The Cincinnati, OH VA Medical Center is recruiting for a full time Clinical Pharmacy Specialist to function as Clinical Pharmacy Provider (PACT). Incumbent will work collaboratively serving as a medication expert to assist primary care and specialty care teams in meeting the medication therapy needs of their patients. Location: This position maybe located at the Cincinnati VAMC or surrounding CBOCS. This will be discussed during the interview.

Duties

The Cincinnati VA Medical Center is a two-division campus located in Cincinnati, Ohio and Fort Thomas, Kentucky serving 15 counties in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Southeast Indiana with 6 Community Based Outpatient Clinics located in Bellevue, KY; Florence, KY; Lawrenceburg, IN; Hamilton, OH; Clermont County, OH, and Georgetown, OH. Cincinnati VAMC also supports two off main campus locations in the Cincinnati area via an Eye Center and Mental Health Outreach Community Division. Duties: Evaluates a wide variety of patients assigned to the patient aligned care teams (PACT), home-based primary care (HBPC) teams and in specialty clinics. Makes appropriate recommendations on drug therapy , assesses for efficacy, and develops pharmaceutical care plans, including establishment of outcome goals. Develops, implements, and maintains Clinical Pharmacy Clinics as part of PACT, HBPC, and/or specialty clinics as assigned to ensure timely follow-up for patients. Serves as a liaison between Pharmacy Service and assigned clinical areas. Works with patients who have been identified as having compliance/adherence issues with their medications by conducting encounters, assessing barriers to compliance, and identifying and educating on ways to improve compliance. Works directly with assigned teams to help ensure continuity of care for patients leaving the hospital. Ensures timely completion of pharmacy chart reviews that assess safety and efficacy of medications for HBPC teams as assigned. Provides timely and accurate drug information to assist providers and other medical staff with the development of therapeutic plans and medication issues. Participates in the focused and ongoing professional practice (FPPE & OPPE) evaluation process. Quality and Patient Safety: Consistently uses Scope of Practice (SOP) credentialing appropriately and with minimal errors. Consistently follows non-formulary processes and procedures when ordering non-formulary medications. Performs a thorough review of all prescriptions entered and uses clinical judgement when making recommendations. Provides patent-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. Fills all orders in a timely fashion; review of the patent's allergy history, drug, drug-nutrient, drug-laboratory and drug-disease state interactions and assessment for clinical relevance should be performed and dealt with appropriately. Performs continuous evaluation of prescribed medications to assure optimal drug therapy. Assesses drug safety and efficacy, including evaluation of physical systems. Reports adverse drug events (ADE), near misses, and medication errors in alignment with VA ADERS, JPSR, and any other pertinent reporting programs. Professional Service and Practice Advancement: Utilizes professional skills and knowledge to effectively assist in the training and orientation of new personnel trainees. Attends, participates, and contributes as an active member of various Medical Center Committees as determined by Pharmacy Service supervisory personnel. Develops, initiates, and maintains policies and procedures with other healthcare providers necessary to improve the quality of care and improve Medical Center processes. Participates and contributes towards meeting facility cost savings initiative goals and lowering the average cost per unique. Assists in the collection, tabulation, preparation of data and reports pertinent information to Pharmacy Service and Medical Center programs. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 91421-0 Relocation Incentives: May be Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency: Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d). Education: (1) 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. Verification of approved degree programs may be obtained from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, Illinois 60602-5109; phone: (312) 664-3575, or through their Web site at: http://www.acpe-accredit.org/. (NOTE: Prior to 2005 ACPE accredited both baccalaureate and Doctor of Pharmacy terminal degree program. Today the sole degree is Doctor of Pharmacy.)(2) 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). 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. The pharmacist must maintain current registration if this is a requirement for maintaining full, current, and unrestricted licensure. A pharmacist who has, or has ever had, any license(s) revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, limited, or issued/placed in a probationary status may be appointed only in accordance with the provisions in VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, section B, paragraph 16. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: GS-13 Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Experience In addition to the GS-12 requirements, must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following KSAs: Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions. Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards for their program area. Ability to solve problems, coordinate and organize responsibilities to maximize outcomes in their program area or area of clinical expertise. Expert knowledge of a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice or specialty area of pharmacy. Advanced skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies, including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters. References: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G15 Pharmacist Qualification Standard. Physical Requirements: Work is mostly sedentary in nature. Work requires moderate lifting, walking, bending, stooping, standing, pushing and pulling. Preferred Experience: Board Certification preferred and Pharmacy Resident.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Cincinnati VA Medical Center 3200 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45220 US
• Name: Michelle GradyCagle
• Phone: 513-557-8818
• Email: [email protected]