CLINICAL PHARMACIST

Veterans Health Administration; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration's Buffalo VA Medical Center seeks a Clinical Pharmacist to join the Inpatient Pharmacy Team, supporting medicine, surgery and specialty clinics. The role includes distributive and clinical responsibilities with emphasis on pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics.

Major duties cover dispensing, medication reviews, patient counseling and protocol-driven orders, with opportunities in areas like sterile products, unit dose, and drug

Qualifications

• Education recognized by the U.S. Department of Education is required.
• Foreign education must be accompanied by a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency to receive credit.

Responsibilities

• Fills medication orders with correct drug and dosage form and ensures proper labeling.
• Reviews patient medication profiles to ensure safe and appropriate use.
• Provides clinical pharmacotherapeutics recommendations and counsels patients.
• Monitors patient profiles and updates allergies/ADRs as needed.
• Supervises Pharmacy Technicians and coordinates with providers.
• Participates in quality assurance and improvement activities.

Skills

Pharmacotherapy

Pharmacokinetics

Drug information

Medication reconciliation

Clinical pharmacy

Team collaboration

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Western New York Healthcare System's Pharmacy Department is seeking an experienced and dynamic Clinical Pharmacist to work at Buffalo VA Medical Center. The Clinical Pharmacist is part of the Inpatient Pharmacy Team and provides distributive and clinical pharmacy support service to medicine, surgery and specialty clinics within the VAWNYHS.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Pharmacist serves a multi-functional role and is specially prepared by education and experience to have an advanced knowledge of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics. The Clinical Pharmacist spends a significant amount of time in a general area of practice within the facility. Some specialized areas of practice may be assigned.

These areas include, but are not limited to sterile products, chemotherapy, unit dose, informational technologies, drug information and medication reconciliation as they apply to practice areas such as internal medicine, critical care, emergency medicine, infectious disease, geriatrics, oncology, medical research, anticoagulation and outpatient pharmacy practice. Major duties include, but are not limited to: Distributive: A.

Fills medication orders by selecting the correct drug and dosage form, reducing the drug from bulk to the quantity prescribed, compounding when necessary, then packaging and labeling the drug in an appropriate manner. B.

Responsible for the dispensing of drugs, especially controlled substances, investigational and cytotoxic drugs, to assure that legal and agency regulations and instructions are followed, that proper and complete recordkeeping is maintained, and that the drug storage areas are stocked, safe, and secure. C. Reviews the patient medication profile prior to dispensing drugs and medications to ensure safe and appropriate medication use. D.

Responsible for special formulations, and for extemporaneous compounding of routine and special medications requiring complex compounding procedures. E. Initiates medication orders for patients per approved protocol, established guidelines or provider consultation. Clinical Duties: A.

Identifies drug-induced problems that may be affecting the patient, takes appropriate steps to manage these problems and/or communicates these findings to his/her primary provider (includes drug side effects, allergic reactions, toxicities, dosage regimens, and non-compliance concerns). B.

Reviews and recommends therapeutic care plans utilizing the most effective, least toxic, and most economical medication treatments, recognizing the special drug considerations of the age and stage of life for the patient, and communicates this plan to the patient's primary provider. C. Counsels patients and family members concerning directions for use, side effects, precautions, and the need to strictly follow the regimen. D.

Monitors patient profiles and ensures information is correct and up-to-date. This may include addition of or correction of documented allergies/ADRs, addition of or discontinuation of non-VA medications and discontinuation of orders per current scope of practice. Education: A.

Accurately completes all assignments in a timely manner with independence and minimal guidance, personally setting the deadlines for work completion as defined by immediate supervisor or other member of the Pharmacy Management Team. He or she assumes responsibility in work assignments in accordance with regulations and independently and resolves most conflicts by using considerable judgment and interpretation.

Work is reviewed to ensure that overall objectives of the position are met. B. Assists in the orientation and training of new pharmacy employees, pharmacy residents, pharmacy students, medical residents, medical students, attending providers and pharmacy volunteers. C. Functions as a consultant to the medical staff on pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacokinetics, and toxicology via effective written and oral communication. Quality Assurance and Improvement: A.

Participates in the DUE/MUE process by assisting in determination of problem areas, criteria development, analysis and follow-up as deemed appropriate (education, review etc.) B. Documents all patient-centered workload according to current VAWNYHS, VISN and VACO Pharmacy guidelines. C. Participates in pharmacy efforts to optimize efficiency (testing of new software, supporting new technology, proposing changes in operations, realigning workload, etc.) Administrative: A.

Checks, guides, and advises lower-grade co-workers and trainees on the receipt, interpretation, compounding, and filling of medication orders. Effectively manages and supervises Pharmacy Technicians in their areas of responsibility. B. Verifies and/or corrects medication orders entered in the computer by Providers with the correct "Nature of Order" and any corresponding documentation as outlined in policy. C.

Coordinates and resolves problems associated with medication distribution. VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Work Schedule: 3:30PM - 12:00AM (1530-2400) with rotating weekend shifts; subject to change based on the needs of the service. Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 21L10-A Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements & 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/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $134789 – $175229/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-25.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.

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