Clinical Pharmacist: Patient Care & Medication Therapy

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Part time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, seeks a Clinical Pharmacist to support primary care, medicine, surgery and specialty clinics at the VAWNYHS. The role covers direct and indirect patient care, drug therapy monitoring, education, and consultation to the medical team.

Responsibilities include distributive fills, compounding, safe dispensing, pharmacokinetic assessment, and participation in quality assurance and rounds to optimize therapy and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Education recognition by U.S. Department of Education is required for qualifications.
• Foreign education must include a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with transcript.

Responsibilities

• Distributes and prepares medication orders, including compounding when necessary.
• Dispenses drugs and maintains proper recordkeeping for controlled substances and other medications.
• Provides consultation to physicians, nurses and staff on pharmacotherapeutics and drug management.
• Participates in QA processes and education, and assists in rounds and consultations.

Skills

Patient care

Drug therapy monitoring

Pharmacokinetics

Staff education

Job description

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, seeks a Clinical Pharmacist to support primary care, medicine, surgery and specialty clinics at the VAWNYHS. The role covers direct and indirect patient care, drug therapy monitoring, education, and consultation to the medical team.

Responsibilities include distributive fills, compounding, safe dispensing, pharmacokinetic assessment, and participation in quality assurance and rounds to optimize therapy and patient safety.