Chief-Pharmacy Service
Details Posted:
12-Jul-23Location:
Fayetteville, North Carolina, North CarolinaSalary:
OpenInternal Number:
734546000 Is responsible for all Pharmacy Services provided by Fayetteville VAMC (FVAMC) 565 and its affiliated clinics including Wilmington Health Care Center, Outpatient Dialysis Clinic, Jacksonville CBOC, Robeson County CBOC, Goldsboro CBOC, Hamlet CBOC, and the Brunswick County CBOC.
The Pharmacy operates a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program and precepts over 20 pharmacy school students annually.
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 Test (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.
A pharmacist who has, or has ever had, any license(s) revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, limited, or issued/placed in a probationary status may be appointed only in accordance with the provisions in VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, section B, paragraph 16.
May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).
Grade Determinations:
Grade Level Criteria.
At the GS-15 level, Chiefs of Pharmacy must meet the following:
Experience.
In addition to the GS-14 requirements, must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.
Grade Level Criteria.
At the GS-15 level, Chiefs of Pharmacy must meet the following:
(1) Manages a complex medical center based pharmacy program that is defined as having multiple practice settings (e.
g.
hospital ambulatory care, long-term care, behavior health care) that require Joint Commission review as separate standards.
(2) In addition to the medical center pharmacy, has responsibility for pharmacy services at one or more of the following:
CBOCs, Rural Health Program, domiciliary, or provides dispensing and/or clinical services to State Veterans Home.
(3) Presence of advanced clinical pharmacy programs that include pharmacist(s) that have approved scopes of practice with prescriptive privileges.
(4) Pharmacy provides clinical pharmacist services to three (3) or more specialty areas such as, but not limited to, hemodialysis, oncology, operating room or an emergency department.
AND Must meet at least two of the following:
(1) An ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Residency Program.
(2) A Research Program that is accredited by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP).
(3) Actively involved in committees or advisory/work groups at the VISN and/or National level.
(4) An ongoing pharmacy student rotation in both the intermediate and advanced practice experience settings.
References:
Qualifications Standards outlined in VA Handbook 5005/55, Part II, Appendix G-15 Physical Requirements:
See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
VA Careers - Pharmacy:
https:
//youtube.
com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws The Chief, Pharmacy Service will be a licensed pharmacist possessing either a BS Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.
D.
) degree and previous management experience.
Establishes and implements long- and short-term plans, policies and procedures, assuring that clinical and administrative programs are integrated to provide high quality patient care with optimum utilization of medical center resources.
Is cognizant of and assures that all patient care programs are in compliance with the standards of accrediting and regulatory bodies.
Develops, evaluates, adjusts and prioritizes programs, budget allocations and administrative processes in order to accomplish the mission of the medical center.
Provides program direction to managers in administrative and clinical units in the development of policies for the health care delivery system.
This includes continuing review and evaluation of operations, funding, policies and procedures to achieve efficiency, balance and coordination among programs.
Review and evaluation will also identify the need to request additional or redirected resources.
Is knowledgeable of overall medical center goals, missions and priorities in order to prevent adverse impact upon other medical center programs or resources.
The incumbent will plan, direct, and coordinate comprehensive pharmacy activities at the FVAMC and associated facilities.
He/She is responsible for managing all facets of pharmacy to include inpatient, outpatient, and clinical, providing added support to specialty medical programs that include, but are not 2 limited to, anticoagulation, infectious disease, mental health, CLC/geriatrics, endocrinology, Womens Health, Home Based Primary Care, clozapine monitoring, inpatient care, and infusion clinic.
The Pharmacy Service offers a full range of pharmaceutical and clinical services including, but not limited to:
unit dose dispensing, IV admixture program (USP 797 compliant), inpatient and outpatient anticoagulation services.
Fayetteville VAMC Pharmacy service also serves as a major rotation site for pharmacy students from the local schools of pharmacy and has an ASHP accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency program.
Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday 0800-1630 Telework:
Situational Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #:
000000 Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus:
Available to highly qualified candidates.
Relocation Incentive:
Available to eligible candidates.
Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required Create a Job Alert for Similar Jobs About Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration The Veterans Health Administration is America's largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,298 health care facilities, including 171 medical centers and 1,113 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.
