This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Duties

VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws The incumbent works independently to provide expert level psychosocial interventions that may benefit JHQVAMC, employees, families, and our communities. The Outpatient CBOC Supervisor will function in a direct clinical care role by providing a broad range of outpatient services (psycho-diagnostic interviews, medication management, etc.) offered within the Mental Health Clinic. In this role, the incumbent will function as a full interdisciplinary team member, in collaboration with Psychiatry, Social Work, Psychology, Pharmacy, Peer Support, and Nursing staff, in the delivery of outpatient services to veteran populations.Duties include but are not limited to: Works with the Chief of Mental Health Outpatient Clinic at James H. Quillen VAMC to ensure accurate and current credentialing of assigned licensed staff, compliance with standards of practice and documentation, ethical practice, and high-quality service delivery. Reviews and updates Scope(s) of Practice, Competence Assessment(s), and practice oversight with the Chief of Outpatient Mental Health, Deputy ACOS, ACOS for MH, and the overall Mental Health Leadership Team. Assesses and assists with the professional development of peers and subordinate staff. Support staff in the team building process by promoting collaborative interaction and creative problem solving. Plans, implements, and provides clinical and managerial oversight to Clinical Services within the Mental Health Outpatient Services, primarily through CBOCs, including requirements for staff, program coordination, education and training activities, and clinical consultation. Has direct or indirect (through subordinate supervision) administrative and professional supervision of subordinates. Ensures efficient operations for the provision of services through the CBOCs and MHC. Assures that staff members are trained and competent to perform the duties assigned. Responsibilities include supervision of staff, program management, and administrative responsibilities that are complex in scope and cover a significant portion of the Outpatient Mental Health Clinic. Scope of service includes: Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) Mental Health (Bristol, Norton, Rogersville, Morristown, Campbell County, and Sevierville) Mental Health Clinic Care Coordination Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:45am- 4:30pm Telework: not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Contact Cherry Miller @ [email protected], the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

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. 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. English Language Proficiency: Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d). 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: Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs): GS-13 Pharmacy Supervisor Experience. In addition to the GS-12 requirements, must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12). Examples of specialized experience include, but are not limited to: reviewing, interpreting, and verifying medication orders for appropriateness; processing and filling medication orders; interacting with and making recommendations to other clinical staff regarding medication therapy ordered to ensure safe and effective care; reviewing the patient's medications, allergies, labs, and other pertinent information from the medical record to identify and solve medication-related problems; contacting providers as appropriate; documenting recommendations and interventions; providing refill extensions and partial medication supplies; taking health and medication histories; performing medication reconciliation; providing drug information; assisting in formulary management including therapeutic substitutions, nonformulary reviews and medication usage evaluations; documenting and assessing adverse drug events (ADEs); assisting in medical emergencies; providing oversight of technical staff in all aspects of medication distribution. Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following KSAs: Ability to effectively supervise subordinate staff. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions. Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards pertaining to pharmacy. Skill in managing people or programs. Assignments: 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 References: VA HANDBOOK 5005/55 JUNE 7, 2012 PART II APPENDIX G15. Pharmacist. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS13. Physical Requirements: Incumbent responsibility involves considerable walking, bending, standing and stooping. This position is generally sedentary in nature and no special physical demands placed on the incumbent.

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 James H Quillen VA Medical Center Corner of Lamont Street and Veterans Way Mountain Home, TN 37684 US
• Name: Annie Troublefield
• Phone: 919-396-2226
• Email: [email protected]