Clinical Pharmacist

Job Title

Pharmacy Inventory Management Specialist

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Develop, implement and manage programs to optimize drug therapy costs.
• Monitor VHA contract pricing and account compliance to optimize procurement of the most cost-effective agents.
• Assist in cost usage analyses of high cost medications to identify high usage areas and usage trends.
• Consult and advise pharmacy leadership regarding inventory management.
• Monitor and report on status of pharmacy expenditures and identifying significant changes.
• Provide direct oversight of standard processes for the accountability of expired or soon to expire medications held for return for credit and ensures all items are secured and monitored.
• Process outdated, unusable and excess inventory for return and provide the financial oversight.
• Assure the proper pharmacy storage of all pharmaceuticals and supplies and coordinates purchase and record keeping of REMS medications.
• Lead department efforts to strategize response to pharmaceutical shortages in a standardized fashion.
• Develop and update policies and procedures defining operational requirements of all aspects of pharmacy inventory management and procurement execution.
• Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) in Pharmacy Inventory Management and participate in various levels of committees and workgroups.
• Prepare regular computations and drug budget forecasting for department and regularly updating leadership.
• Utilize extensive knowledge of pharmaceutical primary and alternate procurement sources.
• Provide leadership and guidance regarding controlled substance storage, accountability and destruction.
• Oversee processes for integrating new medications (to the facility) into standard systems and processes.
• Prepare for annual wall to wall inventory and DEA biennial inventory functions.
• Serve as liaison between Supply Chain (Logistics) and Prosthetics departments.
• Oversee compliance with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act.
• Utilize continuous quality improvement methods to detect and define problems and implement corrective action and improvement plans.
• Serve as liaison to CMOP QA Pharmacist to manage kickback orders, rejections and delivery arrangements of special pharmacy products.
• Provide backup to Pharmacy Informatics program managers on items pertaining to drug file maintenance.
• Provide backup to other program managers for medication shortages, Hazards Emergency Cache functions and drug recalls.
• Collaborate with Pharmacy management and Patient safety on pharmacy related training and development.
• Participate in development and implementation of drug education/clinical consultation to medical, surgical, nursing and pharmacy staff.
• Interface with other health care providers and administrators to ensure compliance with established pharmacy policies and procedures.
• Effectively communicate complex clinical and technical issues.
• Participate in self-development activities.
• Determine staff development needs and develop programs to enhance pharmacist and technician understanding and implementation of quality and safety programs.
• Assist in training of pharmacy employees and as a preceptor for pharmacy students and residents.
• Collaborate with other clinical pharmacists on pharmacy training and development.
• Participate in facility developed or supported mentorship programs.
• Provide appropriate selection of drug therapy based on pharmaceutical principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; monitoring for efficacy, side effects and clinical outcome; and advise prescribers as appropriate.
• Provide patient specific therapeutic drug monitoring and communicate relevant findings and or recommendations to other health care providers in charge of the patient.
• Perform continuous evaluation of prescribed medications.
• Provide medication counseling to patients.
• Complete medication histories and patient interviews.
• Serve as drug information resource.
• Participate in patient evaluations.
• Perform medication reconciliation at all transitions of care.
• Assess drug safety and efficacy.
• Report adverse drug events.
• Manage recalls and medication shortages.
• Enter supply orders.
• Maintain adequate drug stock.
• Supervise support personnel activities.
• Ensure dispensed drugs are correctly labeled and packaged and in compliance.
• Remain within compliance of all laws and directives relating to all manner of purchases.
• Verify fund availability prior to making purchases.
• Accurately input orders and reconcile payments timely and as directed by policy.
• Ensure compliance with all privacy laws when transmitting information

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm

Compressed/Flexible: No

Telework: Not eligible

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 000000

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized