Licensed Pharmacist Facility Program Manager Procurement

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; White City (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pharmacy Procurement Program Manager at the GS-13 level is a vital leadership role that combines strategic oversight, operational management, and regulatory compliance to support the VA's mission of providing excellent healthcare. Their work ensures that pharmacy resources are managed responsibly, costs are controlled, and veterans receive timely access to safe and effective medications.

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred

Qualifications

• Citizen of the United States.
• Pharmacy degree from ACPE-accredited school (BS Pharmacy or PharmD).
• Full, current and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in a US state, territory, D.C., or Puerto Rico.
• English language proficiency in speaking and writing.
• Grade level GS-13 requires program management experience and supervisory/coordination responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead policy development, quality resources, and cost-effective program management within Pharmacy Service.
• Coordinate activities across multiple facilities to optimize cost effectiveness and patient outcomes.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and apply complex program management practices across the department.

Skills

Communication

Regulatory understanding

Problem solving

Specialized pharmacy knowledge

Pharmacotherapy monitoring

Education

BS Pharmacy or PharmD degree

FPGEC Certification (for foreign grads)

Job description

Overall, the Pharmacy Procurement Program Manager at the GS-13 level is a vital leadership role that combines strategic oversight, operational management, and regulatory compliance to support the VA's mission of providing excellent healthcare. Their work ensures that pharmacy resources are managed responsibly, costs are controlled, and veterans receive timely access to safe and effective medications. 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

Citizenship

Citizen of the United States. (Noncitizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g, this part.)

Education.

1. 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.)
2. 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 Requirements

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).

Grade Determinations

GS-13

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, organize, 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:

• 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.

Reference:

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

Physical Requirements:

See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.