Pharmacist(Clinical Spec)

Summary

This position serves as a PACT Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner at the Edward Hines, Jr Hospital, 5000 S 5th Ave, Hines, IL 60141 within the Pharmacy Service.

Duties

VA Careers – Pharmacy:

• https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws The Women’s Health Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner (CPP) serves as a mid-level practitioner with prescribing privileges with the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT).
• The PACT CPP functions at the highest level of clinical pharmacy practice to provide Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM) in the outpatient primary care practice settings.
• Duties Include: Functions as a mid-level practitioner to design, implement, and monitor therapeutic drug plans to achieve definite outcomes through direct interactions with patients and providers in assigned areas.
• Orders, performs, and interprets the physical measurements necessary to monitor, support, and modify the patient’s medication therapy.
• Ordering and prescribing medications, vaccines, devices, and supplies to include to initiation, continuation, discontinuation, monitoring, and/or altering therapy.
• Conducts virtual and in-person (when appropriate) encounters with patients for CMM in the PACT practice area.
• Follows-up with patients in a timely manner and monitors for drug therapy response, potential adverse drug reactions, allergies, adherence, laboratory results, and other monitoring measures as appropriate; treatment plan adjustments are made accordingly based on assessed measures Utilizes motivational interview skills with patient, family, caregiver, and other healthcare professionals to collect patient-specific data, conduct medication history, and identify additional data needed for medication review assessment and medication reconciliation.
• Ensures appropriate care coordination during transitions of care (changes in levels of care, shift changes, etc.) as well as throughout the discharge process, as indicated.
• Effectively instructs patients and family members in the appropriate use of medications and medical devices.
• Incumbent adjusts communication and tracking methods based on age and developmental considerations.
• Accurately assesses and documents patient comprehension.
• Refers patients to educational programs provided at the medical center by multidisciplinary teams.
• Assists in medical emergencies and high-risk scenarios, when applicable.
• The PACT CPP ensures appropriate selection of medications, dosages, and administration, and provides recommendation on routes and dosages for alternatives medications if warranted.
• Reviews patient medication regimens for clinical effectiveness, drug selection, dosing, contraindications, side effects, potential drug interactions, and therapeutic outcomes as required.
• Communicates findings with prescribers and provides appropriate alternatives to current treatment plans as needed.
• Utilizes VAADERs Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) reporting system to monitor and report drug errors, adverse drug reactions, allergies, and patient compliance issues.
• Enters and documents medication errors or findings in the medication reporting system.
• Documents pharmaceutical care plan and interventions performed in electronic health record and/or facility specific programs in accordance with policies and facility by-laws.
• Apply knowledge of normal laboratory values in the evaluation of patient care, recognizes significant abnormalities, and makes dose adjustment recommendations based on objective laboratory findings.
• Reviews and evaluates requests for non-formulary and restricted drugs for appropriateness and compliance with established criteria where applicable and as assigned.
• Responsible for processing all electronic orders for assigned team as requested or needed including verifying patient information, correct medication dose, route, and frequency of administration.
• All orders are checked for patient allergies, drug interactions, incompatibilities, duplication, and priority.
• Identifies, interprets, and resolves prescribing and dispensing issues, including pharmacotherapeutics and the formulary.
• Documents interventions within the specified timeframe if applicable.
• Dispenses controlled substances with accuracy according to current policies and procedures.
• Serves as a preceptor for students, PGY-1, and PGY-2 residents at Hines VA Hospital and maintains preceptor qualifications that aligns with American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP) and set forth by the residency program director.
• Serves as an advocate for the pharmacy profession and educates team members on PACT and CPP processes.
• Work with other health care providers to develop programs for improvement of drug use.
• Work Schedule: 8am to 4:30pm -Mondays-Fridays- with rotating weekends and holidays; as needed for patient care.
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position Completion or pending completion of PGY2 in Ambulatory care, completion or pending completion of VHA PGY1 program, and/ or BCPS/BCACP preferred.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
• Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the “Required Documents” section of this announcement.

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/.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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Required Documents

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

• License
• Resume SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action Special Note for Applications: To complete your application, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document.
• This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted ‘Resume’ document upload field.
• Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limitation into the ‘Other’ document upload field.
• The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position.
• Please ensure you have included all documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc.
• Cover Letter License Other (1) Professional Certification
• Resume SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action Veterans’ preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.