Pharmacist

Quick Facts

• Role: Pharmacist (direct clinical care + pharmacy software technical support)

• Focus: Inpatient and outpatient pharmacy services and clinical decision support via EHR-linked pharmacy software

Description

Serve as a pharmacist for direct pharmaceutical care for inpatient and outpatient populations while providing technical support and coordination for multiservice clinical pharmacy software in a hospital/clinic environment. Maintain pharmacy application systems, coordinate pharmacy software use with the Electronic Health Record (EHR), train staff, and act as a liaison for implementation and EHR-related pharmacy concerns. Also conduct authorized outpatient pharmacy clinics, including patient history, limited physical assessment, medication management, and monitoring of outcomes against the treatment plan.

Responsibilities

• Maintain pharmacy package applications in appropriate working conditions

• Coordinate use of pharmacy software for quality clinical care, including EHR pharmacy functions and clinical decision-making support

• Train service unit employees to operate pharmacy packages accurately and responsibly (including RPMS and EHR)

• Serve as pharmacy point of contact/preceptor/liaison for administration, clinical director, and nursing management regarding EHR and related pharmacy software implementation issues

• Work with programmers on local testing; identify problems and request enhancements; refer higher-level technical support as needed

• Conduct authorized outpatient pharmacy clinics (examination, diagnosis, and treatment of specialized patients)

• Take health history, follow and adjust treatment plans, and monitor patient outcomes

• Perform limited physical assessments and distinguish normal vs. abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious problems

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Pharmacy recognized by ACPE (or another U.S. Department of Education–recognized accrediting body)

• Pharmacy licensure in a U.S. state (or DC, Puerto Rico, or a U.S. territory)

• U.S. citizenship

• Selective Service registration (for males born after 12/31/1959)

• Ability to distinguish basic colors

• Minimum of one year of professional pharmacy experience (GS-11 or equivalent level)

• Specialized experience demonstrated on resume (reports, software use, analyzing medication regimens, interviewing and counseling patients, therapeutic drug monitoring, outpatient clinic care, education/training for staff/students, protocol development, and QA/PI participation)

• Meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the announcement closing date

• Pass E-Verify

• Obtain and maintain medical staff clinical privileges (and any licensure requirements)

• Provide REAL ID–compliant identification as required; set up direct deposit; meet financial suitability requirements