Clinical Pharmacist (Out Patient)

Provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care to Veterans by reviewing, verifying, preparing, and dispensing medications; evaluating drug therapies for safety and effectiveness; monitoring interactions and adverse reactions; and resolving medication-related concerns. Collaborates with healthcare providers, counsels patients, supports formulary management, maintains controlled substance accountability, oversees pharmacy technicians, and ensures compliance with applicable policies and regulations. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : GS-11: Pharmacist (Developmental) Prescription Review: Screens, evaluates, enters, and verifies medication orders for accuracy, appropriate dosing, interactions, allergies, contraindications, and formulary compliance. Medication Dispensing: Prepares, packages, and dispenses prescribed medications while ensuring accuracy, proper labeling, and timely delivery. Pharmacy Operations: Coordinates dispensing workflows, maintains medication inventories, and supports efficient pharmacy operations. Medication Safety: Identifies and resolves medication-related concerns, promotes cost-effective drug therapy, and consults with healthcare providers as needed. Technical Oversight: Supervises pharmacy technicians during medication preparation and dispensing, ensuring compliance with established procedures. Quality Assurance: Participates in medication safety initiatives, drug utilization evaluations, and pharmacy quality assurance activities. Training and Administration: Assists with staff training, student precepting, operational reporting, and administrative responsibilities under supervisory guidance. GS-12: Clinical Pharmacist (Full Performance Level) Clinical Medication Management: Independently reviews, interprets, and verifies prescriptions to ensure appropriate drug selection, dosing, therapeutic effectiveness, and patient safety. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: Evaluates medication regimens, laboratory results, drug interactions, adverse effects, and patient-specific factors to identify and resolve medication-related problems. Prescription Processing and Dispensing: Oversees prescription processing, preparation, verification, and dispensing to ensure accuracy, timely delivery, and regulatory compliance. Patient Care and Counseling: Provides medication education, reconciles medication histories, addresses patient concerns, and collaborates with healthcare providers to optimize treatment outcomes. Formulary and Medication Management: Evaluates nonformulary requests, recommends therapeutic alternatives, implements approved substitutions, and supports medication utilization initiatives. Controlled Substance Accountability: Manages controlled substance inventories, reconciles discrepancies, maintains required documentation, and ensures compliance with DEA and VA regulations. Pharmacy Oversight and Quality Improvement: Provides technical oversight, supports staff education, monitors medication safety, reports adverse drug events, and participates in quality improvement activities. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am to 4:30pm and/or 10am to 6:30pm Telework: Available, ad-hoc only, as determined by the agency policy. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 54446-F (GS-11), 54447-F (GS-12) Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : HPTs who are on track to graduate/complete the requirements should respond as if they have met the requirements. Provide details in the narrative sections of the assessment. Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. 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) accred

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OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise "To care for those who have served in our nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate whole health care to Veterans? The South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) is comprised of two inpatient campuses: the Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital in San Antonio and the Kerrville VA Hospital in Kerrville, Texas. The STVHCS serves one of the largest primary service areas in the nation, with 35 counties, and is part of the VA Heart of Texas Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 17), with offices located in Arlington, Texas. Providing a service to Veterans with a working staff of more than 5900 employees, South Texas provides health care services for 114,000 Veterans. The STVHCS is a facility providing primary, secondary and tertiary health care in medicine, surgery,