Informatics Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner

Summary The Informatics Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner serves as a lead informatics resource for the National Telepharmacogenomics Program (NTPGx) and the broader National Pharmacogenomics Program (NPP) - functioning at the highest level of clinical informatics practice. This is a national program position supporting NPP sites and veterans located across the VA system. This position optimizes the effectiveness of precision medicine initiatives and systems management in alignment with the VHA mission. Qualifications 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 PolicyEnglish Language ProficiencyPharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) - and 7407(d) 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.) degreeLicensure: 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 ColumbiaThe pharmacist must maintain current registration if this is a requirement for maintaining full - current - and unrestricted licensureMay 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: ExperienceIn addition to the GS-12 requirements - must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade levelPreferred Experience: Licensed pharmacist with at least one year of documented direct patient care experience in a clinical pharmacy practice - including patient assessment - clinical chart review - medication therapy management - lab ordering - and initiation - modification - monitoring - or discontinuation of medication therapy under an authorized/advanced scope of practice - care coordination agreement - collaborative practice agreement - or equivalent clinical practice model where the pharmacist acted autonomously with independent decision making authorityExperience limited primarily to solely making recommendations - dispensing - order verification - medication distribution - operational coverage - or inpatient or outpatient staffing does not satisfy this preferred clinical experienceSeeking applicants who demonstrate formal training in pharmacogenomics or active clinical PGx practice - including interpretation of patient-specific PGx results and development or communication of medication recommendations based on PGx informed resultsCritically - applicants must also demonstrate at least one year of hands-on clinical informatics experience - completion of an informatics-focused residency or fellowship - or equivalent experience designing - building - implementing - maintaining - or optimizing: clinical data extraction - transformation - and modeling (e.g. - SQL - Excel Power Query - DAX - or Python)dashboards and reports (e.g. - Power BI - Power BI Report Builder - or Pyramid)workflow and application automation (e.g. - Power Automate - Power Apps - SharePoint - or other Microsoft 365 tools)and clinical decision support or population-health safety monitoring tools (e.g. - medication alerts - patient registries - or automated identification of high-risk drug-gene interactions)Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-13Physical Requirements: This position involves typical office workPhysical demands are limited to those required to work at a computer workstation - including extended periods of sitting or standing - use of a keyboard and monitor(s) - and other tasks common to a standard office environment. Duties The Informatics Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner serves as a key informatics resource for the National Telepharmacogenomics Program (NTPGx) and the broader National Pharmacogenomics Program (NPP) - functioning at the highest level of clinical informatics practiceThis is a national program position supporting NPP sites and veterans located across the VA system - not tied to a single facilityThe position is currently authorized for 100% remote work consistent with existing parent organization policy for clinical staffwork location and schedule remain subject to change based on future agency telework - remote work - or return-to office determinations as directed by leadershipThe incumbent is responsible for complying with all terms of their applicable telework or remote work agreement - including any requirements related to duty station - equipment - availability - and periodic reporting to a VA facility if requiredThis position optimizes the effectiveness of precision medicine initiatives and systems management in alignment with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) mission - specifically as it relates to pharmacogenomics and other precision medicine approachesThe increasing complexity and scope of NPP's work requires advanced - creatively applied skills in data visualization - automation - data warehousing - and application development - alongside strong coordination - prioritization - and troubleshooting abilityDuties include - but not limited to: Clinical Pharmacogenomics Practice (~20%) Provide expert clinical pharmacogenomic review and interpretation of PGx test results for veterans across VA - including both asynchronous and synchronous clinical encountersConduct population health work to monitor - optimize - and drive outcome based results for veterans and the NPPServe as a clinical subject matter expert supporting provider and facility-level PGx consultation - mentorship - and educationTechnology - and Informatics/Data - Program Management (~80%) Per VA guidance - at a minimum - all informatics professionals perform the following eight core informatics functions: application support - business architecture management - enterprise data management - content management - system optimization - change management - requirements management - and partnership managementServe as the National Telepharmacogenomics (NTPGx) lead Informatacist in collaboration with the National Pharmacogenomics program representing both programs on a national scaleEvaluate clinical computing systems and analyze the effect of interventions on health outcomes - executing deliverables as assigned by leadershipEnable healthcare capabilities and the evolution of technology adjoined to the EHR (e.g. - CPRS/VistA and - as sites transition - Oracle Cerner/FEHR) to deliver quality care by developing - implementing - monitoring - maintaining - and optimizing informatics toolsResponsible for designing - modifying - and supporting management information systems and databases in a manner that will support and promote planning and implementation for clinical/pharmacy programsDevelop and maintain interactive dashboards and visualizations using Power BI - Power BI Report Builder - SSRS - SSAS - and/or DAX-based modeling to track key performance indicators (e.g. - PGx testing rates - turnaround times - drug-gene interaction alert volume - result note accuracy and timeliness) and provide actionable insights to stakeholders across NPPUtilize SQL and potentially other programming and modeling languages - including but not limited to Python - R - JavaScript - and DAX - to extract - transform - and load data from various sources - including the Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW) - for use in reporting - analytics - and clinical informatics workflowUse automated and manual methods to measure data accuracy - completeness - consistency - computability - and timeliness - with the goal of maintaining data integrity and improving the overall quality of clinical and operational data - including data that feeds directly into veteran care notes and provider result reportingDevelop and maintain data dictionaries and metadata repositories to facilitate standardization - data understanding - and reuseProven ability to communicate and collaborate with team members (e.g. - the Data Informatics Team) - act autonomously - be adaptable/flexible - serve as a leader - and innovate to achieve milestones and effectively convey progress to both internal and external stakeholdersWork Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is a virtual positionFunctional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized