Pharmacist

About the role

This position serves as a clinical pharmacist providing direct pharmaceutical care for patients within the Indian Health Service. This role is the major source of pharmaceutical clinical information and manages selected patients with chronic disease states, as well as providing pharmaceutical care for acute patients.

Responsibilities

• Helps interpret and dispense prescribed products, ensuring proper protection of prescribed products to the patient.
• Provides specialized services to assist patients with managing conditions such as diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure, and other chronic illnesses.
• Offers information and advice about drug therapy, drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
• Maintains records such as pharmacy files, patient records, inventories, and control records for narcotics or controlled drugs.
• Compounds and dispenses medications as prescribed by physicians, dentists, and other licensed practitioners.
• Serves as a pharmacy consultant and advisor to committees such as the therapeutic agents committee, hospital research committee, and infection control committee.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Selectee may be subject to a probationary period.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• The position is covered by Public Law 101-630, requiring contact or control over Indian children.
• The selected individual is required to obtain and maintain medical staff clinical privileges, including any licensure requirements.
• On-call hours or standby duty may be required.
• Position subject to rotating shifts; days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• All pharmacists must meet all three of the following basic requirements: Degree from an ACPE-accredited pharmacy program, passing NAPLEX and MPJE, and being licensed to practice pharmacy in a State, D.C., Puerto Rico, or U.S. territory.
• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the private or public sector, performing tasks such as conducting outpatient pharmacy clinics, interviewing patients, evaluating medication regimens, and planning medication programs.

Benefits

• Financial Suitability Requirement: Review of the applicant's financial history as part of the personnel security and suitability determination.
• Annual Leave: Based on the number of years served as a Federal employee.
• Student Loan Repayment Program: Available for qualifying health disciplines.

Pay

• Salary range based on grade level.

Schedule

• Rotating shifts; days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.