Clinical Pharmacist Specialist - Kauai
Location: Lihue, Hawaii
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is looking of Clinical Pharmacist Specialist - Kauai right now, this job will be placed in Hawaii. Detailed specification about this job opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN)
950730
OUR MISSION:
To fulfill President LincolnÂ's promise - Â"To care for him who shall have borne the battle,! and for his widow, and his orphanÂ" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are AmericaÂ's Veterans.
How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities and leadership positions at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the Nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries. VA professionals feel good about their careers and their ability to balance work and home life. VA offers generous paid time off and a variety of predictable and flexible scheduling opportunities.
For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to
http://www.vacareers.va.gov
VA encourages persons with disabilities to ! apply.
The health related positions in VA are covered! by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
Subject to a background/suitability investigation.
Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
DUTIES:
This position is located at the Kauai Community Based Out Patient Clinic and falls under Pharmacy Service. The clinical pharmacist specialist is a licensed professional with knowledge and proficiency in pharmacy practice. The incumbent is responsible for analyzing real and potential drug-related medical problems and implementing corrective action to ensure that patients receive optional drug therapy. The primary function of this clinicial pharmacist specialist is to assure the safe and appropriate use of medications, and be an advocate of rational drug therapy.
Functions include, but are not limited to:
Provides appropriate selection of drug therapy based upon the pharmaceutical principles of phar! macokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
Provides patient-specific therapeutic drug monitoring and communicates relevant findings to other health care providers.
Performs continuous evaluation of prescribed medications to assure optimal drug therapy.
Provides medication counseling to patients.
Completes medication histories including patient interviews.
Serves as a drug informatiion resource by providing up-to-date drug information to prescribers, other health care professionals, patients and caregivers.
Participates in patient care rounds, review charts, evaluates pertinent laboratory data, frug-drug and drug-nutrient interactions, monitors for adverse drug effects, and screens for allergies.
Performs medication reconciliation at all transitions of care.
Assesses drug safety and efficiency, including evaluation of physical symptoms.
Relocation Expenses:
Relocation expenses
are no! t
authorized for this position.
QUALIFICATIONS REQ! UIRED:
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
U.S. citizenship. Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
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: (312) 664-3575, 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
.)
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).
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.
A pharmacist who has, or has ever had, any license(s) revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, limited, or issued/placed in a probationary status may be appointed only in accordance with the provisions in VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, section B, paragraph 16.
GS-12 Clinical Pharmacist (Full Performance Level)
In addition to th! e basic requirements, candidates must meet one of the following:
1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, or
2.
Completion of an ACPE-accredited Pharm.D. program.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE
. If your resume/application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).
PLEASE NOTE:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html All education claimed by applicants will be ve! rified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
Physical Requirements:
The Clinical Pharmacist must be capable of light lifting (~15lbs), moderate standing (~4hrs), bending, reaching, vision (correctable), able to distinguish basic colors, hearing (hearing aids permitted), opening and closing medication containers, and be able to work around machinery with moving parts.
Veterans' Preference:
When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) and/or documentation related to your active duty service which shows dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of impending separation.
Additionall! y, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such ! as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. For more information, please review the information for disabled Veterans in the application
checklist
or visit
http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx
.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
BENEFITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance wor! k and life. For more information please visit us at
http://www.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp
.
OTHER INFORMATION:
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
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If you were eligible to this job, please deliver us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.
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