Clinical Pharmacist-Inpatient Pharmacy

Job Title

Pharmacist

Duties

At the GS-11 level, duties will vary but may include:

• Promoting pharmaceutical care service to veterans in medical center clinics and on inpatient wards.
• Providing prescription dispensing and controlled substance and high-cost drug accountability.
• Reviewing, interpreting, and verifying medication orders for clinical appropriateness; collaborating with providers at the front end of the prescription order process to improve patient outcomes; reviewing patient's medications, allergies, labs and other pertinent information from the medical record for appropriate drug selection, dosing, contraindications, and potential interactions; contacting providers as appropriate.
• Proactively collaborating with providers regarding medication therapy including anticoagulation management, renal dose adjustment, pharmacokinetic monitoring and dose adjustment, pain management, electrolyte and glycemic management, parenteral nutrition management, IV to PO conversions, sedation/analgesia management, and antimicrobial stewardship i.e. vancomycin per pharmacy.
• Documenting clinical pharmacy activities in the electronic health record (EHR) including therapeutic changes and recommendations with appropriate encounter information according to pharmacy standard operating procedure.
• Completing medication reconciliation upon admission, transfer, and discharge, ensuring the patient's medication profile is updated, and documenting appropriate transitions in care.
• Providing medication counseling and verifying patient understanding of the medication, its intended purpose, proper use, expected outcomes, and how to obtain refills/renewals.
• Critically evaluating and completing non-formulary medication requests by using evidence-based decision making.
• Participating in quality improvement and patient safety programs including patient incident and adverse event reporting, medication use evaluations, drug alerts, drug recalls, drug shortage mitigation, pharmacy related clinical performance measures, and other projects related to patient outcomes.
• Maintaining knowledge and practice to help ensure full compliance with medical center accreditation standards and other regulatory requirements.
• Assisting in medical emergencies by participating in code blue events.
• Training, educating, and precepting pharmacy residents and/or pharmacy students.
• Providing support to and oversight of technical staff in aspects of medication distribution.
• When assigned, serving as Pharmacist-in-Charge in the absence of a supervisor to ensure continuity of patient care and pharmacy operations.
• Performing other functions as assigned by supervisor.

Work Schedule: Night Shift 10:00pm-8:00am. Sunday-Wednesday with occasional Holidays.

Telework: Not Available.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 41491-F

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

US Department of Veterans Affairs