Pharmacist (Clinical Specialist) Position Available In Onslow, North Carolina

Pharmacist (Clinical Specialist) Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Veterans Health Administrion Summary This position is loced the Jacksonville, NC VA Health Care Clinic. The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (CPS) functions the highest level of clinical practice, and works independently under their individual scope of practice to directly care for pients. A CPS functions as a member of their assigned team(s) and serves as a mid-level provider to initie, modify, or discontinue medicion therapy and as a consultant for intensive medicion therapy management services. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/02/2025 to 05/12/2025 Salary $146,561 – $190,531 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Jacksonville, NC 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 None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTA-12728061-25-KL

Control number 836348800 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 This job is open only to current full-time employees of the Fayetteville, NC VA Healthcare System Videos Duties The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (CPS) functions the highest level of clinical practice, working independently under their individual scope of practice to directly care for pients. A CPS functions as a member of their assigned team(s) and serves as a mid-level provider to initie, modify, or discontinue medicion therapy and as a consultant for intensive medicion therapy management services. This includes, but is not limited to, the following: designing, implementing, assessing, monitoring and documenting therapeutic plans utilizing the most effective, least toxic and most economical medicion trements; helping achieve positive pient centric outcomes through direct and indirect interactions with pients, providers, and interdisciplinary teams in assigned areas; performing physical assessments; and ordering laborory and other tests to help determine efficacy and toxicity of medicion therapy. Serves as a provider with prescribing privileges. The primary responsibility of the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist is the provision of evidence based pharmaceutical care services through both direct and indirect interaction with pients and providers. This pharmacist serves as a mid-level provider, works independently, and promotes, inities, and manages drug therapy based on current clinical knowledge th is consistent with policies established the nional, VISN, and local levels. The Clinical Pharmacy-Specialist functions as part of the Primary Care/PACT Team and is most effective when assigned to a panel of pients, to support continuity of care. Clinical Pharmacy Specialists are employees of their medical center’s Pharmacy Service, to ensure they receive all professional guidance, policy, and communicions, along with department missions and goals, especially regarding the VA Nional Formulary, VISN and local medical center Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee objectives for formulary management activities and pient safety. The. CPS is also able to perform all the functions of a GS-12 Clinical Pharmacist and participes in the Pertinence Review program

Work Schedule :

Monday-Friday, 8:00a-4:30p

Telework :

Not available

Virtual:

This is not a virtual position. Functional Stement # :

GS-0660-13

Relocion/Recruitment Incentives :

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 Basic Requirements :

United Stes Citizenship:

Must be a Citizen of the United Stes. Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.

English Language Proficiency:

Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d).

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. Verificion of approved degree programs may be obtained from the Accredition Council for Pharmacy Educion, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, Illinois 60602-5109; phone: (312) 664-3575, or through their Web site : http://www.acpe-accredit.org/. (

NOTE:

Prior to 2005 ACPE accredited both baccalauree and Doctor of Pharmacy terminal degree program. Today the sole degree is Doctor of Pharmacy.)

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 as 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. 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).

Creditable Experience:

(1) Knowledge of Professional Pharmacy Practices. To be creditable, the experience must have demonstred the use of knowledge, skills, and abilities associed with professional pharmacy practice. Professional practice means paid/non-paid employment as a professional or unlicensed gradue pharmacist as defined by the approprie licensing board. (2) Residency and Fellowship Training. Residency and fellowship training programs in a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice may be substituted for creditable experience on a year-for- year basis. The pharmacy residency program must be accredited by the American Society of Health- System Pharmacists (ASHP). A fellowship program th is not accredited by the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) will need to have comparable standards for experience to be creditable (Professional Standards Board refers to the Deputy Chief Consultant for Professional Practice for the determinion). (3) Quality of Experience. Qualifying experience must be a level comparable to pharmacy experience the next lower level. Experience as a Gradue Pharmacist is creditable provided the candide was used as a professional pharmacist (under supervision) and subsequently passed the approprie licensure examinion.

