CLINICAL PHARMACIST

GS 12 Clinical Pharmacist

The GS 12 Clinical Pharmacist primary functions will be the interpretation of provider's orders, dispensing of appropriate medications in the inpatient and outpatient setting, and counseling patients on proper medication administration and storage. The incumbent serves as Pharmacy consultant to various personnel in all aspects of Pharmacy, in a highly complex and diversified hospital. Dispensing Functions Performed in All Areas:

• Receives, reviews, and interprets prescriptions and medication orders for appropriateness, correct dosage, completeness, drug interactions, drug availability and patient eligibility. Applies working knowledge of correct dosing, toxicity, therapeutic action, contraindications, and adverse effects.
• Checks and/or prepares prepackaged medications, for accuracy of the product and the records kept.
• Reviews and records pharmacy stock needs using knowledge of usage trends.
• Operates specialized equipment used in drug preparation and dispensing.
• Compounds and dispenses medications, weighing, measuring, or mixing ingredients as required, using appropriate techniques.
• Provides medication to traveling veterans as outlined in local and national policy.
• Provides authoritative, professional guidance on pharmaceutical problems of difficult, complex, and unusual nature.
• Provides clinical feedback quarterly to fellow Pharmacists through the Clinical Pertinence Review process as assigned by the Clinical Pharmacy Manager or designee.

Provides the following clinical functions/activities :

• Completing Allergy/ Adverse Reaction Consults in CPRS and VADERS
• Checking chemotherapy orders and sterile preparations
• Documenting clinical interventions through the CPRS encounter package
• Completing complementary and herbal medication consults
• Performs monitoring services for heparin and other intravenous anticoagulants
• Performs Community Living Center chart reviews
• Performs inpatient dosing services for Warfarin and other oral anticoagulants (as appropriate)
• Completes non-formulary and restricted medications consults
• Performs renal function assessments
• Performs dosage adjustments and monitoring for chronic renal replacement therapy
• Provides pharmacokinetic dosing for all inpatients (as appropriate)
• Complete Therapeutic Libation Consults.

Clinical:

• Prepares in-depth presentations pertaining to drugs and drug therapy for Pharmacy staff, patients, providers, nurses, and other health care professionals.
• Critically performs medication reconciliation to ascertain if current medications are necessary, cost effective, prescribed at the appropriate dose, and are having the desired effect. Recommends change in therapy to prescribing provider when appropriate.
• Counsels patients on drug use, interactions, adverse effects, availability, and pharmacy procedure.
• Provides drug information, using reference materials, to providers, nurses, other health care professionals, and patients.
• Contacts providers and other health care providers as necessary to resolve problems related to outpatient prescriptions and inpatient medication orders.
• Provides authoritative, professional guidance on pharmaceutical problems of difficult, complex, and unusual nature.
• Provides clinical feedback quarterly to fellow Pharmacists through the Clinical Pertinence Review process as assigned by the Clinical Pharmacy Manager or designee.
• Performs other clinical Duties as assigned in all Pharmacy Areas

Work Schedule: Full Time Second Shift 3:30pm - 12:00am with rotating weekends and Holidays. Please note that Training for this Position will be first shift 7:30 am - 4:00 pm for approx. 3 Months

Telework: Not available.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 08426F

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized