The Murfreesboro VA Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP), is recruiting for Clinical Pharmacist (Production). This a highly automated mail order pharmacy that provides prescription order fulfillment, medication assessment and verification and mail packaging for prescription orders transmitted electronically from host sites. Host sites include VA facilities as well as other government agencies with which the VA has sharing agreements.

Duties

VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Duties include, but are not limited to the following descriptions: Prescription Assessment: Stays current regarding new therapy and developing standards of practice. Utilizing professional judgment and available data, evaluates the appropriateness of ordered medications via physical or virtual inspection in accordance with local criteria and policy. Electronically cancels back any prescription that does not meet established criteria to require correction by the host site. Performs focused evaluation of available data identifying, trending and reporting any areas of concern as appropriate. Prescription Distribution: Utilizing professional knowledge of pharmaceuticals, governing laws, regulations, and standards of pharmacy practice provides physical or virtual inspection of available data to determine the dispensing accuracy of prescriptions prepared by technical staff or dispensing automation. Dispenses medications with accuracy according to current local policies and procedures while effectively prioritizing workflow to ensure timely provision of service. For prescriptions not meeting established verification criteria follows appropriate procedure for correction within the CMOP. Evaluates and trends internal data for assigned area and related processes when indicated to ensure optimal performance and accuracy of system. lnventory/Product Line Support: Stays current regarding new pharmaceutical therapies, developing standards or pharmacy practice and advances in information technology. Identifies opportunities for increased dispensing efficiency related to product movement variable pack sizes, re-distribution among systems and sub-systems and makes recommendations to a Supervisory Pharmacist or Logistics Manager. Provides quality assurance for replenishment activities of pharmacy technicians for automated dispensing equipment. Participates in coordination of inventory reduction/procurement in an effort to meet CMOP initiatives. Automation Support: Stays current regarding new pharmacy automated dispensing technology. Monitors performance of the automated dispensing equipment. Communicates issues, progress and status to Supervisor(s) to ensure optimal performance, safety and workflow. Provides direction to the technical staff working with the automated processing equipment, including establishing guidelines in regard to performance, reviewing accuracy quality and efficiency of general workflow. Provides input in developing policies, procedures, and training guidelines for the proper use and maintenance of automated dispensing systems. Ensures the timeliness and accuracy of orders by utilizing internal monitors. Troubleshoots and resolves minor automated dispensing machinery problems, correct errors, and verifies calibrations. Develops higher levels of expertise in staff through mentoring and training. Administrative/Program Support: Establishes and maintains effective interpersonal relationships which reflect a cooperative attitude. Exercises leadership and practices time management skills. Provides direction to CMOP technical staff in all aspects of prescription filling processes such as: proper procedures for product stocking automation replenishment, document printing, medication labeling and prescription packaging for mail. Actively participates in the systematic collection of quality assurance and/or performance improvement data under the direction of a Supervisory Pharmacist(s). Provides leadership in the identification and analysis of healthcare trends and usage. Complies with Safety Occupational and Health Standards and Policies. Reports all hazardous environmental situations to a Supervisor. Stays current regarding new pharmaceutical therapies, developing standards of pharmacy practice and advances in information technology. Takes advantage of educational opportunities advancement in areas such as Project Management, Lean, Six Sigma or other local or National CMOP initiatives. Participates effectively in all aspects of the CMOP training program. Promotes the learning experience by striving to improve personal knowledge base and performance. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 40 hours per week/10 hour shifts/4 days per week/Tour of duty based on upon organizational needs. Must be willing to split schedule as assigned between the following locations: 5171 Sam Jared Drive, Murfreesboro TN 37130 & 3209 Elam Farms Pkwy, Murfreesboro TN 37127 Compressed/Flexible:Not available. Telework: Not available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: Clinical Pharmacist (Production)77010A. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not 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: 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. (NOTE: Prior to 2005 ACPE accredited both baccalaureate and Doctor of Pharmacy terminal degree program. Today the sole degree is Doctor of Pharmacy.) 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. NOTE: Individuals who have or have had multiple licenses and had any such license revoked for professional misconduct, professional incompetence or substandard care, or who surrendered such license after receiving written notice of potential termination of such license by the State for professional misconduct, professional incompetence, or substandard care, are not eligible for appointment to the position unless such revoked or surrendered license is fully restored (38 U.S.C. § 7402(f)). Effective November 30, 1999, this is a requirement for employment. This requirement does not apply to licensed pharmacists on VA rolls as of that date, provided they maintain continuous appointment and are not disqualified for employment by any subsequent revocations or voluntary surrenders of State license, registration or certification. Failure to Obtain License. In all cases, pharmacists must actively pursue meeting state prerequisites for licensure starting from the date of their appointment. At the time of appointment, the supervisor will provide the unlicensed pharmacist with the written requirement to obtain licensure, the date by which the license must be acquired, and the consequences for not becoming licensed by the deadline. Failure to become licensed within 2 years from date of appointment will result in removal from the GS-0660 Pharmacist series and may result in termination of employment. Exception. Non-licensed pharmacists who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements may be given a temporary appointment at the entry level as a Graduate Pharmacist under the authority of 38 U.S.C. § 7405(c)(2)(B). The appointing official may waive the requirement of licensure for a period not to exceed 2 years for a pharmacist that provides care under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. For grade levels above the GS-11, the candidate must be licensed. Grade Determination: GS-11 Pharmacist Experience, Education, and Licensure. None beyond the basic requirements. GS-12 Clinical Pharmacist (Full Performance Level) In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must meet one of the following: 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, or Completion of an ACPE-accredited Pharm.D. program. Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs): Knowledge of professional pharmacy practice. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to both patients and health care staff. Knowledge of laws, regulations, and accreditation standards related to the distribution and control of scheduled and non-scheduled drugs and pharmacy security. Skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies, including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters. The full performance level of this vacancy is a GS-12. Preferred Experience: Experience in pharmacy automation, prescription verification. 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). Grandfathering Provision: All licensed pharmacists employed in VHA in this occupation on the effective date of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title, series and grade held, including positive education and licensure/certification/registration that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation. For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements required in this standard, but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it, the following provisions apply: (1) Employees grandfathered into the GS-660 occupational series may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance (journey) level, or changed to lower grade within the occupation, but may not be promoted beyond the journey level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions. (2) Employees who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of the qualification standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed, on a temporary or permanent basis, until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard. Employees initially grandfathered into this occupation, who subsequently obtain additional education and/or licensure/certification/registration, that meet all the basic requirements of this qualification standard must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupation. (3) If a licensed pharmacist who was retained under this provision leaves the occupation, the employee loses protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of reentry to the occupation. References: VA HANDBOOK 5005/55 PART II APPENDIX G15 Physical Requirements: VA Directive and Handbook 5019.

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 Murfreesboro VA CMOP 5171 Sam Jared Drive Murfreesboro, TN 37130 US
• Name: Virginia Jonas
• Phone: (602) 475-1294
• Email: [email protected]