Duties
Processing
- Review and updates patient medication profiles for allergy information, outpatient and or inpatient pharmacy narrative and monitors for compliance or potential abuse.
- Problems encountered shall be resolved in a timely manner.
- Documents clinical activities and interventions with respect to outcomes.
- Successful processing rate to aid pharmacy to maintain VHA and VAMC metrics of processing prescriptions within 5 days of order entry with an average of 60 prescriptions per hour based on VISTA data when processing prescriptions is the only function performed and at normal computer speed.
- Problem prescriptions are addressed by processing, putting order on hold and active follow up within two business days.
- Proactively assesses prescribing patterns to promote the safe use of appropriate medication therapy as defined by VHA guidelines and formulary.
Administrative- Adhere to all VA National, VISN, local service level policies and procedures in all aspects to ensure that Pharmacy maintains a continual state of readiness for internal environment of care rounds and external reviews including ASHP, Joint Commission, OIG, DEA, and other regulatory agencies.
- Reporting metrics and measures in an accurate and timely manner.
- Complies with National, VISN, and service level cost-containment efforts, provides support for data gathering.
- May report quarterly results of outpatient label reprint and address change reports to Service Chief or designee.
- Actively applies VA initiatives such as I-Care, Population Health, Strategic Analytics for Improvement and Learning (SAIL), AIDET, DVAMS, relationship based care, high reliability organization, etc.
Clinical- Provides appropriate selection of drug therapy based upon the pharmaceutical principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
- Monitors for efficacy, side effects, and clinical outcomes, and advices prescribers and nursing staff as appropriate.
- Provides patient-specific therapeutic drug monitoring, and communicates relevant findings and or recommendations to other providers both orally and in writing.
- Provide medication counseling to patients and educates them on pertinent information and outcome.
- Serves as a drug information resource.
- Participates in virtual patient care rounds as assigned.
- Review charts, evaluates pertinent laboratory data, drug interactions, monitors for adverse drug effects and screens for allergies.
- Recommends formulary alternatives as needed or requested.
- Handles medication shortage situations by substituting alternate dosage strengths and instructions of the same medication to equal the prescribed dose and schedule.
Education- Responsible for maintaining professional competency by keeping abreast of current medical and pharmaceutical literature, new developments in pharmacy practice and new drugs and treatment plans and applies knowledge in daily duties.
- Provides education to health care providers and support staff regarding medication use and or preparation.
- Must complete required continuing education credits to maintain full, unrestricted licensure to retain employment.
Work Schedule: 11:30am-8pm, 9:30am-6pm, or 6:30am-3pm. Alternating holidays/weekends. Schedule may be subject to change based on the needs of the Agency.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 91422-0
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of existing pay, higher or unique qualifications, or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time off per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year). Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience.
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full-time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).
Telework: AD-HOC (Employees who telework on an occasional, episodic, or short-term basis, and have completed required telework training and telework agreement) may be authorized by the Supervisor.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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