Clinical Pharmacist Supervisor

The Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner (CPP) Supervisor, Primary Care/Outpatient Clinical Pharmacy Programs functions at the highest level of clinical practice, working independently under his/her scope of practice as defined by the medical center to directly care for patients requiring care as deemed necessary and appropriate in his/her designated area of specialty at the parent facility and to other areas of the medical center as assigned.

The CPP Supervisor, Primary Care/Outpatient Clinical Pharmacy Programs, is responsible for the professional and administrative management of an assigned area in pharmacy service, plays a defined role in budgetary execution, and serves as a consultant and midlevel provider who functions to initiate, modify or discontinue medication therapy.

Extensive documentation and clinical progress note writing are required of this position. The incumbent may be involved in research activities and precepting of pharmacy trainees.

VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Serves as a provider with prescribing privileges as outlined in the individual's Scope of Practice to perform comprehensive medication management (CMM) and anticoagulation management. Develops policies and procedures relative to the assigned area of practice.

Designs and implements orientation and training programs for staff and develops and maintains systems to monitor the performance of staff activities. Supervise Pharmacy Residency Program and other educational programs if applicable to his/her area of practice.

Supports the Chief of Pharmacy as needed during various inspections and surveys such as Joint Commission. Responsible for tracking and trending workload within clinical area of supervised clinical practice through proper clinic set up and proper use of encounter coding.

Incumbent will monitor timely encounter completion, signing/cosigning of progress notes and consults open for the outpatient clinical pharmacy programs. Evaluates Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE) and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE) for scope of practice (SOP).

S/he will assist with professional practice evaluations for CPP assigned to the Outpatient Clinical Pharmacy Programs and maintenance of scopes of practice for CPP assigned to the Outpatient Pharmacy Programs.

Provides input in the revision of performance plans, issuing performance plans, tracking and documenting employee performance, making recommendations on performance ratings to the Associate Chief of Pharmacy, Clinical and Educational Programs for consideration.

Coordinates all clinical pharmacy functions for his/her assigned practice area, helping to achieve positive patient centric outcomes through direct and indirect interactions with patients, providers, and interdisciplinary teams.

Monitors and assesses the outcome of drug therapies with advanced skill, including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic procedures. Work Schedule: Based on the needs of the service. Telework: Ad-hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 70845-F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact VISN9HREDRP@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.

Education: (1) 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.

Verification of approved degree programs may be obtained from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, Illinois 60602-5109; phone: (312) 664-3575, or through their Web site at: http://www.acpe-accredit.org/.

(NOTE: Prior to 2005 ACPE accredited both baccalaureate and Doctor of Pharmacy terminal degree program.

Today the sole degree is Doctor of Pharmacy.) (2) 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 Tect (TOEFL iBT).

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. The pharmacist must maintain current registration if this is a requirement for maintaining full, current, and unrestricted licensure.

English Language Proficiency: Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d). Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates.

Experience: In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) and demonstrate the following KSAs: a. Ability to effectively supervise subordinate staff. b. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions. c.

Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards pertaining to pharmacy. d. Skill in managing people or programs. Preferred Experience: Preferred qualifications are completion of an ASHP accredited PGY-1 Residency and BCPS certification.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-13.

Physical Requirements: Applicants must be able to perform the following duties: lifting (up to 50 lbs); carrying (up to 50 pounds). Applicants must have use of all fingers. Walking or standing for up to 8-hours. Kneeling intermittently multiple times for up to 8-hours. Use of both legs is required. Must possess visual acuity to read typed print.

Keen hearing (aids permitted). Mental stability must be required to handle rigors of the position. The loss or impairment of a specific function may be compensated by satisfactory use of prosthesis.