Pharmacy Supervisor

Veterans Health Administration • Dublin, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Supervisor is responsible for the professional and administrative management of clinical pharmacy services within the Ambulatory Care section. The incumbent is responsible for supervising multiple clinical pharmacy specialists and clinical pharmacy technicians at Carl Vinson VA Medical Center and at the Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs).

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
• As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• 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.
• 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).
• 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.
• Ability to effectively supervise subordinate staff.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions.
• Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards pertaining to pharmacy.
• Skill in managing people or programs.
• 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12).

Nice To Haves

• Current VA clinical pharmacy employee at a GS-13 rating with demonstrated supervisory or lead experience
• Working knowledge of VA pharmacy operations, including VistA/CPRS other VA-specific clinical and inventory systems
• Experience participating in or leading Joint Commission, Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM), or other regulatory/accreditation readiness activities
• Demonstrated experience in staff development, training, and competency validation
• Experience serving as an Acting Supervisor or similar temporary leadership capacity within the pharmacy service
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills demonstrated through interdisciplinary collaboration with medical staff, nursing, and other clinical services

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the clinical pharmacy services within the Ambulatory Care Section.
• Serve as Acting Associate Chief, Clinical Pharmacy Services when requested.
• Plan, organize, assign, and review work of subordinates; this includes scheduling of priorities and personnel for the effective completion of pharmacy programs objectives.
• Conduct on-going and annual performance evaluation of subordinates. Counsel employees on performance when necessary and/or recognize high-level performance as appropriate.
• Interview applicants for vacancies, determine their suitability for the position, and make recommendations to the Associate Chief, Clinical Pharmacy Service.
• Provide advice, counsel, or instructions to subordinate employees on both work and administrative matters. This includes hearing and resolving complaints or grievances from employees and referring the more serious complaints not resolved to the appropriate channels.
• Maintain control of leave and attendance of subordinate employees and ensures that absences are charged to proper leave status and that the timekeeper is promptly notified.
• Keep subordinate employees informed of pertinent information by conducting regularly scheduled Clinical Pharmacy Practice Council meetings with the Associate Chief, Pharmacy.
• Gathers statistical information preparing periodic reports on assigned pharmacy programs and providing justifications for budgetary, personnel, equipment, and space requirements. The incumbent will prepare other special data and reports as required.
• Continuously strives to find ways to reduce cost of operations and to increase efficiency of operations.
• Monitor and maintains appropriate data and prepare reports and correspondence in a complete, accurate, and timely manner.
• Medication Management: including the ability to initiate, change, or discontinue OTC or prescription medication for the patients involved in pharmacist-run clinics per the pharmacist's specific scope of practice or for medications ordered outside of these specified areas, following discussion with the appropriate provider without co-signature.
• Actively participating in the process of medication reconciliation.
• Reducing unnecessary polypharmacy by discontinuing non-life sustaining medications.
• Computer verifying (with provider order entry) prescriptions for patients in his/her assigned clinic area.
• Coordinating medication orders with central pharmacy or CMOP when necessary.
• For non-emergent medications, prescriptions will be entered for mail-out from CMOP (90-day supplies will be encouraged for maintenance medications).
• The incumbent will perform other clinical pharmacist duties as required in periods of acute staffing shortages.
• Identify continuing education and training needs based on performance of all subordinate staff.
• Preceptor for pharmacy students and residents, develops training programs for the applicable pharmacy rotations. Monitors all resident/student development and reports progress to the program director.
• Provide training and continuing education to subordinate employees in order to prepare them for new assignments, improve job performance, and/or maintain self-development.
• Responsible for training and orientation of new pharmacists and technicians to the procedures and operations of all aspects of the ambulatory care.

Benefits

• 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
• Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
• Childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting)
• Federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

What This Job Offers

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