Pharmacist - Clinical Specialist (Pain Management)

Duties

• Working in close collaboration with the VISN - Facility Pain POC - Facility Pain Champion - Academic Detailing pharmacists - the Pain Management Team (PMT)/Pain Clinic team members - and other facility stakeholders
• Supporting a high functioning Pain Committee that includes stakeholders from across the facility - and supporting subcommittees - task forces/work groups as indicated
• Developing processes/procedures to ensure implementation and compliance with national policy related to pain management - opioid safety and risk mitigation strategies - Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) - management of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) - initiatives in compliance with national policy - clinical practice guidelines - and regulatory requirements
• Sponsoring review of community provider opioid prescribing practices as required by the MISSION Act Section 131
• Sponsoring OSI reviews - data-based risk reviews for opioid-exposed patients (including Stratfication Tool for Opioid Risk Mitigation (STORM) data-based reviews) - and other interdisciplinary pain care forums
• Sponsoring and tracking full implementation of the Stepped Care Model for Pain Management (SCM-PM) - including a high functioning PMT/Pain Clinic at the facility - and access to tertiary pain center within the VISN including a CARF-accredited interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation program
• Sponsoring and facilitating the expansion of the OUD stepped care model within the facility - in particular for Step 1 of the SCOUTT program - e.g. - within PMTs/Pain Clinics
• Sponsoring access to tertiary advanced diagnostic and therapeutic interventional pain care modalities
• Sponsoring and facilitating integrative health modalities
• Sponsoring and facilitating veteran outreach events - inclusive of women's health initiatives for pain management
• Identifying opioid safety improvement and risk mitigation opportunities for facility leadership and developing strategic planning efforts in accordance with VA policy - inclusive of - but not limited to PDMP compliance - urine drug screening - and establishing population management processes for targeted risk mitigation
• Collaborating to evaluate acute pain care prescribing and processes at the facility and leading improvement opportunities
• Tracking facility level dashboards regarding pain management - opioid safety - and PDMP - including key parameters such as access - productivity - workload - and staffing
• Making measurements and reporting quality and compliance outcomes related to pain management - opioid safety - and PDMP
• Partnering with Academic Detailing and other stakeholders to monitor and disseminate best clinical practices related to PMOP initiatives
• Facilitating facility responses to formal - sensitive inquiries related to pain and opioid safety per patient reported concerns as presented by Patient Advocacy - Executive Leadership - VISN - Congressional - or others
• Expert and consultant to the Chief of Pharmacy Service for medication related issues in the Opioid/Pain Management setting
• Provides medication reconciliation and acts as the primary liaison between pharmacy service and the Pain Management Service
• Education and orientation to the medical staff and other health care professionals on pharmacy policies and procedures regarding medication use
• Actively participates as a member of the team to assist in monitoring patients therapy as directly related to pharmaceutical care
• Affirms that all prescriptions and actions meet proper eligibility criteria on a patient specific basis and that the National Formulary and Non-Formulary procedures are followed
• This includes adherence to all National - VISN - or local criteria or the use of treatment algorithms
• Makes recommendations for drug selection as a therapeutic expert in drug use within the Pain patient population

Qualifications

Commensurate with experience