Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency Department

Veterans Health Administration; Omaha (NE); Sur place; USD 125 000 - 163 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Veterans Health Administration in Omaha is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to provide pharmaceutical care across Ambulatory Care, Acute Care, or Community Living Center settings within the Omaha VA Medical Center. The role includes direct patient interaction, collaboration with providers, and supervision of staff to ensure timely and accurate medication distribution.

The incumbent will participate in quality improvement, drug information, and counseling, with a schedule of 12:30pm-9:00pm and

Qualifications

• A transcript must be submitted with your application.

Responsabilités

• Contacting providers as needed and providing refill extensions.
• Assisting in medical emergencies and supervising technical staff in medication distribution.
• Ensuring accurate dispensing and record keeping and overseeing unit staff.
• Organizing workload, solving problems, and achieving goals in a team-based setting.
• Participating in quality improvement activities and reviewing pharmacy orders.

Description du poste

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This Clinical Pharmacist position is located within the Emergency Department at the Omaha VA Medical Center. The incumbent is responsible for performing comprehensive pharmaceutical care in Ambulatory Care, Acute Care or Community Living Center (CLC) setting as assigned.

Key Responsibilities

VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties: Contacting providers as needed; Providing refill extensions and partial medication supplies; Assisting in medical emergencies; Providing oversight of technical staff in all aspects of medication distribution; Maintains workflow patterns that assure timely deliver of pharmacy services; Ensures accurate dispensing and record keeping; Oversees technical and nonprofessional staff in the assigned unit(s); Effectivley organizes workload, solves problems and achieves established goals.

Participates in quality improvement activities; Oversees day to day maintenance and operation of pharmacy equipment and automation; Assists in assuring pharmacy programs are compliant with all regulatory and accrediting body requirements; Review/finish pharmacy orders to include patient information, dose and route, frequency of administration, patient allergies, drug interactions, incompatibilities, duplication and priority; Resolves prescribing and dispensing issues; Identify actual and potential drug-related problems prospectively, thereby eliminating duplications efforts, reducing medication errors and increasing patient satisfaction; Dispenses controlled substances according to current policies, procedures, and standards.

Responsible for Ambulatory Care, Acute Care or CLC pharmacy activities involving high innovative methods of health care delivery; Participates in a patient-focused, team-based multidisciplinary model of patient centered care to promote positive patient outcomes through direct and indirect interaction with patients and providers; Evaluates appropriateness of pharmacologic therapy as level of care changes- including making therapeutic recommendations and monitoring plans/documents in the medical record via electronic progress notes; Provides drug information, observations on patient response to therapy and develops recommendations regards treatment or additional interventions; Provides patient medication reconciliation and counseling while verifying and documenting patient understanding; Reports actual and/or potential medication errors, adverse events and participates in quality improvement initiatives; Plays a role in budget execution.

Assists in training of pharmacy employees, residents and students in coordination with the pharmacy supervisor; Collaborates with the Pharmacy Management Team on training and development; Participates in clinical pertinence review process to confirm the quality of care delivered to veterans, ensure patient safety and identify areas for additional education/improvement; Participates in development and implementation of formal and informal drug education/clinical consultation.

Work Schedule: 12:30pm-9:00pm ; rotating weekends and holidays Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements & Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application. 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 $125376 – $162993/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-16.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.