Summary The Pharmacy Chief ensures quality of pharmacy operations and services provided, education and training of professional staff, and safety and ethical conduct of medical research conducted on patients aligned to the service. The Pharmacy Chief is involved in providing framework for planning, directing, coordinating, providing, and improving health care services responsive to community patient needs and improve patient health outcomes. Responsibilities VA Careers -

Pharmacy:

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NBEws Duties:

a.

Administration/Supervision:

Plans, directs, and coordinates Pharmacy Services. Recruits, interviews, and selects suitable personnel, in collaboration with selection committees and Human Resources, in order to maintain a staff that can effectively fulfill the needs of the Service. Recommends individuals for appointment, promotion, and reassignment involving such positions. Attends, participates, and contributes as an active member of various Medical Center committees: Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Clinical Executive Board, Affiliation Partnership Council, Administrative Executive Board, etc. Initiates and demonstrates activities to support Equal Employment Opportunity. Prepares, manages, and forecasts the budget for the service. Optimally use resources to meet the identified goals of the organization. Analyzes and corresponds to local, VISN, and

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officials regarding the status of pharmaceutical services to professional staff and Veteran beneficiaries. Formulates and prioritizes long and short-term goals for the Service and coordinates these with the goals of the Medical Center, VISN, and VHA utilizing available resources. Coordinates activities of the pharmacy supervisors to organize work to maximize the productivity within available resources. Assures that direct reports are scheduled in such a way as to provide consistency of coverage and to accommodate planned leave and promote employee morale. Periodically analyzes work measurement data. Controls and accounts for all regulated substances in the Pharmacy in accordance with station policy, VA, and DEA regulations. This responsibility includes establishing and maintaining reports and participating in inspections. Provides advice, counsel, and instruction to individual supervisors and employees, concerning both work and administrative matters. Resolves conflicts and problems referred by supervisors. Works with other services to complete goals and improve communications. Teaches and guides supervisory staff in solving problems; adapting to procedural changes and implementing new technological changes. Ensures that pharmacy programs are in compliance with the standards of accrediting and regulatory bodies and takes action when non-compliances are identified. Manages and ensures optimum utilization of all resources (personnel, fiscal, equipment, space, etc.) available to the pharmacy. Manages and ensures optimum efficiency and effectiveness of the numerous, complex, and comprehensive programs administered by the Pharmacy Service. Manages optimal pharmaceutical care, such that it supports the Medical Center and VISN's efforts to meet Performance Measure expectations for quality of care, access to care, customer satisfaction and employee satisfaction. b.

Clinical:

Develops and maintains effective clinical pharmacy programs from a cost and patient outcome perspective. Serves as a consultant within Pharmacy Service, and with other facility healthcare staff in monitoring and evaluating healthcare delivery to patients. Assesses the pharmacy program to ensure proper coordination between the delivery of pharmacy services and the overall delivery of healthcare. c.

Education and Research:

Develops and maintains effective pharmacy education programs, including the ASHP accredited Residency Program and pharmacy student rotations. Identifies continuing education and training needs based on performance of all subordinate staff in coordination with the VISN 10 Pharmacy Education and Resource Committee. Serves as preceptor for residents in the ASHP accredited Pharmacy Residency program. Participates in self-development activities to maintain and improve professional competency. Completes all assigned training by the due date. May design and/or participate in research studies involving drug therapy or clinical pharmacy functions. Encourages and supports service-related efforts to publish and present in professional journals and at professional meetings respectively.

Work Schedule:

Full Time, Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30

PM Telework:

No Virtual:

This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 93644-0

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:

Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS):

Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:

Required Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be 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 state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 2-year trial period (if not to have been determined completed prior) during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements Citizenship. Citizen of the United States. (Noncitizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g, this part.) English Language Proficiency. Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d). Education (1) 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. Verification of approved degree programs may be obtained from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, Illinois 60602-5109; phone: (312) 664-3575, or through their Web site at: http://www.acpe-accredit.org/. (

NOTE:

Prior to 2005 ACPE accredited both baccalaureate and Doctor of Pharmacy terminal degree program. Today the sole degree is Doctor of Pharmacy.) (2) Gra