Pharmacist (Inpatient)

Responsibilities

• Answering calls, emails, instant/secure/Health Connect Communication Tool messages, and/or
• Providing vaccine handling, distribution, and administration support services per pharmacy regulations or guidance
• Receiving vaccine when delivered from medical center
• Storing vaccine under proper conditions before use
• Removing vaccine vials from storage and bringing to room temperature
• Preparing individual syringes for dosing vaccine, which includes diluting vaccine, drawing up doses from multi-dose vaccine vial; labeling finished product with all pertinent information (lot number/expiration date and time, etc.); affixing tamper evident cap; storing finished product (syringe) appropriately before administration; coordinating with medical staff regarding number of patients and when patients are scheduled to receive doses in order to minimize “waste”; and documenting and reporting pertinent/required information regarding vaccine preparation and usage daily
• Maintaining inventory of supplies and reordering when needed to maintain adequate par levels
• Administering vaccinations, when necessary, and in accordance with pharmacy regulations and/or guidance
• Reconstituting, preparing, and compounding commercial, non-routine and/or special formulation parenteral admixtures by means of adhering to current USP 797/800 standards
• Ensuring that preparations are unaltered therapeutically by incompatible or interacting drugs
• Preparing antineoplastic preparations (Chemo) and total parenteral nutritional solutions (TPNs) after training and competency is documented
• Conducting weekly inventory of controlled substances stored in the IV room
• Processing outpatient window orders/counseling services
• Positively identifying the patient presenting to the pharmacy for prescription processing according to VAMHCS policy
• Verifying approval for non-formulary medications and/or any other restrictions
• Evaluating allergy assessment information prior to finishing any medication orders
• Ensuring that the Patient Rx Status accurately corresponds to their eligibility
• Reviewing, interpreting, and verifying all outpatient medications orders
• Assuring that the medications are prescribed appropriately, in the correct dosage, and free of potential drug interactions or incompatibilities which could alter the desired or expected therapeutic response
• Safeguarding against significant or critical interactions (without intervention documentation) with other drugs that the patient is currently taking, ensuring there is not duplicative therapy, and ensuring the patient has no known allergy to the medications prescribed
• Consulting patients, providing information and answering questions regarding their drug regimen, which includes advising patients of potential drug-related or health-related conditions which may develop from the use of the medication for which the patient should seek additional medical care as appropriate
• OBTAINING INFORMATION FROM PATIENTS REGARDING THE USE OF ANY NON-VA PROVIDED MEDICATIONS OR HERBAL PRODUCTS AND DOCUMENTING THIS INFORMATION INTO CPRS AND VERIFYING ANY NON-VA PROVIDED ENTRIES THAT ARE DUPLICATE ANY VA PROVIDED MEDICATION

  Requirements

  • US Citizen
  • 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
  • Full, current, and unrestricted license in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia when services are performed onsite on VA property
  • Current AHA BLS certification
  • Licensed for controlled substances, with qualifications to practice in any states
  • Active National Provider Identifier (NPI) number required
  • No sponsorship available
  • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.