AddressSummary The James J. Peters VA Medical center is currently recruiting for ONE Pharmacy Supervisor for the inpatient section of the Pharmacy Department. The Inpatient Pharmacist supervisor must be a licensed pharmacist who is responsible to manage and coordinate comprehensive pharmaceutical care activities in inpatient care settings for medical and surgical programs. Operates on a broad delegation of authority with independence of action to coordinate all aspects of pharmacy services during the day tour. Responsibilities Some duties include but are not limited to: Administrative/Supervision: 1. Manages the pharmacy inventory, drug accountability and controlled substances program for the Pharmacy during the day tour. Coordinates with other departments and agencies to effectively maintain resource accountability. Works in tandem with the inventory manager to ensure that all patients receive medications that are needed to treat their diseases. Responsibilities inclusive of support of overall Pharmacy budgetary savings plan, ensuring that the department-manages the conversions; patient education involving P&T decisions regarding cost saving initiatives. 2. Develops performance standards that are realistic, challenging and support the organizational mission, vision, and goals. Ensures that employees meet performance standards and competencies and identifies areas for improvement as needed. Effectively manages personnel and works towards resolving all labor. relations issues. Ensures that both professional and technical staff are adequately trained to meet the demands of the program. 3. Establishes work schedules and allocates staff as needed to provide adequate coverage. Maintains time and attendance records and approves leave. Will work with other supervisory staff to ensure that personnel are cross-trained and available to supplement areas other than their own. Keeps the management team abreast of issues regarding staff competence and performance. 4. Works with the Inpatient Pharmacy Program Manager to ensure continuity of patient care for patients being discharged during the day tour. Works with Chief of Pharmacy and Clinical Coordinator to ensure that pharmacy interventions are conducted during the tour. Develops and establishes policies and procedures defining operational requirements. 5. Effectively utilizes the Veterans Integrated Systems Technology Architecture (VISTA), Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) and Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) computer systems and other automated pharmacy equipment and computer software systems. 6. Assists in assuring that the Pharmacy program is compliant with all regulatory and accrediting body requirements, i.e., JCAHO, FDA, ASHP, etc. Program Management: 1. Functions as the Overall Pharmacy Supervisor during the day tour regarding planning, directing, controlling, and coordinating comprehensive distributive and clinical pharmacy services to the Medical Center. 2. Maintains good workflow patterns to keep inpatient prescription processing consistent and ensure that missing doses are avoided and addressed in a timely manner. 3. Effectively organizes workload, directs activities, plans short- and long-range objectives/goals, solves problems, and achieves established goals within budget and staffing constraints. 4. Works with other pharmacy managers and staff to identify areas of duplication of efforts and develops solutions to streamline processes, reduce waste, save costs, and improve patient care. Clinical 1. The Clinical pharmacist provides appropriate selection of drug therapy based upon the pharmaceutical principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; monitoring for efficacy, side effects and clinical outcome; and advises prescribers as appropriate. 2. Provides patient-specific therapeutic drug monitoring and communicates relevant findings and/or recommendations to other health care providers in charge of the patient both orally and in writing. Monitoring will include prospective review and intervention in: Therapeutic appropriateness of a patient's drug regimen. Therapeutic duplication in the patient's drug regimen. Appropriateness of the route and method of administration. Degree of patient compliance with the prescribed drug regimen. Drug-drug, drug-food, drug-laboratory, or drug disease interactions. 3. Completes medication histories including patient interviews. 4. Serves as a drug information resource by providing up-to-date drug information to prescribers, other health care professionals, patients, and caregivers. 5. Participates in patient care rounds, review charts, evaluates pertinent laboratory data, drug-drug, and drug-nutrient interactions, monitors for adverse drug effects, and screens for allergies. Dispensing 1. Reviews all medication orders for appropriateness, drug selection, dosage, route of administration and the amount, prior to dispensing. 2. Assures that all prescriptions and actions meet proper eligibility criteria on a patient specific basis and that the National Formulary and Non-Formulary procedures are followed. This includes adherence to all national, VISN and local criteria or use treatment algorithms. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm Telework: AD HOC Functional Statement #: 37369F EDRP Authorized: Contact the EDRP Coordinators at VISN2EDRPCoordinators@va.gov. , for questions/assistance. Learn more Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Requirements Conditions of Employment 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. You may be required to serve a probationary period. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. 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). Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details. Qualifications Basic Requirements: Citizenship: US Citizen 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. 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). (This is required to supply if you have foreign education) 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. Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019. English Language Proficiency: Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d) Creditable Experience Knowledge of Professional Pharmacy Practices. To be creditable, the experience must have demonstrated the use of knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with professional pharmacy practice. Professional practice means paid/non-paid employment as a professional or unlicensed graduate pharmacist as defined by the appropriate licensing board. Residency and Fellowship Training. Residency and fellowship training programs in a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice may be substituted for creditable experience on a year-for-year basis. The pharmacy residency program must be accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). A fellowship program that is not accredited by the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) will need to have comparable standards for experience to be creditable (Professional Standards Board refers to the Deputy Chief Consultant for Professional Practice for the determination). Quality of Experience. Qualifying experience must be at a level comparable to pharmacy experience at the next lower level. Experience as a Graduate Pharmacist is creditable provided the candidate was used as a professional pharmacist (under supervision) and subsequently passed the appropriate licensure examination. Part-time Experience. Part-time experience as a professional pharmacist is credited according to its relationship to the full-time workweek. For example, a pharmacist employed 20 hours a week, or on a 1/2-time basis, would receive 1 full-time workweek of credit for each 2 weeks of service. Grade Determinations. In addition to the basic requirements for employment above, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates. GS-13 Experience. In addition to the GS-12 requirements, must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. Assignments. Candidates at this grade level are to be in one of the assignments listed below. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher level duties must consist of significant scope, administrative independence, complexity (difficulty) and range of variety as described in this standard at the specified grade level and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. Pharmacy Supervisor. Responsible for the professional and administrative management of an assigned area in pharmacy service, to include budgetary execution. Such individuals have responsibilities for supervising multiple pharmacists and technicians. Manages people, maintains effective interdepartmental relations, and cooperates with other services to accomplish the medical facility's mission and goals. Develops performance standards, assures that the program area is compliant with all regulatory and accrediting body requirements, designs and implements orientation and training programs for staff, and develops and maintains systems to monitor the performance of staff activities. Develops policies and procedures relative to their assigned area. Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following KSAs: a. Ability to effectively supervise subordinate staff. b. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions. c. Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards pertaining to pharmacy. d. Skill in managing people or programs. Preferred Experience: - 5 years of Pharmacy Hospital experience References: VA HANDBOOK 5005/55 PART II APPENDIX G15 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. Physical Requirements: Work requires long periods of sitting, standing, and walking, bending, twisting, and carrying items up to 25lbs. Fine motor skills for the manipulation of products are also required. Education IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. (This is a required document for all applicants) Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. Additional Information This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status. Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. 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