This position is located at the Whiteriver Service Unit, Pharmacy Department, Whiteriver, AZ. The incumbent serves as Pharmacy Supervisor in diagnostic and treatment specialties by managing and implementing the Pharmacy program serving in the supervisory capacity which encompasses the Whiteriver Service Unit and includes patients who require healthcare resources from contracted providers and from other community healthcare resources.

Duties

Organize, plan, direct evaluate, and implement comprehensive pharmacy services. Formulate objectives and priorities and implement plan consistent with a healthcare facility. Oversee the overall planning, direction, and timely execution of work assignments. Responsible for budget management, determine resource needs, allocate resources, ensure proper productivity and cost effectiveness of the healthcare facility. Ensure orientation and training programs are established for staff development. Responsible to maintain an equal opportunity work environment Orients, trains, and evaluates competencies and rates performance for pharmacists. Identifies the changing needs of the service population and with consultation Director of Pharmacy by initiating program improvements and modifications. Ensures compliance with instructions received from the Pharmacy Director. Assures Clinical Pharmacy and prescription services are provided in a safe and effective manner. Interprets prescriptions and dispenses products prescribed which require accuracy in dosage and identification of therapeutic incompatibilities to avoid serious injury of death to the patient.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): Education: A doctoral degree in Pharmacy that is recognized by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. Licensure: Applicants must be licensed to practice pharmacy in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Medical: Applicants must be able to distinguish basic colors. Experience: Applicant's qualifications background must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary to perform the work of the position. Pharmacy work requires knowledge of the use, clinical effects, and composition of medications, including their chemical, biological, and physical properties. Qualifying professional pharmacy experience may involve, but is not limited to: Dispensing medications prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and providing information to health practitioners and patients about proper usage of medications and side effects; Evaluating medication use patterns and outcomes for patients in hospitals or managed care organizations; Performing administrative, consultative, or staff advisory work for a medical facility's pharmacy program; Planning, monitoring and evaluating medication programs or regimens; Establishing medication-handling procedures for the storage and preservation of medications; Researching medical literature and/or clinical medication information to provide accurate responses to inquiries; and/or Maintaining all medication records required by law. In addition to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, GS-0610-13: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Examples include: knowledge of directing a pharmacy department, to generate plan improvements and provide direct delivery of pharmacy services by identifying the changing needs of Pharmacy. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP).

Education

For positions requiring positive education requirements, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned) in your resume.

When there is a positive education requirement, or you are using education to qualify as a substitution for experience, transcripts (unofficial) are required at the time of application to verify that you meet the educational requirement or substitution. Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
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Contacts

• Address White River Service Unit PO Box 860 White River, AZ 85941 US
• Name: Renee Cunliffe
• Phone: 928-498-7075
• Email: [email protected]