Connections working at Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration More Jobs from This Employer Recommended Skills Administration Certified Nurse Practitioner Clinical Works Consulting Finance Foreign Language Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
12-Jul-23Location:
Fayetteville, North Carolina, North CarolinaSalary:
OpenInternal Number:
734546000 Is responsible for all Pharmacy Services provided by Fayetteville VAMC (FVAMC) 565 and its affiliated clinics including Wilmington Health Care Center, Outpatient Dialysis Clinic, Jacksonville CBOC, Robeson County CBOC, Goldsboro CBOC, Hamlet CBOC, and the Brunswick County CBOC.
The Pharmacy operates a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program and precepts over 20 pharmacy school students annually.
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 Test (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.
A pharmacist who has, or has ever had, any license(s) revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, limited, or issued/placed in a probationary status may be appointed only in accordance with the provisions in VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, section B, paragraph 16.
May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).
Grade Determinations:
Grade Level Criteria.
At the GS-15 level, Chiefs of Pharmacy must meet the following:
Experience.
In addition to the GS-14 requirements, must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.
Grade Level Criteria.
At the GS-15 level, Chiefs of Pharmacy must meet the following:
(1) Manages a complex medical center based pharmacy program that is defined as having multiple practice settings (e.
g.
hospital ambulatory care, long-term care, behavior health care) that require Joint Commission review as separate standards.
(2) In addition to the medical center pharmacy, has responsibility for pharmacy services at one or more of the following:
CBOCs, Rural Health Program, domiciliary, or provides dispensing and/or clinical services to State Veterans Home.
(3) Presence of advanced clinical pharmacy programs that include pharmacist(s) that have approved scopes of practice with prescriptive privileges.
(4) Pharmacy provides clinical pharmacist services to three (3) or more specialty areas such as, but not limited to, hemodialysis, oncology, operating room or an emergency department.
AND Must meet at least two of the following:
(1) An ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Residency Program.
(2) A Research Program that is accredited by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP).
(3) Actively involved in committees or advisory/work groups at the VISN and/or National level.
(4) An ongoing pharmacy student rotation in both the intermediate and advanced practice experience settings.
References:
Qualifications Standards outlined in VA Handbook 5005/55, Part II, Appendix G-15 Physical Requirements:
See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.
VA Careers - Pharmacy:
https:
//youtube.
com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws The Chief, Pharmacy Service will be a licensed pharmacist possessing either a BS Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.
D.
) degree and previous management experience.
Establishes and implements long- and short-term plans, policies and procedures, assuring that clinical and administrative programs are integrated to provide high quality patient care with optimum utilization of medical center resources.
Is cognizant of and assures that all patient care programs are in compliance with the standards of accrediting and regulatory bodies.
Develops, evaluates, adjusts and prioritizes programs, budget allocations and administrative processes in order to accomplish the mission of the medical center.
Provides program direction to managers in administrative and clinical units in the development of policies for the health care delivery system.
This includes continuing review and evaluation of operations, funding, policies and procedures to achieve efficiency, balance and coordination among programs.
Review and evaluation will also identify the need to request additional or redirected resources.
Is knowledgeable of overall medical center goals, missions and priorities in order to prevent adverse impact upon other medical center programs or resources.
The incumbent will plan, direct, and coordinate comprehensive pharmacy activities at the FVAMC and associated facilities.
He/She is responsible for managing all facets of pharmacy to include inpatient, outpatient, and clinical, providing added support to specialty medical programs that include, but are not 2 limited to, anticoagulation, infectious disease, mental health, CLC/geriatrics, endocrinology, Womens Health, Home Based Primary Care, clozapine monitoring, inpatient care, and infusion clinic.
The Pharmacy Service offers a full range of pharmaceutical and clinical services including, but not limited to:
unit dose dispensing, IV admixture program (USP 797 compliant), inpatient and outpatient anticoagulation services.
Fayetteville VAMC Pharmacy service also serves as a major rotation site for pharmacy students from the local schools of pharmacy and has an ASHP accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency program.
Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday 0800-1630 Telework:
Situational Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #:
000000 Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus:
Available to highly qualified candidates.
Relocation Incentive:
Available to eligible candidates.
Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required Create a Job Alert for Similar Jobs About Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration The Veterans Health Administration is America's largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,298 health care facilities, including 171 medical centers and 1,113 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.
Connections working at Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration More Jobs from This Employer Recommended Skills Administration Certified Nurse Practitioner Clinical Works Consulting Finance Foreign Language Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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