Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
The PACT pharmacist will work under a hub but will have one primary work area. Candidates will cover work that is distributed throughout the Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) and main campus as assigned. Current assignments are available at the following locations:
Beaver County VA Clinic, Belmont County VA Clinic, Fayette County VA Clinic, Washington County VA Clinic, Westmoreland County VA Clinic, and the main VA Pittsburgh Campuses. Please annotate in your application if you have a preference or only wish to be considered for one of the above areas as your primary work area. Duties include but are not limited to:
Direct Patient Care:
Providing direct patient care for patients assigned to their PACT teams in the ambulatory care setting, which includes:
independent prescribing under a scope of practice, clinical monitoring, ordering labs and coordinating care with other clinicians; performing dashboard surveillance to identify patients in need to clinical intervention for better patient outcomes as measures by HEDIS and SAIL measures; and serving as the pharmacotherapy specialist for the primary care team and providing therapeutic recommendations for clinically challenging patient cases. Directly involved in the design, implementation and monitoring of therapeutic drug plans to achieve definite outcomes through direct interactions with patients and providers in assigned area; Extends medication therapy until next medical appointment, when patients are out of maintenance medications (limited to non-controlled substances) per pharmacy Bridging procedure; Monitors for and reports drug errors, adverse drug reactions, allergies, and patient compliance issues. Documents findings per facility procedures; Reviews and evaluates requests for non-formulary and restricted drugs for appropriateness and compliance with established criteria where applicable; Reviews and verifies medication orders to be administered to patients in primary care, prior to administration, for appropriateness and to reduce potential risk of adverse drug event; Participates in the training and in-servicing of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, and other medical center personnel as required; Serves as preceptor for pharmacy students and/or pharmacy residents in accordance with established protocols; Assists in the development of proposals for improved and/or new clinical pharmacy services; Serves as an authority on drug usage, interactions, over-dosages, and compliance to medical staff, nursing staff, technicians and students. Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 8:
00 a.m - 4:
30 p.m. may include extended hours (weekends, early morning, and evenings) at the discretion of the supervisor to cover clinic pharmacy needs. Financial Disclosure Report:
Required Telework:
Intermittent eligibility as necessary This is a bargaining unit position. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/07/2019. 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. 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. 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.) 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). Preferred
Experience:
-PGY-2 Ambulatory Care -Fellowship training -Current PACT practice, or equivalent experience Grade Determinations:
GS-13 (a)
Experience:
In addition to the GS-12 requirements, you must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. (b) Assignments:
Candidates at this grade level are to be in one of the assignments listed below. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher level duties must consist of significant scope, administrative independence, complexity (difficulty) and range of variety as described in this standard at the specified grade level and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. 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:
VA Handbook 5005/55, Part II, Appendix G15 Pharmacist Qualification Standard. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. Physical Requirements:
Light lifting, under 15 pounds. Light carrying, under 15 pounds. Reaching above shoulder. Use of both fingers. Walking .75 hours. Standing 4 hours. Near vision correctable at 13 to 16 to Jaeger 1 to 4. Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other. Ability to distinguish basic colors. Ability to distinguish shades of color. Hearing (aid permitted). Mental and emotional stability. Must be able to work closely with others.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Beaver County VA Clinic, Belmont County VA Clinic, Fayette County VA Clinic, Washington County VA Clinic, Westmoreland County VA Clinic, and the main VA Pittsburgh Campuses. Please annotate in your application if you have a preference or only wish to be considered for one of the above areas as your primary work area. Duties include but are not limited to:
Direct Patient Care:
Providing direct patient care for patients assigned to their PACT teams in the ambulatory care setting, which includes:
independent prescribing under a scope of practice, clinical monitoring, ordering labs and coordinating care with other clinicians; performing dashboard surveillance to identify patients in need to clinical intervention for better patient outcomes as measures by HEDIS and SAIL measures; and serving as the pharmacotherapy specialist for the primary care team and providing therapeutic recommendations for clinically challenging patient cases. Directly involved in the design, implementation and monitoring of therapeutic drug plans to achieve definite outcomes through direct interactions with patients and providers in assigned area; Extends medication therapy until next medical appointment, when patients are out of maintenance medications (limited to non-controlled substances) per pharmacy Bridging procedure; Monitors for and reports drug errors, adverse drug reactions, allergies, and patient compliance issues. Documents findings per facility procedures; Reviews and evaluates requests for non-formulary and restricted drugs for appropriateness and compliance with established criteria where applicable; Reviews and verifies medication orders to be administered to patients in primary care, prior to administration, for appropriateness and to reduce potential risk of adverse drug event; Participates in the training and in-servicing of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, and other medical center personnel as required; Serves as preceptor for pharmacy students and/or pharmacy residents in accordance with established protocols; Assists in the development of proposals for improved and/or new clinical pharmacy services; Serves as an authority on drug usage, interactions, over-dosages, and compliance to medical staff, nursing staff, technicians and students. Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 8:
00 a.m - 4:
30 p.m. may include extended hours (weekends, early morning, and evenings) at the discretion of the supervisor to cover clinic pharmacy needs. Financial Disclosure Report:
Required Telework:
Intermittent eligibility as necessary This is a bargaining unit position. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/07/2019. 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. 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. 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.) 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). Preferred
Experience:
-PGY-2 Ambulatory Care -Fellowship training -Current PACT practice, or equivalent experience Grade Determinations:
GS-13 (a)
Experience:
In addition to the GS-12 requirements, you must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. (b) Assignments:
Candidates at this grade level are to be in one of the assignments listed below. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher level duties must consist of significant scope, administrative independence, complexity (difficulty) and range of variety as described in this standard at the specified grade level and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. 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:
VA Handbook 5005/55, Part II, Appendix G15 Pharmacist Qualification Standard. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. Physical Requirements:
Light lifting, under 15 pounds. Light carrying, under 15 pounds. Reaching above shoulder. Use of both fingers. Walking .75 hours. Standing 4 hours. Near vision correctable at 13 to 16 to Jaeger 1 to 4. Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other. Ability to distinguish basic colors. Ability to distinguish shades of color. Hearing (aid permitted). Mental and emotional stability. Must be able to work closely with others.
- Department:
0660 Pharmacist - Salary Range:
$112,471 to $135,475 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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