USAJOBS · 2 months ago
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (Pain Management)
Traverse City, Michigan, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$142K/yr - $184K/yr
5+ years expUSAJOBS is seeking a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (Pain Management) to work at the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center. The role involves prescribing, monitoring, and adjusting medications related to pain management while providing patient education and coordinating care with other healthcare providers.
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U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Prescribes, monitors and adjusts medications related to pain management
Obtains pertinent medical history and obtains accurate pain medication related history from patient and via chart review
Orders, monitors, and interprets toxicology screens and other needed labs; implements follow-up on treatment actions as supported by lab interpretations
Performs rating scales on pain control, symptoms and functional status
Queries and documents PDMP findings
Provides overdose education and prescribes naloxone when needed
Provides patient and/or caregiver instructions and education
Uses available population health tools to identify and address risk mitigation needs focused on safe pain care
Performs suicide risk assessment
Screens for substance use disorders when indicated, performs brief interventions when indicated, including addressing aberrant behaviors
Ensures referral of complex or unstable patients to higher level care, when needed
Address other care needs and refers patients to other services for other needed care, as deemed appropriate (e.g., mental health/PC Behavioral Health, physical therapy, yoga, etc.)
Communicates with team for next steps and coordination of care, when necessary
Performs limited external physical assessment and performs medication reconciliation in alignment with established policies or procedures
In addition to pain management, provides CMM for complex patients with chronic diseases including, but not limited to, alcohol misuse/use disorder and tobacco misuse/use disorder; orders and interprets labs or other needed tests pertinent to CMM and makes needed referrals. May also treat other co-morbid conditions (in alignment with scope of practice)
Determines if a referral to a physician is necessary when disease progression occurs, or adverse drug events require a higher level of treatment intervention
Accepts urgent or same day patient visits including, but not limited to, patient medication review for polypharmacy, recent hospital or emergency department discharges, and co-managed care patients
Follows up via face-to-face, telehealth, eConsult, telephone, secure messaging and other modalities to provide patient care
Qualification
Required
U.S. Citizenship
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
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
Proficient in spoken and written English
Must pass pre-employment physical examination
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
Must complete all application requirements detailed in the 'Required Documents' section of this announcement
Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions
Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards for their program area
Ability to solve problems, coordinate and organize responsibilities to maximize outcomes in their program area or area of clinical expertise
Expert knowledge of a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice or specialty area of pharmacy
Advanced skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies, including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters
Preferred
Experience in Pain Management
Experience as a scoped provider
Completion of a Pharmacy residency Program
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
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