Pharmacist (Clinical Specialist) PACT

This announcement has applicant count of 75. It may close prior to posted closing date. VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws The VISN Clinical Resource Hub (CRH) PACT Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner (CPP) position is a VISN based position located in VISN 10. This position falls under the general supervision of the VISN CRH Pharmacy Program Manager or designee. A Clinical Resource Hub (CRH) is a repository of clinical and administrative staff that serve Veterans Affairs facilities within a Veterans Integrated System Network (VISN). Staff within the CRH are expected to provide interprofessional services to VISN facilities that are underserved or experiencing gaps in clinicians due to the inability to match provider supply with demand. Services provided by CRH staff are conducted via multiple modalities, including virtual and in-person care. Telephone, Clinical Video Telehealth (CVT) and VA Video Connect (VVC) will be used by the CRH PACT CPP to deliver Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM). This position may require travel to VISN medical centers or Community Based Outreach Clinics (CBOC).The Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner duties will include but are not limited to the following: Executing therapeutic plans utilizing the safest and most cost-effective medication treatments. Performing the physical measurements and objective assessments necessary to ensure the patient's appropriate clinical responses to therapy. Ordering, subsequent review, and action on appropriate laboratory tests and other diagnostic studies necessary to monitor, support, and modify the patient's drug therapy. Ordering and prescribing medications, vaccines, devices, and supplies to include: initiation, continuation, discontinuation, monitoring, and altering therapy; prescribing, administering, or dispensing controlled substances may be included in the scope of practice only if the clinical pharmacist is authorized by their State license to do so and comply with the limitations and restrictions on that authority. Ordering consults and referrals, as appropriate, to maximize positive drug therapy outcomes; examples include, but are not limited to, referrals for routine care or assessment to clinical nutrition professionals, prosthetics, social workers, integrated mental health professionals, or other specialty areas. Obtaining and documenting informed consent for treatments and procedures that require consent for which the clinical pharmacist is responsible, including those where the clinical pharmacist is the prescriber of a treatment that requires consent or when they are providing medication management services on behalf of the original prescribe. Conducting virtual and in-person (when appropriate) encounters with patients for CMM in the PACT practice area. Following-up with patients in a timely manner and monitors for drug therapy response, potential adverse drug reactions, allergies, compliance, laboratory results, and other monitoring measures as appropriate; treatment plan adjustments are made accordingly based on assessed measures. Reviewing patient medication regimens for clinical effectiveness, drug selection, dosing, contraindications, side effects, potential drug interactions, pharmacokinetic impact, and therapeutic outcomes as required; information is communicated with team members and appropriate alternatives to current treatment plans are provided. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, standard daytime hours across multiple time zones. Evenings, weekends and holidays required as necessary based on the needs of the Clinical Resource Hub and spoke sites. Virtual Position: This is not a virtual position. Remote Position: Yes,This position is designated as remote. Remote work is defined as full-time employment conducted outside of a VA facility or in VA-leased spaces. The option for remote work will be assessed continuously, and the selected individual may need to return to a VA office if required. The selectee must live within 50 miles of a VA Medical Center. Functional Statement #: 912730-0