Clinical Pharmacist (Outpatient)

Quick Facts

• Role: Clinical Pharmacist (Outpatient)

• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm and/or 10:00am–6:30pm

• Telework: Available on an ad-hoc basis only (not a virtual position)

Description

Provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care for Veterans by reviewing, verifying, preparing, and dispensing medications. Evaluate drug therapies for safety and effectiveness, monitor interactions and adverse reactions, and resolve medication-related concerns in collaboration with healthcare providers. Support formulary management, controlled substance accountability, pharmacy operations, and compliance with VA/DEA regulations, including technical oversight of pharmacy technicians.

Responsibilities

• Review and verify prescription orders for accuracy, dosing, allergies, contraindications, interactions, and formulary compliance

• Oversee prescription processing, preparation, verification, labeling, packaging, and timely dispensing

• Coordinate pharmacy dispensing workflows and maintain medication inventory

• Monitor medication safety issues; consult with healthcare providers to resolve therapy problems and improve outcomes

• Conduct therapeutic drug monitoring using patient-specific factors and laboratory/diagnostic data

• Provide patient education, medication history reconciliation, and counseling

• Evaluate nonformulary requests and recommend therapeutic alternatives/substitutions

• Manage controlled substance inventories, reconcile discrepancies, and maintain required documentation

• Provide technical oversight, support staff education, participate in quality assurance, and report adverse drug events

• Assist with staff training, student precepting, operational reporting, and administration under supervisory guidance

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Proficiency in written and spoken English

• Full, current, unrestricted pharmacy licensure in a U.S. state/territory/commonwealth (or DC) and ability to maintain registration requirements

• Graduation from an ACPE-accredited pharmacy program (BS Pharmacy and/or Pharm.D.), including FPGEC pathway for foreign graduates

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Complete required onboarding and pre-employment steps (including I-9 documentation; REAL ID compliant ID effective May 7, 2025)

• Selective Service registration for eligible males

• Pre-appointment urinalysis testing for testing-designated positions

• Ability to satisfy VA Health Care Personnel seasonal influenza vaccination requirement

• Completion of a 1–2-year trial period for employment continuation

• GS-12: 1 year experience equivalent to next lower grade, or completion of an ACPE-accredited Pharm.D. program

Benefits

Comprehensive U.S. government benefits package available to eligible federal employees (details depend on position and schedule).