The incumbent is responsible for providing complete pharmaceutical care for the Elko Service Unit pharmacy service as directed by the Chief Pharmacists. As such, the incumbent is ultimately responsible for all pharmaceutical care duties delegated by the Chief Pharmacist. The incumbent's main responsibilities are to ensure the safe prescribing, processing, monitoring, and dispensing of medications. The pharmacist may also perform other duties under the supervision of the Chief Pharmacist.

Duties

Obtains an appropriate medication history, performs medication reconciliation, and performs limited physical assessment related to the specialized pharmacy clinics. Distinguishes between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional or mental problems. Assures appropriateness of prescribed drug therapy through screening of prescriptions for all required elements, chart screening, patient interviewing, interpretation of laboratory values, and consultation with medical providers. Develops, plans, organizes, implements, maintains, and performs a pharmacist-based disease state management health promotion/disease prevention programs where medications are the main method of treatment for a chronic disease state. This may include providing primary care to patients for selected disease states through pharmacy primary care protocols without the patients seeing a physician.

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. Note: Employees currently assigned to positions in this occupational series as of September 2017 will be considered to have met the basic requirements for the position occupied. Individual Occupation Requirements 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 Requirements: 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. Basic Requirement for the GS-11 Grade Level: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D., Pharm.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: GS-12 Grade Level: In addition to the requirements for the GS-11 (or equivalent) level, applicants must have a minimum of one year of professional pharmacy experience. Examples of professional pharmacy experience include: independently manages patient drug therapy under collaborative practice agreements {e.g. diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, dialysis, etc.); responsible for the provision of pharmacy services including all drug distribution services, clinical pharmacy services, and informatics; the pharmacist advises and provides technical expertise/leadership in the areas of medication selection, procurement, storage, ordering, preparing, dispensing, billing, delivery, administration, medication management and monitoring. 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). You must meet all qualification requirements by closing date of the announcement.

Education

This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer.

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.

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 Owyhee Service Unit 515 Shoshone Circle Elko, NV 89801 US
• Name: Marlen Ramos
• Phone: 602-364-5219
• Email: [email protected]