Pharmacist (Staff Pharmacist)
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is presently looking of Pharmacist (Staff Pharmacist) right now, this position will be assigned in Kansas. Detailed specification about this position opportunity please read the description below. Wichita, KS United States
Duties:
Duties include but are not limited to : providing inpatient, outpatient, and staff pharmacy services to ! all eligible veterans. Provides consultation services within the Medical Center. Screens, enters and verifies medication orders (inpatient and outpatient) for accuracy and appropriateness of drug, dose, form, route and interval. Counsels patients on the use, side effects, storage and reordering of prescription medications. Provides drug information to physicians, nurses and other allied health care providers. Supports the primary care and inpatient medical teams in addressing the pharmaceutical care needs of patients by clarifying orders, checking for duplication, resolving medication supply problems and intervening on inappropriate drug regimens.
Qualifications & Evaluations
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.)
(1) Graduate of an
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (A! CPE) accredited College or
School of Pharmacy with a bacca! laureate 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 .)
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, limit! ed, 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.
Physical Requirements. See
VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
English Language
Proficiency. Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English
as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d).
GRADE REQUIRMENTS:
(a) Experience, Education,
and Licensure. None beyond the basic requirements. ( NOTE: See
exception to licensure requirement in subparagraph 2c(1) above.)
(b) Assignment. Pharmacists
at this grade level serve in a developmental capacity.
(2) GS-12 Clinical Pharmacist
(Full Performance Level)
(a) Experience or Education.
In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must meet one of the
following:
1. 1 year of experience
equivalent to the next lower grade level! , or
2. Completion of an
ACPE-accredited Pharm.D. program.!
(b) Assignment. A
pharmacist in this assignment handles routine medication-related activities in
accordance with local, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), and national
policies and regulations. These include, but are not limited to: reviewing,
interpreting, and verifying medication orders for appropriateness; processing
and filling medication orders; interacting with and making recommendations
to other clinical staff regarding medication therapy ordered to ensure safe and
effective care; reviewing the patient's medications, allergies, labs, and other
pertinent information from the medical record to identify and solve
medication-related problems; contacting providers as appropriate; documenting
recommendations and interventions; providing refill extensions and partial
medication supplies; taking health and medication histories; performing
medication reconciliation; providing drug information; assisting in for! mulary
management including therapeutic substitutions, nonformulary reviews and
medication usage evaluations; documenting and assessing adverse drug events
(ADEs); assisting in medical emergencies; providing oversight of technical
staff in all aspects of medication distribution. Pharmacists assigned to this
position must demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs):
1. Knowledge of professional
pharmacy practice.
2. Ability to communicate
orally and in writing to both patients and health care staff.
3. Knowledge of laws,
regulations, and accreditation standards related to the distribution and
control of scheduled and non-scheduled drugs and pharmacy security.
4. Skill in monitoring and
assessing the outcome of drug therapies, including physical assessment and
interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters.
Your application, résumé and/or supporting do! cumentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully.! Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.
How to Apply
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login , select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
More Info
Wichita
KS
2013-08-23T21:! 28:52.692732
349571600
Permanent
PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. 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.
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VATA
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
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This job opportunity an! nouncement may be used to fill additional vacancies.This position is in! the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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Click the following link to view and print the occupational questionnaire View Occupational Questionnaire . Print the 1203FX form, follow the instructions and provide your responses to the occupational questionnaire items http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdfimage/opm1203fx.pdf. Fax the completed 1203FX form along with any supporting documents to 1-478-757-3144. Your 1203FX will serve as a cover page for your fax transmission.
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After we receive your complete application package (including any required documents), your qualifications will be reviewed to decide if you meet the basic requirements. You will be notified when this decision is made.
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If you were eligible to this position, please send us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
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