Licensed Pharmacist(Pharmacy Supervisor) Acute Care

FUNCTIONS or SCOPE of ASSIGNED DUTIES:
A. Clinical Program Leadership and Inpatient Practice - The Acute Care Pharmacy Supervisor partners with the inpatient pharmacy management team to provide leadership oversight and support for the delivery of high-quality clinical pharmacy services across all acute care areas. The supervisor establishes the framework philosophy and environment for effective clinical practice while also contributing direct patient care when operationally necessary. Key responsibilities include:

• Provides clinical leadership and oversight for pharmacists delivering acute care services ensuring consistent evidence-based practice standards across all inpatient units.
• Serves as a clinical resource and may provide direct inpatient pharmacist support as needed modeling best practices and ensuring continuity of care.
• Ensures pharmacist evaluation of medication orders for appropriateness including assessment of drug interactions allergies contraindications and potential adverse reactions.
• Guides and oversees clinical interventions to promote rational safe and effective drug therapy ensuring interventions are documented according to policy.
• Ensures adherence to formulary management processes and supports staff in identifying therapeutic and cost-effective alternatives to
  non-formulary requests.
• Provides leadership in drug therapy monitoring and ensures pharmacists deliver accurate evidence-based medication information to the healthcare team.
  

B. Operational and Administrative Leadership:

• Responsible for planning developing organizing coordinating directing and evaluating an integrated acute care pharmacy program designed to provide a full range of pharmacy services.
• Assists with the management and coordination of daily operations across all areas of the inpatient pharmacy.
• Along with members of the pharmacy leadership team interviews evaluates and selects new employees according to current federal laws and VA policies regarding EEO and Veterans preference.
• Supports the acute care pharmacy management team in implementation revision and interpretation of pharmacy service policies and procedures.
• Assists with coordination of staffing in the central pharmacy and acute care areas ensuring appropriate resource allocation based on volume acuity and program needs.
• Coordinates staff resources in collaboration with Pharmacy Supervisors and Lead Technicians to support operational efficiency and clinical service delivery.
  

C. Education Competency Oversight and Staff Development

• Ensures staff engagement communication and participation in the development revision and implementation of inpatient pharmacy policies procedures and clinical practice standards.
• Oversees and supports patient and staff medication education initiatives across acute care areas ensuring consistency accuracy and alignment with evidence-based practice.
• Maintains personal professional competency by staying current on new drugs evolving therapeutic standards and innovations in pharmacy practice and integrates new knowledge into clinical and supervisory responsibilities practice and integrating this information into his/her daily practice.
• Supports the acute care management team in the training of new acute care pharmacy staff.
• Provides leadership in staff competency assessment supporting ongoing education skills validation and development activities for pharmacists and technicians.
  

VA Careers - Pharmacy: Schedule: Monday-Friday 0700-1530
Telework: AD-HOC
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 10138F
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Available

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

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.
• English Language Proficiency. Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d).

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: or through their Web site at: (NOTE: Prior to 2005 ACPE accredited both baccalaureate and Doctor of Pharmacy terminal degree program. Today the sole degree is Doctor of Pharmacy.) (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)

OR

Foreign Education:
(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). (CERTIFICATION REQUIRED)

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).

GS-13 GRADE DETERMINATION:
Specialized Experience: Must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-12. Experience includes but not limited to: designing implementing assessing monitoring and documenting therapeutic plans utilizing the most effective least toxic and most economical medication treatments; helping achieve positive patient centric outcomes through direct and indirect interactions with patients providers and interdisciplinary teams in assigned areas; performing physical assessments; and ordering laboratory and other tests to help determine efficacy and toxicity of medication therapy.

**** NOTE: Experience must be well documented in Resume/CV to qualify for the position. ****

Assignments: Candidates at this grade level are to be in one of the assignments listed below. The higher level duties must consist of significant scope administrative independence complexity (difficulty) and range of variety as described in this standard at the specified grade level and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time.

Pharmacy Supervisor. Responsible for the professional and administrative management of an assigned area in pharmacy service to include budgetary execution. Such individuals have responsibilities for supervising multiple pharmacists and technicians. Manages people maintains effective interdepartmental relations and cooperates with other services to accomplish the medical facilitys mission and goals. Develops performance standards assures that the program area is compliant with all regulatory and accrediting body requirements designs and implements orientation and training programs for staff and develops and maintains systems to monitor the performance of staff activities. Develops policies and procedures relative to their assigned area. Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following KSAs:

GS-12 KSAs

• Knowledge of professional pharmacy practice.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing to both patients and health care staff.
• Knowledge of laws regulations and accreditation standards related to the distribution and control of scheduled and non-scheduled drugs and pharmacy security.
• Skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters.

In additional GS-13 KSAs

• Ability to effectively supervise subordinate staff.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions.
• Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards pertaining to pharmacy.
• Skill in managing people or programs.

Preferred Experience:

• Successful completion of a PGY1/2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency.
• Pharmacy Supervisory Experience.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard please visit full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-13.

Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019