This position serves as Supervisor of the Inpatient Pharmacy Services and is responsible to the Chief of Pharmacy Services for providing leadership, direction, organization, planning, implementation and evaluating of all pharmacy programs. Promotes effective utilization of all resources and promotes quality pharmaceutical services throughout Inpatient Pharmacy Services.

Duties

This position is being announced concurrently under Excepted Service/Merit Promotion procedures. Please review vacancy announcement number IHS-24-GA-12261364-ESEP/MP; for eligibility requirements. Assists in the development and maintenance of pertinent clinical pharmacy programs from cost and patient outcome perspectives. Utilizes Drug Usage Evaluation to positively influence patient care outcomes and pharmacoeconomic outcomes. Identifies problems that affect patient care programs and utilizes problem-solving techniques to resolve these problems. Promotes learning experience to improve the performance of all levels of pharmacy personnel. With the Chief Pharmacist, interviews candidates, recommends appointments , promotions and disciplinary actions if appropriate. Allocates resources based on most effective use and quality patient care. Assists in the creation, review and updating of inpatient pharmacy procedures. Ensures supply requisitions are properly prepared, submitted on schedule and adequate stocks are maintained in the inpatient pharmacy. Collaborates with other health professionals to develop treatment protocols, standards of practice and policies. Defines problems and seeks workable solutions to problems and utilizes external reviews to improve facilities and services to accomplish the medical center's mission and goals.

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. For positions requiring positive education requirements, or if you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification 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. 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. In addition to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: GS-13: Applicants must have one year of professional pharmacy experience that is equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level. Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Providing and/or overseeing all inpatient pharmacy services for a large medical facility; serving as a point of contact regarding inpatient pharmacy related issues; creating or revising medication related policies and procedures to conform to regulatory and accreditation standards; ensuring appropriate staffing for safe departmental operations; managing pharmaceutical inventory and ensuring proper storage, handling and labeling of drugs; ensuring safe preparation of the complete range of sterile products including parenteral nutrition, chemotherapy, and critical care agents; collaborating to ensure medication-related technology operates smoothly and safely; evaluating program effectiveness through data collection/compilation and analysis of quality measures; advising medical staff of potential drug safety or shortage issues; taking steps to prevent medication errors and adverse reactions; and providing education of pharmacy techniques to other pharmacists. SUPERVISORY AND MANAGERIAL ABILITIES: Candidates must have demonstrated in their work experience or training that they possess, or have the potential to develop, the qualities of successful supervision, as listed under the appropriate category below: Ability to motivate, train and work effectively with subordinates who have a variety of background and training. Ability to accomplish the quality and quantity of work expected with set limits of cost and time. Ability to plan own work and carry out assignments effectively. Ability to communicate with others effectively, both orally and in writing, in working out solutions to problems or questions related to work. Ability to understand and further manage goals as these affect day-to-day work operations. Ability to develop improvements in or design new work methods and procedures. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Education

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.

Contacts

• Address Gallup Service Unit 516 E Nizhoni Blvd P O Box 1337 Gallup, NM 87301 US
• Name: Navajo Area IHS Human Resources
• Email: [email protected]