Grade Determinions :

In addition to the basic requirements for employment above, the following criteria must be met: Must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower GS-12 (Full Performance Level) grade level. Assignments. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher level duties must consist of significant scope, administrive independence, complexity (difficulty) and range of variety as described in this standard the specified grade level and be performed by the incumbent least 25% of the time. Clinical Pharmacy Specialist. The clinical pharmacy specialist (CPS) functions the highest level of clinical practice, works independently under their scope of practice as defined by the individual medical center to directly care for pients. A CPS plays a defined role in budgetary execution and serves as a mid-level provider who functions to initie, modify or discontinue medicion therapy and as a consultant for intensive medicion therapy management services. This includes, but is not limited to, the following: designing, implementing, assessing, monitoring and documenting therapeutic plans utilizing the most effective, least toxic and most economical medicion trements; helping achieve positive pient centric outcomes through direct and indirect interactions with pients, providers, and interdisciplinary teams in assigned areas; performing physical assessments; and ordering laborory and other tests to help determine efficacy and toxicity of medicion therapy. Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstre the following

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.

Preferred Experience:

PGY1 or PGY2

Pharmacy Residency Reference:

For more informion on this qualificion standard, please .

Physical Requirements:

See VA Directive and Handbook 5019. Educion 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. Verificion of approved degree programs may be obtained from the Accredition Council for Pharmacy Educion, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, Illinois 60602-5109; phone: (312) 664-3575, or through their Web site : http://www.acpe-accredit.org/. (

NOTE:

Prior to 2005 ACPE accredited both baccalauree and Doctor of Pharmacy terminal degree program. Today the sole degree is Doctor of Pharmacy.) 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).

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. Resume Reminder- To be considered, your resume must include the following informion for each job listed: Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible) Month & year start/end des (e.g. June 2017 to April 2018) Full-time or part-time stus (include hours worked per week) Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held Please be aware th your answers verified against informion provided on your resume. Be sure th your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.

Recommended:

Even though we do not require a specific resume form, your resume must be clear so th we are able to fully evalue your qualificions. To ensure you receive approprie considerion, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to mch your experiences with the positions held, you may lose considerion for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualificions. •

NOTE:

TO QUALIFY FOR THIS POSITION, WORK PERFORMED MUST BE WELL DOCUMENTED AND DETAILED IN YOUR RESUME. HR WILL NOT MAKE ANY ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT WORK PERFORMED.

•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.

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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 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action (if applicable for Time in Grade and/or Eligibility): Most recent

SF-50 IS REQUIRED

if you are a current or former Federal employee An SF-50 showing your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your applicion merials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective de within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 th clearly demonstres one-year time-in-grade Award 50’s do not provide sufficient informion and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade. Examples of approprie SF-50’s include: Within grade increases the highest grade held; or Promotions with an effective de more than one year old; or SF-50’s the highest grade held with an effective de more than one year old. 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 Performance Appraisal Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript 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 05/12/2025 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

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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 Khryn ‘Beth’ Lasasso Phone Address Fayetteville NC VA Medical Center 2300 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 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 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action SF-50, Notificion of Personnel Action (if applicable for Time in Grade and/or Eligibility): Most recent

SF-50 IS REQUIRED

if you are a current or former Federal employee An SF-50 showing your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your applicion merials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective de within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 th clearly demonstres one-year time-in-grade Award 50’s do not provide sufficient informion and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade. Examples of approprie SF-50’s include: Within grade increases the highest grade held; or Promotions with an effective de more than one year old; or SF-50’s the highest grade held with an effective de more than one year old. 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 Performance Appraisal Professional Certificion Resume Separion Notice (RIF) SF-15 SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript 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 05/12/2025 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 Khryn ‘Beth’ Lasasso Phone Address Fayetteville NC VA Medical Center 2300 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 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 05/02/2025 to 05/12/2025 Salary $146,561 – $190,531 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Jacksonville, NC 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 None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTA-12728061-25-KL

Control number 836348800 ., .