication therapy management clinics and services in designated areas of practice, under a scope of practice. This shall include physical assessment, ordering laboratory and diagnostic tests necessary to manage medication therapy, referring patients to appropriate health care providers as needed, performing patient triage functions and independently initiating, adjusting and discontinuing medications. Delivers direct care to patients through a variety of modalities which may include but are not limited to: Face-to-face, telephone, video/telemedicine, e-consults, chart reviews, shared medical appointments, drop-in group medical appointments, group education classes and/or secured messaging interactions. Documents encounters and clinical decisions in Electronic Health Record (EHR) progress notes. Utilizes Pharmacists Achieve Results with Medication Documentation (PhARMD) Tool to track disease state and other clinical interventions. Responds to alerts sent by other members of the health care team. Maintains a collaborative case management relationship with registered nurse case/care managers and nurse practitioners within designated practice areas. The CPS provides appropriate independent medication changes including initiation, adjustment, and discontinuation for patients seen and evaluated and/or presented to the CPS and deemed to be within the CPS scope of practice for disease state management. Provides medication extensions when prescribing provider is not available. Critically reviews prior authorization drug requests according to criteria for use, appropriateness, safety, cost-effectiveness and utilizing evidence-based decision-making. Provides professional consultative services related to their designated area of practice. Professional consultative services include but are not limited to extensive drug information services, formulary management, and medication recommendations. Work Schedule: 7:30am - 4:00pm, Negotiable Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. 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. 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 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.