Clinical Pharmacist

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Major Duties

• Reviews the Veteran's medication profile, allergies, adverse drug reaction history, laboratory data, diagnostic findings, and other pertinent clinical information to identify, prevent, and resolve actual or potential medication-related problems.
• Performs clinical review of community-prescribed medications and associated documentation to support safe, effective, evidence-based, and cost-conscious medication use.
• Identifies high-risk medication issues, discrepancies, omissions, duplications, interactions, contraindications, and adherence concerns and takes appropriate action consistent with policy and professional judgment.
• Documents clinical interventions, recommendations, medication reconciliations, and pharmacist notes in the electronic health record and other approved systems.
• Coordinates pharmacy support for Veterans who receive medications or related treatment services through authorized community care.
• Supports continuity of medication therapy following community emergency care, hospital discharge, specialty referral, urgent care, and other episodes of non-VA treatment.
• Reviews, interprets, and verifies prescriptions and medication orders for accuracy, completeness, appropriateness, and compliance with applicable policy and professional standards.
• Ensures prescriptions and orders contain the information required for proper processing and patient safety.
• Applies formulary management principles when reviewing prescriptions, including evaluation of formulary status, therapeutic alternatives, criteria for use considerations, and non-formulary requirements.
• Supports prescription processing activities associated with community care medication requests in accordance with approved workflow and policy requirements.
• Clarifies questionable, incomplete, or clinically problematic prescriptions or medication orders with the prescriber or other appropriate source.
• Identifies and addresses medication safety concerns before dispensing, release, or further processing.
• Assists in ensuring proper documentation and processing of prescriptions involving non-VA providers, outside medication histories, and community-originating prescriptions, consistent with current policy.
• Works collaboratively with pharmacy technicians and other support staff to ensure timely, accurate, and safe prescription workflow.
• Maintains awareness of pharmacy security, drug accountability, and controlled substance safeguards applicable to assigned duties.
• Participates in dispensing-related problem solving and workflow improvement related to community care and outpatient medication processes.
• Promotes safe medication use by reinforcing patient understanding of medication instructions and identifying barriers to adherence or continuity of therapy.
• Documents patient communication and education in the health record or other approved system when required.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm (subject to change based on the needs of the facility)

Telework: Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 520-00017F, 00251F

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized