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. Program 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

The Procurement Supervisor must be a licensed pharmacist responsible for the pharmaceutical procurement and budget management of Pharmacy Service in compliance with all Fiscal and Pharmacy Benefit Management requirements. The incumbent serves as an authoritative information source on medications and their availability, relative costs, and quality of products with emphasis on contract requirements and legal requirements associated with procurement. Duties include but not limited to: Oversees and provides guidance to Pharmacy's Procurement Technicians. Works with procurement staff to ensure adequate stock of medication/supplies and avoid out of stock situations. Effectively manages leave and work schedule of subordinates to provide adequate coverage for the section. Provides accurate time and leave information to the timekeeper daily, to facilitate the posting oftimecards. Provides information to management for counseling, corrective or disciplinary actions when wan-anted. Ensures that employees complete mandatory tra111ing in a timely manner. Maintains a productive work environment and assures that employees follow acceptable rules of conduct using counseling and disciplinary/adverse actions. Actions are consistent and timely and reflect a thorough knowledge of applicable regulations and labor agreements. Ensures that subordinate staff abide to fiscal and procurement regulations; the supervisor will be held accountable if staff does not adhere to policies and procedures. Oversees controlled substance purchases at the V ACHS. Ensures compliance with all DEA, VACO and VACHS policies on this matter. Works with other pharmacy managers/supervisors and staff to identify areas of duplication of efforts and develops solutions to streamline processes, reduce waste, save costs, and improve patient care. Serves as an authoritative information source on medications and their availability, relative costs, quality of products-with-emphasis on contract requirements and legal requirements associated with procurement. Interfaces with physicians, other health care professionals, other procurement, and budget professionals and pharmacy economic pharmacist in the care of patients to optimize the utilization of rational and cost-effective drug therapy, with emphasis on legal and financial aspects of procurement. Designs a procurement plan to include routine, special and emergency ordering procedures, using accepted inventory and purchasing concepts based on established policies, federal law and VA regulations, incorporating revised and innovative methods and procedural changes which may be implemented as mandated or required in the optimum patient treatment program. Expands the pharmacy drug database through the contribution of information pe11inent to cost, availability, source, special handling, storage, and packaging. Monitors and assesses effectiveness of inventory control system through periodic review of financial data, purchasing records ancl actual stock levels. Ensures the adherence to all local, VISN, National and PBM Cost Containment initiatives. Provides specialized education and training support to other professional services in procurement and budget management. Uses the ABC inventory method to manage stock and increase inventory turns. Participates on the emergency on-call rotation. Participates in the implementation of measures for Inventory Control as Automated Dispensed Equipment and software to improve the utilization of the inventory. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. Required to work rotating shifts (2nd and 3rd) including Weekends, Holidays and On-Call. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact Adam Blas-Rodriguez, [email protected] the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child. Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66. Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: Citizenship: Citizen of the United States. (Noncitizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g, this part.) 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. 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-Documentation Supplied: 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. GS-13 Requirement: In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12). In addition to the experience above the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: required at the GS-13 grade level: 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. Specialized experience includes: Responsible for the professional and administrative management of Investigational Drugs used in the VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS) Research Program. The Research Pharmacy Coordinator assures that policies and procedures are followed in accordance with requirements of VHA Handbook 1108.04, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations governing investigational new drugs (IND's), and the Joint Commission (JC) standards. He/she is responsible for the receipt, custody, storage, dispensing and labeling of all drugs in clinical stages of evaluation, or used under investigational protocols. The incumbent is also responsible for maintaining a file of all documents as required by investigational drug protocols and to comply with FDA, VA, and FDA regulations and policies. References: VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G15 dated June 7, 2012.The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13 Language Proficiency. Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English and Spanish. Physical Requirements: The work of this position involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, libraries, and residences or commercial vehicles, e.g., use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.

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 San Juan VA Medical Center 10 Calle Casia San Juan, PR 00921 US
• Name: Manuel Colon
• Phone: 407-631-8496
• Email: [email protected]