Pharmacist (Pharmacy Supervisor) Ambulatory

Clinical

• Reviews patient medication regimens for clinical effectiveness drug selection dosing contraindications side effects potential medication interactions and therapeutic outcomes as required.
• Reviews and implements Pharmacotherapy and treatment guidelines during direct patient care or via recommendations to other providers.
• Documents clinical interventions accurately in CPRS in a timely and professional manner as appropriate.
• Serves as an authority on medication usage interactions over-dosages and adherence to medical staff nursing staff technicians and students.
• Monitors for and reports medication errors adverse drug reactions allergies and patient adherence issues.
• Reviews literature routinely to provide an evaluation of efficacy safety and cost-effectiveness for routine patient care and projects as assigned.
• Reviews and evaluates requests for prior authorization/ non-formulary and restricted medications for appropriateness and compliance with established criteria where applicable.
• Promotes and monitors compliance for established medication therapy policies.
• Completes clinical reminders in an accurate and timely manner in CPRS as appropriate.
• Documents interventions using workload capture tools as instructed

Administrative/Supervisory

• Develops establishes and maintains written policies and procedures defining operational requirements.
• Supervises the implementation of service level programs including clinical operational educational and research activities.
• Provides first level supervision to pharmacists technicians trainees and other staff assigned to ambulatory areas.
• Develops realistic and challenging performance standards to support the organizational mission vision and goals. Ensures employees meet performance standards and competencies and identifies areas of improvement as needed.
• Interviews employment candidates makes selection recommendations conducts performance reviews recommends appointment special advances within grade increases or disciplinary actions to the Chief Pharmacy Service or Associate Chief Pharmacy Service as appropriate.
• Promotes good labor management relations and supports Equal Opportunity program initiatives in daily activities.
• Establishes work schedules and allocates staff as needed to provide adequate coverage. Maintains time and attendance records and approves leave according to SAVAHCS policy.
• Assesses workload shifts identifying backlogs and makes staffing adjustments as needed to meet organizational goals.
• Ensures assigned administrative projects and reports are submitted in a timely manner.
• Ensures employee competencies are completed within 90 days of start date for new positions and as needed.
• Ensure employee professional practice evaluations ( Ongoing Renewal PPEs) are completed.
• Ensures the pharmacy clinic areas (e.g. community-based outpatient clinics HBPC anticoagulation primary care) are compliant with all regulatory and accrediting body requirements (e.g. Joint Commission DEA FDA ASHP).

Education

• Serves as an effective preceptor directing and supervising pharmacy residents and students as assigned.
• Assists in the development enhancement and operation of resident and student training programs.
• Participates in activities of interdisciplinary training and in-servicing of medical staff nursing staff residents students and other allied health professionals at SAVAHCS as required.
• Instructs patients and family members in the appropriate use of medications. Adjusts communication and tracking methods based on age and developmental considerations.
• Refers patients to educational programs provided at the medical center by multidisciplinary teams.

Program Management

• Assists in planning and implementing Pharmacy quality assurance activities.
• Manages therapeutic plans according to best evidence or VHA and/or SAVAHCS published guidelines.
• Assists in the operations of the other areas of the Pharmacy Service including distribution and clinical work in other areas (e.g. medication order review and verification relief help in other clinics or in the pharmacies as needed).
• Helps achieve positive patient centric outcomes through direct and indirect interactions with patients providers and interdisciplinary teams.

Research

• Assists in designing and completing research studies involving clinical pharmacist functions quality assurance medication use evaluations or pharmacotherapy.
• Participates in collaborative research studies involving medications therapy with other services.

Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday 7:30AM - 4:00PM
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
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Relocation Incentives: A recruitment/relocation Incentive may be authorized for a highly qualified individual.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

• 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 dentification 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.
• Education:
  • 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.)
  • 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.

Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates.

Pharmacy Supervisor
GS-13. Experience: In addition to the GS-12 requirements must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) and meet the following Knowledge skills and abilities (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.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard please visit Requirements: Work includes some walking standing bending and carrying light items such as paper and books. Most of the work is performed while seated.