Clinical Pharmacy Specialist-PACT

This position is located in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Southeast Network (VISN 7), VA Augusta Health Care System (VAAHCS) in Augusta, Georgia located in the Pharmacy Department. The PACT Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner (CPP) functions at the highest level of clinical practice, works independently under their scope of practice to directly care for patients.

VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Duties to include but not limited to: Monitors and manages drug therapy for veterans including but not limited to the following chronic disease states: hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, COPD, and heart failure to achieve optimal outcomes as measured by VHA Clinical Performance Measures or provider guidance: Makes drug and dosage adjustments as needed per scope of practice. Operates independently under a defined scope of practice to initiate, change, and discontinue prescription and OTC medications in an outpatient clinical pharmacy practice setting. In collaboration with the appropriate provider, provides additional advanced medication services outside of defined clinical scope without need for provider co-signature and excluding controlled substances. Completes drug adherence assessment and assists the provider with medication management challenges (e.g. non-adherence, adverse drug event identification and reporting, chronic narcotic use, polypharmacy, drug/drug interactions, etc.) as needed. Improves clinical care to veterans through interventions to reduce the frequency of drug related problems and adverse drug events. Provides close follow-up medication management care via telephone or other electronic mechanism (i.e. MyHealtheVet, E-mail, etc.) per clinic policy. Serves as an authority on appropriate pharmaceutical care provision to patients for medical, nursing and pharmacy staff. Recognized as a drug information resource. Evaluates of a wide variety of patients in selected patient care areas with appropriate recommendations regarding drug therapy. Maintenance of close liaison with providers while developing, implementing, and maintaining effective mechanisms to promote the safe, economical and rational use of medications. Routinely advises medical staff on therapeutic matters with respect to therapeutic options, dosages, uses, general administration, toxicity, precautions, drug interactions, adverse reactions, bioequivalence and bioavailability Provide veteran and staff education/training regarding the safe and effective use of medications Be a point of contact for veteran and clinic staff in various pharmacy related areas. Activities can be broad and cover the entire spectrum of pharmacy services Ensures that veterans have their pharmaceutical needs met in a timely and patient centric manner. Participate in evaluation of professional pertinence reviews of peer performance as assigned by Chief, Pharmacy Service or designee such as the Associate Chief, Pharmacy, Clinical Services Serves as a consultant and active participant in the medication use evaluation process. Assistance in developing medication use criteria as well as organizing, conducting and coordinating medication use studies Maintain extensive contact with providers to minimize and/or quickly resolve medication-related problems and improve the value of pharmaceutical services provided. Serve as liaison between the clinic staff and facility leadership/PBM to meet medication cost savings initiatives and assist providers to achieve targets set. Assists in the training of pharmacy employees, American Society of Health Care Pharmacist (ASHP) accredited residents and serves as a preceptor for Doctor of Pharmacy students as assigned. Integrates research protocol criteria and study medication use into the patient pharmaceutical care dispensing procedures Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm; Subject to change based upon agency needs

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. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation 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. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

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/.