Pharmacist (Facility Program Manager) Position Available In Erie, New York

Pharmacist (Facility Program Manager) Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Veterans Health Administrion –

Western New York VAMC Buffalo, NY Summary Summary:

The incumbent is the Facility Program Manager for the VISTA Clinical Informion system (CIS) and all applicions th interface with the Computerized Pient Record System and Clinical Procedures. He/she coordines the management of these packages with the Chief of Pharmacy, BCMA Manager, Chief Informion Officer (CIO), the Chief of Staff and managers/chiefs of the various clinical services the Western NY VAMC loced in Buffalo, NY. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/25/2025 to 06/30/2025 Salary $141,465 – $183,907 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Buffalo, NY 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 13 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTE-12754633-25-CM

Control number 839461400 This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency

CURRENT AND PERMANENT VISN2 EMPLOYEES ONLY

Videos Duties VA Careers –

Pharmacy :

The incumbent serves as a liaison between the CHIO, Chief of Staff, Pharmacy, the direct pient care service chiefs, ancillary and administrive service chiefs, Biomed, and OI&T; regarding the electronic pient record and all clinical informion system programs this Medical Center and its outpient clinics. The incumbent coordines Order Entry and Results Reporting/Computerized Pient Record Systems (CPRS) programs, Clinical Procedures, Bar Code Medicion Administrion, and the reled software packages th comprise those programs. The primary function of this position is to implement, coordine, evalue and manage the CPRS and Clinical Procedures programs as it reles to all interfacing clinical packages. The evaluion of the CPRS programs includes extensive testing of software upgrades in a mirrored test account to decrease impact on the end user and pient care. This requires extensive clinical working knowledge of clinical packages in the VISTA system. The incumbent develops, implements, valides, and maintains clinical protocols and da files used in these programs. The incumbent possesses the knowledge and experience to be able to sit on least one Expert Panel for CPRS, Clinical Procedures, BCMA or any Clinical reled packages. As an identified subject mter expert, the incumbent may serve as a program preceptor to other VISTA clinical informion systems coordinors responsible for CPRS programs, and provides educion and training on systems applicions, file management and program development as required. The incumbent is a resource person to the clinical staff concerning VISTA clinical programs. These may be confined to a single service and/or extend across organizional lines. Problem solving involves consulting with service line managers/service chiefs, clinical users, vendors, and/or nional program developers, to determine individual needs and develop a plan of action to correct/implement any required changes. The incumbent works with all medical center clinicians to analyze their problems and provide solutions or suggestions concerning the

VISTA/GUI

clinical programs. He/she implements modificions to address their concerns or issues as allowed within the framework of the VISTA informion system. The incumbent also inities regular reviews of the programs and consults with the administrive users to identify problems before they become deterrents to the use of the system. Extensive knowledge of the VISTA clinical informion system programs to implement new applicions and to maintain desired functions is required. Extensive knowledge and applicions ability for all aspects of the CPRS, Clinical Procedures, BCMA, and Pharmacy programs is required. The incumbent has a high level of expertise in understanding and implementing integral aspects of the VISTA clinical programs. This knowledge base uniquely qualifies the incumbent to coordine the integrion and implemention of all clinical dabases within the medical center environment. He/she also demonstres the ability to analyze clinical informion systems user sites to determine problems, note deficiencies and take approprie corrective action. He/she trains physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, and other clinical and administrive staff in the use of the CPRS programs and advises the clinical staff of those feures of the CIS programs, which may help them, manage pients more efficiently. He/she is expected to organize and present educional sessions designed to help clinicians learn to use CPRS programs and any other VISTA clinical programs pertinent to their pient care functions. Training sessions are scheduled to accommode the clinicians. Mechanisms are designed to accommode the frequent rotional schedules of the house staff and the medical students and may require th training occurs on off tours. The incumbent may also assist in the training of clinical applicions package coordinors (ADPAC) and other clinical coordinors.

Work Schedule :

Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

Telework :

Not available

Virtual:

This is not a virtual position. Functional Stement # :

PD12593F

Relocion/Recruitment Incentives :

Not authorized Permanent Change of Stion (PCS): Not authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probionary period. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examinion. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Qualificions Applicants pending the completion of educional or certificion/licensure requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements :

United Stes Citizenship:

Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.

Educion:

1) Gradue of an Accredition Council for Pharmacy Educion (ACPE) accredited College or School of Pharmacy with a baccalauree degree in pharmacy (BS Pharmacy) and/or a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.

