Supervisory Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (Inpatient Clinical)

Quick Facts

• Role: Supervisory Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (Inpatient Clinical)

Description

The role is responsible for supervising the Inpatient Clinical Pharmacy Section and ensuring medications are available and managed according to VA policy. It includes planning, coordinating, and evaluating inpatient pharmacy care activities, managing resources and budgets, and running QA/QC and performance improvement programs. The supervisor also provides clinical pharmacist functions as needed and leads staff training, education, and drug information services.

Responsibilities

• Supervise inpatient pharmacists, pharmacy residents, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy support staff

• Maintain and correct inpatient pharmacy workflow problems to ensure medication availability for administration

• Organize workload and direct pharmacy section activities; set short-, intermediate-, and long-term objectives

• Manage pharmacy service resources and operate pharmacy programs within budget and personnel ceilings

• Assist with budgets and maintain accurate accountability of drugs and medical supplies within pharmacy cost centers

• Manage QA/QC and Performance Improvement (PI) programs and report results to the Service Chief

• Conduct quarterly site inspections for areas with investigational medications in accordance with VA regulations and medical center policy

• Perform clinical pharmacist functions when needed

• Provide pharmaceutical services associated with inpatient patient care using innovative healthcare delivery methods

• Develop and oversee patient-care activities and provide training and continuing education for pharmacy staff and related personnel

• Prepare and present educational lectures and drug information (including DUE, formulary issues, drug monographs, and literature searches/summaries)

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required

• Full, current, unrestricted pharmacy license; maintain required registration if applicable

• Proficient written and spoken English

• Subject to background/security investigation; pass pre-employment physical examination

• Complete required online onboarding and pre-employment requirements

• Selected applicants may be subject to urinalysis drug screening prior to appointment

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

• Meet GS-13 Pharmacy Supervisor qualification: 1 year experience equivalent to GS-12 plus KSAs (effective supervision, oral/written communication to influence clinical/management decisions, expert regulatory/quality understanding, ability to manage people/programs)

• Education/degree requirement: BS Pharmacy and/or Pharm.D. from an ACPE-accredited program (or foreign degree with FPGEC certification)