Pharmacist(Clinical Specialist)

Veterans Health Administration • Reno, NV

19h • Onsite

About The Position

The Inpatient Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (CPS) at VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (VASNHCS) functions at the highest level of clinical practice and works under a scope of practice as approved by the Executive Committee of the Medical Staff (ECMS). The CPS functions to initiate, modify, discontinue, and monitor medication therapy and acts as a consultant for comprehensive medication therapy management services. Sierra Nevada Healthcare System has an immediate opening for an Inpatient Clinical Pharmacy Specialist. The inpatient pharmacy service provides pharmaceutical care services to our 120-bed hospital system that includes (Intensive Care Unit, OR/Recovery Room, Acute Care/ Medicine, Surgery, Long Term Care, Short Stay Rehab, Hospice, Inpatient Mental Health and the Emergency Department) with centralized operations for Unit Dose and Sterile Compounding. The inpatient clinical pharmacy specialists provide comprehensive clinical and distributive pharmacy services to patients at the Palo Alto Acute Care Division, as well as remote order screening/verification and problem solving for the extended care patients.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be 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.
• Must maintain current registration if this is a requirement for maintaining full, current, and unrestricted licensure.
• Must be 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) if applicable.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of a PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency or 1 year work experience in an inpatient setting.

Responsibilities

• Comprehensive medication management in accordance with their scope of practice including prescribing (initiating, adjusting, discontinuing drug therapy) and monitoring of anticoagulation, pharmacokinetic dosing of antimicrobials and other medications requiring renal/hepatic dose adjustments, parental nutrition, conversions between dosage forms (IV to PO, tablets/capsules to solutions, etc.), and other disease state management.
• Screening and verifying medication orders; making drug therapy recommendations; monitoring and assessing medication effects; documenting clinical activities; adverse drug reaction reporting, renal and hepatic screening, medication reconciliation, Code Blue participation and Code Stroke participation.
• Providing education to physicians, medical residents, and nursing staff; providing education to patients and caregivers about medications and side effect management; providing training to pharmacy trainees (PGY2 and PGY1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students).
• Checking inpatient and outpatient medication orders filled by pharmacy technicians; overseeing the technicians to ensure distributive duties are met in a timely manner; following up on missing doses; and assisting nursing, providers and patients as needed.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level