FACILITY PROGRAM MANAGER

US Department of Veterans Affairs; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

US Department of Veterans Affairs in Kansas seeks an Inventory Management Specialist Program Manager to lead procurement and inventory management across VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System sites. The role reports to the Associate Chief, Pharmacy Operations and ensures regulatory compliance and clinical guidance across locations.

The incumbent will develop and oversee pharmacy program operations, drive policy implementation, and coordinate cross-site initiatives to improve cost effectiveness and

Qualifications

• Graduate of ACPE-accredited College or School of Pharmacy with BS Pharmacy or PharmD.
• Foreign graduates must provide FPGEC Certification including FPGEE and TOEFL iBT.
• Full, current and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in the U.S. (or eligible) after requirements met.
• Pharmacists must be proficient in English (spoken and written).
• Grandfathering provision may apply for VA employees meeting criteria.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of a distinct program including policy development, resources, and cost control within Pharmacy Service.
• Coordinate program areas within a facility to develop, organize, manage, and control complex pharmacy programs.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Regulatory knowledge

Problem solving

Specialized pharmacotherapy knowledge

Clinical pharmacy practice

Education

BS Pharmacy or PharmD

FPGEC Certification (foreign grads)

Job description

The Inventory Management Specialist Program Manager is responsible for providing leadership, direction, coordination, clinical guidance, planning, and implementation for pharmaceutical procurement and inventory management throughout all sites of care for the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System (Leavenworth and Topeka). The incumbent works independently under the Associate Chief, Pharmacy Operations (or designee), keeping leadership apprised of trends and problems associated with assigned areas. 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) accredited College or School of Pharmacy with a baccalaureate degree in pharmacy (BS Pharmacy) and/or a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree. Verification of approved degree programs may be obtained from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, Illinois 60602-5109; phone: [phone], or through their Web site at: http://www.acpe-accredit.org/. (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 InternetBased 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.
• Physical: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019
• English Language Proficiency: Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d).
• Grandfathering Provision. 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).

Facility Program Manager.

Manages all aspects of a distinct program to include policy development, quality resources and specialty functions unique to the program to optimize cost effectiveness (budget) and patient outcomes. Coordinates a single program area of a complex pharmacy operation, or multiple program areas within a facility to develop, organize, manage, and control complex pharmacy programs.

Develops, organizes, coordinates and manages 6 single or multiple program areas within the medical facility; this may include a single program area at multiple facilities. The Program Manager title is reserved for those individuals who have one or more of the following: supervisory responsibilities for various sections within Pharmacy Service; a complex program requiring coordination of multiple locations such as medical center care facilities, Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), rural health, telemedicine, etc; specialized areas of a complex nature such as nuclear pharmacy, quality assurance, pharmacy informatics, clinical applications coordinator, Home Based Primary Care, pharmacoeconomist or liaison pharmacist duties requiring the coordination of processes with other medical facilities or VISNs.

Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following KSAs:

1. a. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions.
2. b. Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards for their program area.
3. c. Ability to solve problems, coordinate and organize responsibilities to maximize outcomes in their program area or area of clinical expertise.
4. d. Expert knowledge of a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice or specialty area of pharmacy.
5. e. Advanced skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies, including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters.

Grade Determinations

Must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.

Preferred Experience

Procurement and Inventory Management

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

Physical aspects associated with work required of this assignment are typical for the occupation and would generally not require a pre-placement examination.