USAJOBS · 8 hours ago
Clinical Pharmacist- Infusion
Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$134K/yr - $134K/yrUSAJOBS is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist for the Orlando VA Healthcare System. The role involves selecting appropriate drug therapies, monitoring patient outcomes, and providing drug information to healthcare providers, ensuring optimal medication management for patients.
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No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
The pharmacist provides appropriate selection of drug therapy based upon the pharmaceutical principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; monitoring for efficacy, side effects and clinical outcome; and advises prescribers as appropriate
Provides patient-specific therapeutic drug monitoring and communicates relevant findings and/or recommendations to other health care providers in charge of the patient both orally and in writing. Monitoring will include prospective review and intervention in:
Therapeutic appropriateness of a patient's drug regimen
Therapeutic duplication in the patient's drug regimen
Appropriateness of the route and method of administration
Degree of patient compliance with the prescribed drug regimen
Drug-drug, drug-food, drug-laboratory, or drug disease interactions
Clinical and pharmacokinetic laboratory data to evaluate the efficacy of drug therapy and to anticipate side effects, toxicity, or adverse effects
Physical signs and clinical symptoms relevant to the patient's drug therapy
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 information resource by providing up-to-date drug information to prescribers, other health care professionals, patients and caregivers
Reviews charts, evaluates pertinent laboratory data, drug-drug and drug-nutrient interactions, monitors for adverse drug effects, and screens for allergies
Performs medication reconciliation at all transitions of care, including updating the medication profile to reflect an accurate, active list of VA and non-VA medications. This may include adding non-VA medications or discontinuing duplicate medications or those the patient is not taking
Assesses drug safety and efficacy, including evaluation of physical symptoms
Reports adverse drug events (ADE), near misses, and medication errors in alignment with VA ADERS reporting program
Participates in the medical center medication utilization evaluation (MUE) program
Recommends formulary alternatives and completes non-formulary consults as assigned
Participates in medical emergencies including code teams (if BLS or ACLS certified) and emergency preparedness activities
May provide pharmacokinetic consultation, including dosing vancomycin and aminoglycosides, in accordance with local policy
Implements P&T Committee policies including therapeutic interchanges and automatic substitutions to include appropriate patient and provider education
Manages recalls and medication shortage situations by substituting alternate dosage strengths and instructions of the same medication to equal the prescribed dose and schedule
Enters supply orders appropriate for patient care per facility policy
Manages various actions, as appropriate, for medication orders to include; flagging prescriptions, managing view alerts, using the "hold medication" function (for outpatient medications only), and generating unsigned discontinued orders per hospital policy
If it has been determined that during the process of a transfer that patient has or will miss a dose of a scheduled medication, the pharmacist will have the ability to enter a NOW dose of that medication without need to contact the provider
The ability of the Inpatient Pharmacist to enter a NOW dose or discontinue a duplicate order as described above will be limited to situations where there is currently an active order for that medication on the new ward. Under no circumstance, will the pharmacist restart or enter a new medication order without a telephone order from a provider
Extends refills until next scheduled appointment under the provider's name per facility policy
Participates and aids in the training of new employees including pharmacists and technicians
Assumes an active role in staff development of peers and may provide educational in-services to nursing, medical staff or to other ancillary services
The pharmacist is responsible for maintaining his/her professional competency by keeping abreast of current medical and pharmaceutical literature, new drugs and therapies, and applies this knowledge in his/her daily duties
Qualification
Required
U.S. Citizenship
Proficient in written and spoken English
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
Qualifying experience must be at a level comparable to pharmacy experience at the next lower level
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
Benefits
The Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.
Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
Company
USAJOBS
USAJOBS enables federal job seekers to access job opportunities across hundreds of federal agencies and organizations.
Founded in 1996
10001+ employees
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