D.) degree. 2) Gradues of foreign pharmacy degree programs meet the educional requirement if the gradue is able to provide proof of achieving the Foreign Pharmacy Gradue Examinion Commission (FPGEC) Certificion, which includes passing the Foreign Pharmacy Gradue Equivalency Examinion (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 Ste, Territory, Commonwealth of the United Stes (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia. The pharmacist must maintain current registrion 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 probionary stus may be appointed only in accordance with the provisions in VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, section B, paragraph 16. English Language Proficiency. Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C 7402(d), and 7407(d). May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfhering Provision as described in the VA Qualificion Standard for this occupion (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupion and meet the criteria). GS 13 :

Grade Determinions :

In addition to the basic requirements listed above, candides must meet the following requirements. Experience . In addition to the GS-13 requirements, you must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level which includes, but are not limited to: reviewing, interpreting, and verifying medicion orders for approprieness; identify and solve medicion-reled problem; providing oversight of technical staff in all aspects of medicion distribution processing and filling medicion orders; interacting with and making recommendions to other clinical staff regarding medicion therapy to ensure safe and effective care; documenting recommendions and interventions.

Preferred Experience:

Extensive Da Analysis Expertise. Proficient in da extraction, cleaning, manipulion, and analysis using tools such as SQL, R, Python, or similar. Experience in interpreting complex da sets to provide actionable insights th enhance clinical and operional decision-making. Proven track record of developing and implementing da-drive stregies to streamline pharmacy operions and improve pient outcomes. Clinical Applicion Coordinor (CAC) Experience. Demonstred expertise in managing and supporting clinical applicions within a healthcare setting. Experience coordining with multidisciplinary teams to design, test and implement electronic health record (EHR) systems and other clinical software. Ability to serve as a liaison between pharmacy and staff and IT Departments to ensure seamless integrion and optimal performance of clinical applicions. Skilled in providing training, support, and troubleshooting for end-users to maximize the effective use of clinical applicions In-depth knowledge of pharmacy automion systems, electronic prescribing and medicion management technologies. Hands-on experience in optimizing pharmacy informics workflows to enhance medicion safety, accuracy and efficiency. Familiarity with regulory standards and best practices in healthcare informics, such as HL7, FHIR, and HIPAA. Demonstred ability to lead initiives from conception through implemention, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget. Strong organizional skills with experience managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment. Effective communicion skills, both written and verbal, to collabore with stakeholders all levels and present findings clearly and concisely. Facility Program Manager. Manages all aspects of a distinct program to include policy development, quality resources and specialty functions unique to the program to optimize cost effectiveness (budget) and pient outcomes. Coordines a single program area of a complex pharmacy operion, or multiple program areas within a facility to develop, organize, manage, and control complex clinical applicions and programs. Develops, organizes, coordines and manages single or multiple program areas within the medical facility; this may include a single program area multiple facilities. The Program Manager title is reserved for those individuals who have one or more of the following: supervisory responsibilities for various sections within Pharmacy Service; a complex program requiring coordinion of multiple locions such as medical center care facilities, Community Based Outpient Clinics (CBOCs), rural health, telemedicine, etc; specialized areas of a complex nure such as nuclear pharmacy, quality assurance, pharmacy informics, clinical applicions coordinor, Home Based Primary Care, pharmacoeconomist or liaison pharmacist duties requiring the coordinion of processes with other medical facilities or VISNs. Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstre the following KSAs below : Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAS). Ability to communice orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions. Expert understanding of regulory and quality standards for their program area. Ability to solve problems, coordine and organize responsibilities to maximize outcomes in their program area or area of clinical expertise. Expert knowledge of a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice or specialty area of pharmacy. Advanced skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies, including physical assessment and interpretion of laborory and other diagnostic parameters.

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Physical Requirements:

The work is mainly sedentary but may require walking, bending, standing, and/or carry of light items such as paper, files, and manuals. See VA Directive and Handbook 5019.

Educion Note:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : . Additional informion Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacion)

Leave:

Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment de and is not guaranteed. During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant’s criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members :

Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have – whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Other (1) PCS Orders Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans’ Preference:

When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 “Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference” with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans’ Preference, please . Veterans’ preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/30/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Christina Morel Phone Address VA Western New York Healthcare System 3495 Bailey Avenue Buffalo, NY 14215 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (Schedule A) Disability Letter (VA) License Other (1) PCS Orders Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans’ Preference:

When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 “Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference” with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans’ Preference, please . Veterans’ preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 06/30/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Christina Morel Phone Address VA Western New York Healthcare System 3495 Bailey Avenue Buffalo, NY 14215 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 06/25/2025 to 06/30/2025 Salary $141,465 – $183,907 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Buffalo, NY 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 13 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTE-12754633-25-CM

Control number 839461400 ., .