The Clinical Pharmacist is the primary professional pharmacy staff member, responsible for the daily operation of the pharmacy medication management systems of this affiliated tertiary care, teaching, medical, surgical, and research hospital, and outpatient pharmacy with a focus on community care prescriptions..

Duties

VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws The incumbent has responsibility for providing pharmaceutical care and pharmacotherapy services for patients and professional staff within out and inpatient services. The goals are to optimize drug therapy and resource utilization. Within this basic framework, the incumbent assumes the following duties and responsibilities: (1) Participate in daily multidisciplinary team rounds (when applicable) and provide drug information, observation on patient response to therapy and appropriate recommendations regarding treatment alternatives or additional interventions to maximize patient care outcomes taking into consideration choice of therapy, safety, efficacy, and pharmacoeconomics. (2) Interviews and evaluates patients in acute and ambulatory settings for appropriateness and accuracy of pharmacologic therapy and makes a patient centered care plan for those patients who need pharmaceutical care and will document the medication care plan in the medical record. (3) Provides care and/or services appropriate to the age of the patients being served. Assesses data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the information needed to identify each patient's. requirements relative to their age-specific needs and to provide care needed as described in the services' policies and procedures. (4) Assumption of limited prescribing patient care management functions under appropriate supervision. Prescriptive authority will be established as outlined in the employee's scope of practice (if applicable) (5) Provides consultative services to all professional staff and patients regarding medication therapy. (6) Designs and/or participates in quality assurance projects/research studies or outcomes research involving drug therapy or clinical pharmacy functions. (7) Drug Therapy Monitoring - Drug therapy monitoring should be conducted by Clinical Pharmacists in all areas of pharmacy practice as an ongoing activity. Drug therapy monitoring includes the following: - The therapeutic appropriateness of the patient's drug regimen - Therapeutic duplication in the patient's drug regimen - The appropriateness of route and method of administration - 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 - Documentation of medication reconciliation - The degree of patient compliance with the drug regimen - Drug/drug, drug/food, drug/laboratory or drug/disease interactions and contraindications - Clinical and pharmacokinetic laboratory data to evaluate the efficacy of drug therapy and to anticipate side effects, toxicity, or adverse effects - Physical signs and clinical symptoms relevant to the patient's drug therapy - The appropriateness of the patient's drug regimen and therapy, as it pertains to the patient population served, particularly the elderly male patient - Performing medication reconciliation while performing health and medication histories - Documenting and assessing adverse drug events (ADEs) - Assisting in formulary management including therapeutic substitutions, non-formulary reviews, and medication usage evaluations - Assisting in medical emergencies (8) Pharmacist Intervention - Relevant findings from drug therapy monitoring activities must be communicated to other health care professionals who are responsible for the patient's care in order to increase the effectiveness and minimize potential risks of drug therapy. In consultation with prescribers, the interpretation of such data will generally stimulate Clinical Pharmacist recommendations for revision of drug therapy plans. The incumbent is expected to provide documentation of the outcomes of interventions to his/her supervisor. (9) Pharmaceutical Care - The Clinical Pharmacist shall practice in a collaborative manner with other health care providers in the provision of pharmaceutical care to patient populations as specified in the competency assessment checklist for the position. Pharmaceutical care is defined as the responsible provision of drug therapy for the purpose of achieving definite outcomes that improve a patient's quality of life. The outcomes that should be attained are: - Cure/amelioration of disease - Reduction/elimination of symptoms - Slowing/arresting of disease processes - Prevention of disease or symptoms Work Schedule: M-F 0800-1430 rotation of weekends and holidays Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. 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.) OR (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 criterial Grade Determinations: GS 13 Clinical Specialist Experience. In addition to the GS-12 requirements, must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. Clinical Pharmacy Specialist. The clinical pharmacy specialist (CPS) functions at the highest level of clinical practice, works independently under their scope of practice as defined by the individual medical center to directly care for patients. A CPS plays a defined role in budgetary execution and serves as a mid-level provider who functions to initiate, modify or discontinue medication therapy and as a consultant for intensive medication therapy management services. This includes, but is not limited to, the following: designing, implementing, assessing, monitoring and documenting therapeutic plans utilizing the most effective, least toxic and most economical medication treatments; helping achieve positive patient centric outcomes through direct and indirect interactions with patients, providers, and interdisciplinary teams in assigned areas; performing physical assessments; and ordering laboratory and other tests to help determine efficacy and toxicity of medication therapy. Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following KSAs:a. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions.b. Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards for their program area. c. Ability to solve problems, coordinate and organize responsibilities to maximize outcomes in their program area or area of clinical expertise. d. Expert knowledge of a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice or specialty area of pharmacy. e. Advanced skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies, including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters. References: VHA Handbook 5005 Appendix G15 Part II

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Edward Hines Junior Hospital 5000 South 5th Avenue Hines, IL 60141 US
• Name: Vanessa Houliston
• Phone: 725-210-2766
• Email: [email protected]