Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Administration & Operations; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner to deliver comprehensive pharmacotherapy within the Patient-Aligned Care Team. Responsibilities include prescriptive authority, drug therapy monitoring, and coordinating labs within ambulatory care.

Applicants must meet ACPE education standards, hold full pharmacist licensure, and demonstrate strong communication skills to influence clinical decisions and ensure quality care.

Qualifications

• Pharmacists must have Doctor of Pharmacy or BS Pharmacy with licensure.
• Proficiency in English, and ability to communicate in writing and verbally.
• Experience or training in ambulatory or clinical pharmacy is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide pharmacotherapeutic care to patients within PACT/ambulatory care.
• Monitor drug therapy, order labs, and manage prescriptive authority as needed.
• Collaborate with interprofessional teams to optimize outcomes.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Regulatory and quality standards

Drug therapy monitoring

Clinical pharmacy expertise

Education

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or PharmD

Job description

The Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner (CPP), Patient-Aligned Care Team (PACT)/Ambulatory Care is a representative of pharmacy service. The incumbent functions to provide for the pharmacotherapeutic needs of the patients through direct and indirect patient care. To fulfill these obligations, the incumbent has a comprehensive scope of practice, which includes prescriptive authority, monitoring drug therapy, ordering laboratory tests, and other specified clinical functions.

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.
• English Language Proficiency. Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d).
• Education: Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited College or School of Pharmacy with a baccalaureate degree in pharmacy (BS Pharmacy) and/or a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree. (NOTE: Prior to 2005 ACPE accredited both baccalaureate and Doctor of Pharmacy terminal degree program. Today the sole degree is Doctor of Pharmacy.) Graduates of foreign pharmacy degree programs meet the educational requirement if the 2 graduate is able to provide proof of achieving the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Commission (FPGEC) Certification, which includes passing the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) and the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet Based Test (TOEFL iBT).
• Licensure. Full, current and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia. The pharmacist must maintain current registration if this is a requirement for maintaining full, current, and unrestricted licensure. A pharmacist who has, or has ever had, any license(s) revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, limited, or issued/placed in a probationary status may be appointed only in accordance with the provisions in VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, section B, paragraph 16.

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).

Grade Determinations

GS-13 Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

• Experience. In addition to the GS-12 requirements, must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.
• Demonstrated Knowledge Skills and Abilities. Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following KSAs:
  • a. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions.
  • b. Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards for their program area.
  • c. Ability to solve problems, coordinate and organize responsibilities to maximize outcomes in their program area or area of clinical expertise.
  • d. Expert knowledge of a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice or specialty area of pharmacy.
  • e. Advanced skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies, including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters.

Preferred Experience

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency or equivalent experience

Reference

For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13.

Physical Requirements

The position may require walking, standing, and sitting for long periods of time. The position also requires climbing stairs, lifting up to 50 pounds, dexterity of the hand and wrist, and arm strength to perform dispensing of medication orders.