Pharmacist

Inpatient Duties 

• Medication Preparation & Dispensing: Participate in all tasks related to medication preparation and dispensing to ensure safe, accurate, and timely delivery of medications to inpatient patients. 

• Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: Provide patient-specific therapeutic drug monitoring for inpatient care, communicating relevant findings and/or recommendations to healthcare providers both orally and in writing. This includes: 

• Assessing the therapeutic appropriateness of a patient's drug regimen. 

• Identifying and addressing therapeutic duplication in the patient's drug regimen. 

• Reviewing the appropriateness of the route and method of drug administration. 

• Monitoring patient compliance with the prescribed drug regimen. 

• Identifying and addressing drug-drug, drug-food, drug-laboratory, or drug-disease interactions. 

• Evaluating allergies and adverse reactions. 

• Reviewing clinical and pharmacokinetic laboratory data to anticipate side effects, toxicity, or adverse effects. 

• Recognizing physical signs and clinical symptoms relevant to drug therapy. 

• Patient Counseling: Provide clear and comprehensive medication counseling to inpatient patients, helping them understand the purpose, use, and potential side effects of their prescribed medications. 

• Health Status Appraisal: Conduct comprehensive appraisals of the patient's health status by completing medication histories, including patient interviews. 

• Medication Reconciliation: Participate in medication reconciliation for inpatients, including: 

• Pharmacists under a Scope of Practice (CPP): Complete medication reconciliation and update the medication profile to reflect an accurate, active list of VA and non-VA medications. 

• Pharmacists not under a Scope of Practice: Participate in medication reconciliation by reviewing discrepancies, coordinating with the care team, and providing patient education on medications. 

• Adverse Drug Events & Error Reporting: Report adverse drug events (ADE), near misses, and medication errors. Document findings as per service and facility protocols. 

• Medication Utilization Evaluation (MUE): Participate in the medical center's MUE program to evaluate and improve the safe and effective use of medications for inpatient care. 
• Non-Formulary & Medication Approval Consults: Review and complete non-formulary medication approval consults for inpatient care, recommending formulary alternatives when appropriate. Ensure compliance with VA Criteria for Use and non-formulary restrictions.
• Other tasks as required by government.  

Outpatient Duties 

• Medication Preparation & Dispensing: Participate in all tasks related to medication preparation and dispensing for outpatient patients, ensuring accurate medication delivery. 

• Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: Provide outpatient-specific therapeutic drug monitoring and communicate relevant findings to other healthcare providers. This includes: 

• Assessing therapeutic appropriateness of outpatient drug regimens. 

• Identifying drug interactions and addressing potential risks. 

• Reviewing the appropriateness of drug administration routes. 

• Monitoring patient compliance with prescribed outpatient therapy. 

• Patient Counseling: Provide counseling to outpatient patients on their prescribed medications, potential side effects, and the correct use of their medications. 

• Health Status Appraisal: Conduct comprehensive appraisals of outpatient patient health by completing medication histories, including patient interviews. 

• Medication Reconciliation: Participate in outpatient medication reconciliation, including: 

• Pharmacists under a Scope of Practice (CPP): Complete medication reconciliation, including updating medication profiles to reflect accurate VA and non-VA medications. 

• Pharmacists not under a Scope of Practice: Participate in medication reconciliation by reviewing discrepancies, processing medication orders, and providing patient medication education. 

• Drug Safety & Efficacy Assessment: Regularly assess the safety and efficacy of outpatient medications, including evaluating physical symptoms and taking corrective action where necessary. 

• Adverse Drug Events & Error Reporting: Report adverse drug events (ADE), near misses, and medication errors. Document findings according to service/facility procedures for outpatient care. 

• Medication Utilization Evaluation (MUE): Participate in the MUE program specifically for outpatient medications, ensuring the rational use of drug therapy. 

• Non-Formulary & Medication Approval Consults: Assist with non-formulary and medication approval consults in the outpatient setting, recommending formulary alternatives when necessary. 

• Therapeutic Interchange & Substitution: Implement therapeutic interchanges and automatic substitutions for outpatient medications in accordance with facility policy and the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. 
• Recall & Medication Shortage Management: Manage outpatient medication recalls and shortages, ensuring appropriate alternatives are available to meet prescribed treatment regimens.
• Other tasks as required by government.  

Required Skills

Pharmacist shall be technically proficient in the skills necessary to fulfill the governments requirements, including the ability to speak, understand, read and write English fluently as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d). Contractor shall provide documents upon request of the CO/COR to verify current and ongoing competency, refuse skills, certification and/or licensure related to the provision of care, treatment and/or services performed. Contractor shall provide verifiable evidence of all educational and training experiences including any gaps in educational history for all contractors pharmacist and contractors pharmacist shall be responsible for abiding by the Facility's Medical Staff By-Laws, rules, and regulations (referenced herein) that govern medical staff behavior.

Degree Requirements:

    The pharmacists must be a 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. The Pharmacy Technician must hold a CPT technician certification license. The Contractors pharmacist assigned by the Contractor to perform the services covered by this contract shall have a 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. Must be licensed for controlled substances, with qualifications to practice in any states.

All licenses held by the personnel working on this contract shall be full and unrestricted licenses. Contractors pharmacist (s) who have current, full and unrestricted licenses in one or more states, but who have, or ever had, a license restricted, suspended, revoked, voluntarily revoked, voluntarily surrendered pending action or denied upon application will not be considered for the purposes of this contract.

Salary : $69