The Clinical Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) role for the medication management transition of care position at the Captain James Lovell Federal Health Care Center includes interacting with patients and health care providers to collect data about medication use, providing supplemental patient education, conducting medication history reconciliation and medication monitoring with pharmacist oversight, and documenting activities in the electronic medical record.

Duties

VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Total Reward$ | VA Careers The Clinical Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) will participate in completing medication histories upon patient admission. These will be conducted through face-to-face patient interviews and by reviewing the electronic medical record for both VA and DoD beneficiaries. The incumbent will be responsible for the filling, dispensing, procurement, storage, preparation, review, distribution, and control of medications/other pharmaceutical products to patients. Major duties and responsibilities includes but are not limited to: Clinical Practice: Conduct face to face appointments for medication reconciliation and discharge counseling under supervision of a clinical pharmacist. Provide patient education on pharmacy topics including prescription refills, patient rights and responsibilities, and education specific to medication adherence. Routinely review computer medication profile for prescription duplication, therapeutic duplication, prescription noncompliance, and allergies / adverse drug reactions. Reports identified medication related concerns to assigned clinical pharmacist for evaluation. Communicate and follow-up on requests in a timely manner based on the needs of the clinic team /supervisor(s). Report all potential patient or pharmacy distribution problems verbally and/or in writing as requested by the clinical pharmacist or pharmacy specialist in the area assigned. Prioritize operational and assigned clinical functions to provide the highest quality of patient care. Program Management: Evaluate and analyze the workflow to coordinate activities in support of the Acute Care Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners and the transitions of care pharmacy team. Ensures productivity is maintained at the established level for the programs for which the individual is responsible. Assisting with medication use evaluations (MU-Es) and/or assisting with formulary management/prior authorization consults as assigned. Assists in data collection and analysis for drug utilization, medication errors, adverse drug events and performance improvement initiatives. Clinical Education and Scholarly Activities: Completes all required Talent Management System (TMS) training on a timely basis. Maintains knowledge and completes continuing education in therapeutic areas of expertise. Assists in training new employees. Maintain competence by participating in staff development programs. Provides in-service programs for the appropriate clinic personnel and pharmacy technicians as assigned. Medication Processing and Distribution: Fill VA/DoD prescription medications for window. Performs routine cleaning on equipment (computers, automated dispensing devices, Laminar Workflow Bench, Biological Safety Cabinet, Restricted Access Barrier Systems, crash cart trays, Anesthesia carts and general work areas). Ensures all first dose, unit dose cart fills, and ward stock fills are checked, per policy, prior to delivery to patient care areas. Compounds and/or reconstitutes oral or external medications (non-sterile). This includes calculating and converting to proper weights and measures the amount of drug or solution to be used. Perform additional duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am to 4:00pm (CST), rotating every third weekend. Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized 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. English Language Proficiency - You must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d) Education or Experience: For all grade levels and positions that accept both education and experience to qualify, equivalent combinations of qualifying education and experience that total at least 100% are qualifying. The combined percentage is determined by adding total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level to the education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level. Grandfather Provision. A Pharmacy Technician employed in VHA on the effective date of the qualification standard (11/7/2023) 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 in this standard but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it, the following provisions apply: Employees 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 journeyman level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions. Employees in an occupation that requires a licensure/certification/ registration only at higher grade levels must meet the licensure/ certification/registration requirement before they can be promoted to those higher grade levels. 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 who are converted to title 38 hybrid status under this provision and subsequently leave the occupation lose protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of re-entry to the occupation. 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. GS-8 Determination: In addition to meeting the basic requirements, you must possess at least one (1) year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-07). Certification: For positions above the full performance level, the employee must pass a national certification exam and hold an active national certification through either: Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT). National Healthcareer Association (NHA), Certified Pharmacy Technician (ExCPT). Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs and meet any additional KSAs for the assignment, if indicated: Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, principles, methodology and policies in a specialized area or section of pharmacy (such as sterile compounding, controlled substances, automation, clinical pharmacy, contact center, etc.) Note: See Specialized Area.in the Definitions Section. Skill in training and orienting new and existing pharmacy facility employees and students on proper policies and procedures. Ability to evaluate, analyze and coordinate workflow and work activities within a specialized area or section of the pharmacy. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-8. Reference: Former VA Handbook 5005 Part II Appendix G28 Pharmacy Technician Qualification Standard, GS-0661, dated November 7, 2023. Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Service.

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 Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center 3001 Green Bay Road North Chicago, IL 60064 US
• Name: Ikeisha Clarke
• Phone: 224-713-5973
• Email: [email protected]