Supervisory Pharmacist

Manage daily pharmacy operations by directing staff, setting priorities, allocating resources, and ensuring full regulatory compliance.

Deliver pharmaceutical care by assessing therapy, resolving medication issues, dispensing medications, counseling patients, and supporting provider decision making.

Oversee clinical pharmacy programs by developing protocols, conducting clinical activities, maintaining national standards, and evaluating outcomes.

Provide education and training by developing staff competency, precepting learners, supporting interdisciplinary instruction, and sustaining professional relationships.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Supervisory Pharmacist: Education: A doctoral degree in Pharmacy that is recognized by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.

Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirement above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0660 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before.

Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status. Licensure: A current, active, valid, and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in a State, a territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia.

Medical Requirement: Must be able to distinguish basic colors Experience: One year of professional pharmacy experience which includes providing pharmaceutical care through screening and dispensing medications; conducting clinical consultations with patients to address drug-related issues; and assisting in daily pharmacy operations to support regulatory compliance.

This definition of experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.