Pharmacist - Inpatient Operations Supervisor-Temporary Promotion/Detail (Not to Exceed 120 days)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Tucson (AZ); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 115.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Pharmacy Supervisor to manage inpatient pharmacy operations, ensuring timely, safe, and cost-effective services for admitted patients.

Responsibilities include supervising staff, coordinating order processing, and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards. The ideal candidate will hold an ACPE-accredited PharmD or BS Pharmacy, possess a current state license, and demonstrate strong leadership and clinical judgment in a complex hospital

Qualifikationen

• ACPE-accredited degree required.
• Foreign grads require FPGEC certification and TOEFL iBT.
• Full, current, unrestricted license to practice in a US state/DC.
• Proficiency in English per VA standards.
• Reference VA Qualification Standards.

Aufgaben

• Manage and coordinate operational activities in the inpatient pharmacy.
• Ensure timely, safe, efficacious, and cost-effective Pharmacy Services.
• Oversee inpatient order and discharge prescription processing.
• Provide dispensing oversight for all areas and services.

Kenntnisse

Supervisory skills

Communication (oral/written)

Regulatory knowledge

Program management

Professional pharmacy practice

Drug therapy monitoring

Pharmacy security knowledge

Lab value interpretation

Ausbildung

BS Pharmacy or PharmD

ACPE accreditation knowledge

FPGEC/TOEFL (foreign grads)

Jobbeschreibung

The Pharmacy Supervisor is responsible for managing and coordinating the operational activities in the inpatient pharmacy. The Pharmacy Supervisor is responsible for ensuring timely, safe, efficacious, and cost-effective Pharmacy Services. Inpatient pharmacy activities include inpatient order and discharge prescription processing and, when appropriate, dispensing, oversight for the pharmacy services for all 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. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED) OR, Graduates of foreign pharmacy degree programs meet the educational requirement if the 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). (DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED)

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. (COPY OF LICENSE REQUIRED)

English Language Proficiency.

Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d) 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 Pharmacy Supervisor Experience: One year experience at the next lower level and must fully meet the KSAs at the next lower level. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the following technical KSAs and the potential to acquire the assignment specific KSAs designated by an asterisk (*):

Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Ability to effectively supervise subordinate staff. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions. Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards pertaining to pharmacy. Skill in managing people or programs. AND At least 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11), or completion of an ACPE-accredited Pharm.D. program and meet the following Knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs):

Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of professional pharmacy practice. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to both patients and health care staff. Knowledge of laws, regulations, and accreditation standards related to the distribution and control of scheduled and non-scheduled drugs and pharmacy security. 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:

Work includes some walking, standing, bending, and carrying light items such as paper and books. Most of the work is performed while seated.