Licensed Pharmacist(Pharmacy Supervisor) Acute Care/Community Living Center

1 month ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Full time
Summary

The Clinical Pharmacy Acute Care/Community Living Center Supervisor is a licensed pharmacist with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree who has completed an American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists accredited Clinical Pharmacy Practice Residency, or other equivalent experience. He/she is responsible for the daily professional and administrative/ personnel management of the assigned clinical pharmacy program staff.



Duties

VISN 12 is committed to fostering and sustaining an environment which celebrates diversity, provides equitable opportunities for employment and promotion, and supports inclusiveness in our culture. Together, we strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that promote professional growth and teamwork, and are inclusive, equitable and welcoming. We embrace our differences as individuals and unite as a team toward a common goal: to serve our nation's Veterans.

Responsibilities

The functions of the position include, but may not be limited to the following:

Administrative/Supervisory

  • Coordinates the aspects of the pharmacy related activities within the assigned clinical pharmacy program area to develop, organize, and manage these complex program areas.
  • Promotes safe and rational drug therapy to the assigned clinical pharmacy program patients by providing comprehensive medication management services
  • Maintains effective interdepartmental relations, and cooperates with other services to accomplish the medical facility's mission and goals.
  • Ensures implementation of performance standards, assures that clinical practice is compliant with all regulatory and accrediting body requirements. Develops policies and procedures relative to the assigned area of practice
  • Interviews prospective candidates for appointments, recommends appointments, advancements, or promotions or disciplinary actions.
Clinical
  • Acts as a provider, with specialty training in Acute Care and CLC with a scope of practice, providing expertise to other providers, pharmacists, nursing and other disciplines, as appropriate.
  • As part of the interdisciplinary team, appropriately renders care to acute care and CLC patients, including, but not limited to, prescribing medications, to include initiation, continuation, discontinuation, and altering therapy under the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist's Scope of Practice; physical assessment; monitoring medication regimens; ordering and analyzing necessary laboratory tests; adjusting medications; and assisting in the management of medical emergencies, adverse drug reactions, and acute and chronic disease states.
  • Provides oral and written consultation with other health care professionals regarding drug therapy selection or management (including drug induced problems) in an accurate, timely and professional manner. Designs a therapeutic regimen or plan, based on patient-specific information that includes establishing a therapeutic endpoint, electing an appropriate drug and related therapy, and establishing an appropriate dosage regimen.
  • From a verbal or written patient presentation of signs, symptoms, laboratory tests and diagnoses, recognizes and lists important medical problems, disease states, symptoms or abnormal laboratory values that may necessitate altering the therapeutic regimen or which may be induced by drug therapy.
  • All patients' interviews, assessments and interventions are documented appropriately in a manner consistent with the current quality assurance policies
Education
  • Participates in the training and in-servicing of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, and other medical center personnel as required
  • Serves as a preceptor for pharmacy students and pharmacy residents; maintains at least minimum ASHP requirements for resident preceptorship
Program Management
  • Responsible for developing and managing clinical pharmacy activities and functions with an emphasis on improving quality of medical care for patients; reduce the cost of treatment and hospitalization; and assure safe and rational use of medications.
  • Plans and assigns work to be accomplished by clinical pharmacy specialists based upon priorities.
  • Participates in the planning and forecasting of the assigned clinical pharmacy program areas by providing the Associate Chief, Clinical Services and Chief, Pharmacy Service with periodic and comprehensive evaluations of the goals, objectives, and prospective changes in functions of the department.
  • Advises and supports the Associate Chief, Pharmacy Operations and Chief, Pharmacy Service in planning program resource needs and assists in the growth and development of the Pharmacy Department in all areas of practice.
Research
    • Works closely with investigators conducting clinical studies and/or medication use evaluations in a variety of areas.
    • Aids in the development and initiation of new protocols and procedures with the institution, designed to optimize medical care at the state of art level and strive toward cost effective therapy.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm.

Telework: Not Available.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: Licensed Pharmacist(Pharmacy Supervisor) Acute Care/Community Living Center/PD000000

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required


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