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The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (Inpatient Mental Health/Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program) functions at the highest level of clinical practice under a scope of practice. This position will cover inpatient Mental Health patients, is a member of Mental Health Consult Team and will help cover the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder clinic in addition to Valor Point programs.
11/18/2024 to 11/29/2024
$137,560 - $178,833 per year
GS 13
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
None
No
Yes
No
CBSU-12613747-25-BAW
819637200
This position is open to All US citizens. *** If you are a current federal employee or current/former Health Profession Trainees, please apply to vacancy CBSU-12613748-25-BAW open to current federal employees. ***
Customer Service
1. Relationships with patient, executive management, co-workers, other facility employees and the general public are consistently courteous, respectful, and cooperative in nature. Responds to the needs of the service in a courteous and timely manner.
2. Acts as a team member and is supportive of the group's efforts at all times.
Direct Patient Care Activities (Mid-level provider)
1. Core functions include face-to-face encounters with referred patients, for comprehensive medication management.
2. Rounding with Mental Health Providers on inpatient mental health patients, including the Mental Health Consult Liaison Team.
3. Functions as a mid-level provider to design, implement, and monitor therapeutic drug plans to achieve definite outcomes through direct interactions with patients and providers in assigned areas.
4. Orders, performs, reviews, and analyzes appropriate laboratory tests and other diagnostic studies necessary to monitor and support the patient's drug therapy.
5. Follows-up on lab or test results to discuss the plan of therapy, i.e. changes in medication therapy, monitoring, and additional testing requirements.
6. Functions as a mid-level provider to design, implement and monitor the treatment of substance use disorders
Indirect Patient Care Activities:
1. Review 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.
2. Obtains medication histories from patients and summarizes significant findings in the medical record and/or to the provider as appropriate.
3. Monitor and report drug errors, adverse drug reactions, allergies, and patient compliance issues. Documents findings per facility procedures.
4. Review laboratory values in the evaluation of patient care, recognizes significant abnormalities, and makes dose adjustment recommendations based on objective laboratory findings.
5. Processes outpatient prescriptions and coordinates for appropriate delivery or transfer of those prescriptions to the patient
6. Reviews and evaluates requests for non-formulary and restricted drugs for appropriateness and compliance with established criteria where applicable.
7. Assists Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee with medication use evaluations and other safety initiatives.
8. Documents clinical interventions in CPRS in a timely and professional manner as appropriate.
9. Promotes and monitors compliance for established drug therapy policies.
10. Works with providers to ensure compliance with national, VISN, and local initiatives.
11. Reviews and verifies medication orders for appropriateness and to reduce potential risk of adverse drug events.
Education and Research:
1. Participates in the training and in-servicing of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, and other medical center personnel as required.
2. Uses written and verbal communication techniques in teaching others.
3. May serve as preceptor for pharmacy students and pharmacy residents in accordance with established policies.
4. Assists in new employee orientation sessions as scheduled.
Drug Information:
1. Serves as an authority on drug usage, interactions, over-dosages, and compliance, to medical staff, nursing staff, technicians and students. Uses appropriate references to research drug information.
2. Has a good working knowledge of information resources, both written and electronic.
3. Maintains a current knowledge of therapeutics and disease management.
4. Provides timely and accurate responses to drug information inquiries from all customers.
5. Effectively instructs patients and family members in the appropriate use of medications and medical devices. Is able to adjust communication and tracking methods based on age and developmental considerations. Is able to accurately assess and document patient comprehension. Is able to refer patients to educational programs provided at the medical center by multidisciplinary teams.
Program Management:
1. Serves on medical center and/or VISN committees as requested.
2. Adheres to all medical center and department policies and regulations.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Telework: Available ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 554-58994-A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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/.
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This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
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. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 11/29/2024 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12613747.
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