USAJOBS · 2 months ago
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Pain Management
Harlingen, Texas, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$142K/yr - $185K/yr
1+ years expUSAJOBS is seeking a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist for the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System. The role involves comprehensive medication management and serving as a Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, focusing on the design of treatment regimens and evaluating drug literature for therapeutic regimens.
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No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Interfaces with physicians in the design of the veteran's treatment regimen
Collaboratively works in the assigned clinic area under a scope of practice designing comprehensive medication management for patients
Serves as an authoritative information source on drugs and their utilization in therapy
Evaluates the drug literature by analysis of experimental design and methodology, to compare therapeutic regimens and roles for new drugs
Designs dosage regimens for current pharmacokinetics principles and specific patient parameters
From a verbal or written patient presentation of signs, symptoms, laboratory tests and diagnoses, recognize and list important medical problems, disease states, symptoms, or abnormal laboratory values, which may necessitate altering the therapeutic regimen
Establish and expand the patient database through interpreting the drug history, medical history, physical examination, and progress notes
Designs a therapeutic regimen or plan, based on patient-specific information, which includes establishing a therapeutic endpoint, selecting an appropriate drug and related therapy and establishing an appropriate dosage regimen
Monitors and assesses therapeutic and adverse effects of drug therapy (including drug interactions) through selection and evaluation of physical and laboratory parameters
Receives and completes pharmacy consults timely
Perform administrative duties required for performance measures or improvement activities, compliance with accrediting organizations, or other duties as assigned
Submits return to clinic (RTC) orders as clinically indicated
Works with other services to explore, organize, and implement interdisciplinary programs to enhance patient care
Assists in the training of new pharmacy staff
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
Education: 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
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
English Language Proficiency: Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d)
Experience: In addition to the GS-12 requirements, must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level
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
PGY-2 Primary Care Residency (preferred) or PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (minimum required)
Comprehensive knowledge of a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice or specialty area of pharmacy such as quality assurance/utilization review, informatics systems, drug information, etc
Comprehensive knowledge of pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacoeconomics, and pharmacotherapeutics
Extensive skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters
Ability to design specific treatment regimens based on specific disease states for mental health patients to establish appropriate therapeutic outcomes
Company
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