Clinical Pharmacist

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

VA Maryland Health Care System (VAMHCS)

Statement of Work (SOW)

Clinical Pharmacist

Period of Performance: March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2026, including one base year with four one-year optional periods.

Place of Performance: The contract Clinical Pharmacists shall work at any VAMHCS location as determined by management and operational needs. Locations include but are not limited to:

• 10 North Greene St, Baltimore, MD 21201
• 59 Avenue D, Building 361, Perry Point, MD 21902
• 3900 Loch Raven Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21218
• 3901 The Alameda, Baltimore, MD 21218
• 830 Chesapeake Drive, Cambridge, MD 21613
• 5235 King Avenue, Suite 200, Rosedale, MD 21237
• 2479 5th Street, Fort Meade Army Base, Fort Meade, MD 20755
• 808 Landmark Drive, Suite 128, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
• 1701 Market Place, Suite 211, Pocomoke City, MD 21851

Schedule: The Pharmacists will be required to work a minimum of 40 hours per week per pharmacist and pharmacy technician with each shift being a minimum of 8-hours (Sunday through Saturday, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays). Shifts are determined by VA Maryland Health Care System Pharmacy

leadership.

Position Qualifications:

• Education: 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, OR Graduates of foreign pharmacy degree programs meet the educational requirement if the graduate can provide proof of achieving the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Commission (FPGEC) Certification, which includes passing the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (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 State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia. The pharmacist must maintain current registration if this is a requirement for maintaining full, current, and unrestricted licensure.
• English Language Proficiency: Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d).
• Creditable Experience: To be creditable, the experience must have demonstrated the use of knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with professional pharmacy practice. Professional practice means paid/non- paid employment as a professional or unlicensed graduate pharmacist as defined by the appropriate licensing board. *It is preferred for each Pharmacist to have at least 2 years of experience in hospital (inpatient) pharmacy.*

Duties and Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

A pharmacist in this assignment handles routine medication-related activities in accordance with local, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), and national policies and regulations. These include, but are not limited to:

• Reviewing, interpreting, and verifying medication orders for appropriateness; processing and filling medication orders
• Interacting with and making recommendations to other clinical staff regarding medication therapy ordered to ensure safe and effective care
• Reviewing the patient's medications, allergies, labs, and other pertinent information from the medical record to identify and solve medication-related problems
• Contacting providers as appropriate
• Documenting recommendations and interventions; providing refill extensions and partial medication supplies
• Taking health and medication histories
• Performing medication reconciliation
• Providing drug information
• Assisting in formulary management including therapeutic substitutions, nonformulary reviews and medication usage evaluations
• Documenting and assessing adverse drug events (ADEs)
• Providing oversight of technical staff in all aspects of medication distribution.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Knowledge of professional pharmacy practice.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing to both patients and health care staff. Knowledge of laws, regulations, and accreditation standards related to the distribution and control of scheduled and non-scheduled drugs and pharmacy security.
• Skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies, including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters.