The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the premier biomedical research center for the world. Its 27 Institutes and Centers employ approximately 18,000 employees doing a vast array of jobs, all supporting efforts for a healthy nation. For information on the NIH mission, goals, and Institutes and Centers, visit NIH Overview.
The Clinical Center is the clinical research hospital for the National Institutes of Health. It is one of the largest medical research hospitals in the world. Through clinical research, clinician-investigators translate laboratory discoveries into better treatments, therapies and interventions to improve the nation's health. The Clinical Center (CC) is the 200-bed research hospital and ambulatory care research facility in Bethesda, Maryland that supports the Intramural Research Program (IRP) of the National Institutes of Health. It is the largest inpatient facility in the country devoted exclusively to clinical research, and provides a full range of services from ambulatory clinical to critical care and special procedures.
The Supervisory Pharmacist (Informatics) serves in the Office of the Chief. The Office of the Chief provides supply chain management services in support of a robust and secure medication-delivery infrastructure, business process engineering services in support of pharmacy workflow and processes within the hospital, and informatics and technology services to support the integration of informatics and technology into the medication-use process.
The primary purpose of the Supervisory Pharmacist (Informatics) is to provide leadership and direction in the planning, evaluation and implementation for internal and external state-of-the art, Clinical Center-wide, pharmaceutical technologies to promote safe medication use. The Supervisory Pharmacist (Informatics) oversees pharmacists who analyze, maintain and support the various Clinical Center Pharmacy systems and interfaces through communication and collaboration with the IT and ancillary departments to promote safe, accurate and efficient prescription dispensing and administration of medication in the Clinical Center.
Summary
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the premier biomedical research center for the world. Its 27 Institutes and Centers employ approximately 18,000 employees doing a vast array of jobs, all supporting efforts for a healthy nation. For information on the NIH mission, goals, and Institutes and Centers, visit NIH Overview.
The Clinical Center is the clinical research hospital for the National Institutes of Health. It is one of the largest medical research hospitals in the world. Through clinical research, clinician-investigators translate laboratory discoveries into better treatments, therapies and interventions to improve the nation's health. The Clinical Center (CC) is the 200-bed research hospital and ambulatory care research facility in Bethesda, Maryland that supports the Intramural Research Program (IRP) of the National Institutes of Health. It is the largest inpatient facility in the country devoted exclusively to clinical research, and provides a full range of services from ambulatory clinical to critical care and special procedures.
The Supervisory Pharmacist (Informatics) serves in the Office of the Chief. The Office of the Chief provides supply chain management services in support of a robust and secure medication-delivery infrastructure, business process engineering services in support of pharmacy workflow and processes within the hospital, and informatics and technology services to support the integration of informatics and technology into the medication-use process.
The primary purpose of the Supervisory Pharmacist (Informatics) is to provide leadership and direction in the planning, evaluation and implementation for internal and external state-of-the art, Clinical Center-wide, pharmaceutical technologies to promote safe medication use. The Supervisory Pharmacist (Informatics) oversees pharmacists who analyze, maintain and support the various Clinical Center Pharmacy systems and interfaces through communication and collaboration with the IT and ancillary departments to promote safe, accurate and efficient prescription dispensing and administration of medication in the Clinical Center.
The ideal candidate will have experience serving as a Pharmacy department informatics supervisor supporting both investigational and operations related activities. The ideal candidate will also have a detailed understanding of aseptic technique, pharmacy automation/technologies, regulatory and manufacturing standards (i.e., USP, TJC, DEA, and FDA) and hospital pharmacy operations.
As a Supervisory Pharmacist (Informatics), your typical work assignments may include:
Performs the full range of supervisory responsibilities to include planning, assigning, and directing the work to be accomplished, insuring timely performance of satisfactory amounts and quality of work; giving advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters.
Evaluating the work performance of subordinates; interviewing and making selections for positions; hearing and resolving complaints.
Effecting minor disciplinary actions; and finding ways to improve production or increase the quality of the work directed.
Providing authoritative advice in the translation of scientific protocols, patient privacy, medication safety, regulatory and administrative requirements of the Pharmacy Department.
Serving as a recognized domain authority on informatics and information technology systems related to pharmacy practice and using technical expertise to develop and interpret policies to assure a safe medication use system throughout the Clinical Center
Provides consultative support for medication inventory catalog maintenance; pharmacy informatics operations support; software customization; upgrade planning, implementation and testing; database management and mining; training systems; in cooperation with DCRI (Department of Clinical Research Informatics), and other system stakeholders, development, testing, maintenance and troubleshooting of interfaces between PIS software and CPOE, laboratory and other clinical information systems, and various pharmacy automation technologies.
Supporting the Sunrise Medication Manager (SMM) Pharmacy Information or equivalent System (PIS), Pharmacy software interfaces and connectivity with pharmacy robotics and other automation systems such as unit-based automated dispensing cabinets and point-of-care bedside medication scanning technologies, as well as CC business systems and NIH big data collaboration initiatives (BTRIS).
Evaluating new software or upgrades to existing systems to assure that it performs as indicated, then preparing demonstration scenarios to engage Departmental management and clinical staff as appropriate in the decision to utilize the functionality.
Working with the DCRI, vendors, Departmental software owners and support staff to develop, enhance, and maintain interfaces between the various clinical systems as changes to the structure of any of these systems, or the methods of communication between them occur.
Working with the DCRI and the Executive Information System technical and management staff to develop and maintain fiscal data reporting for the contributions of the various Institutes to the medication expenses of the Clinical Center: The data must be continually monitored to adjust for changes in expenses for pharmaceuticals, assignment of labor category for new prescription items, and patterns of usage to assure that costs and charges are synchronized.
Position is subject to a background investigation.
Emergency Essential Position.
Position requires an accredited doctoral degree in Pharmacy.
Medical Requirement: Distinguish Basic Colors.
Pre-employment health screening may be required.
Position will be "On-call" or "Call-Back"
Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with Selective Service.
Qualifications
You qualify at the GS-0660-14level, if you meet the following qualification requirements:
Basic Qualification Requirements:
Education:
A doctoral degree in Pharmacy that is recognized by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
Licensure:
All applicants must have passed the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) and the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE).
All applicants must be licensed to practice pharmacy in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
In addition to meeting the basic requirements, the following amount of specialized experience is required to qualify for positions at GS-14. You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year of qualifying experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal Government obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: developing new approaches, methods or techniques in resolving operational pharmacy informatics operations support to include software customization and upgrade planning, implementation and testing; providing consultative support for medication inventory catalog maintenance; and managing databases, training systems and performing troubleshooting of interfaces between laboratory and other clinical information systems and pharmacy automation technologies.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades). Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Click here for information on Foreign Education.
Additional information
This position has supervisory/managerial responsibilities. A one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period is required upon selection/placement. This may be waived if you have successfully completed the supervisory/managerial probationary period.
PHS Commissioned Officers interested in performing the duties of this position within the Commissioned Corps should also apply online to this announcement in order to receive consideration.
This position is designated as an 'emergency' position and the selected candidate will be considered as an 'emergency' employee and will be required to be available, ready, willing, and able to report for duty under all circumstances, e.g., inclement weather, government closings and holidays, lapse in appropriations, non-emergency and emergency situations for operation 24 hours a day and 365 per year coverage.
A newly appointed or reappointed employee may receive service credit for prior work experience or active duty uniformed service that otherwise would not be creditable for the purpose of determining his or her annual leave accrual rate. All creditable service must be directly related to the duties of the position being filled and decisions to allow for such credit must be finalized prior to the selectee's entrance on duty. The use of this service credit incentive is at the discretion of the selecting official and service credit is granted only for a position deemed hard-to-fill.
Additional selections may be made through this vacancy announcement.
The National Institutes of Health participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). E-Verify helps employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security numbers.
The NIH maintains a tobacco free work environment and campus.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
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How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Traditional rating and ranking of applications does not apply to this vacancy. Applications will be evaluated against the basic qualifications. Qualified candidates will be referred for consideration in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management direct hire guidelines. Veteran's Preference does not apply to the direct hire recruitment procedures. Selections made under this bulletin will be processed as new appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees would, therefore, be given new appointments to the civil service.
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 that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
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 information on the specific benefits offered.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Your Resume must clearly articulate how your skills and experiences align to the criteria defined in the qualifications section of this announcement and it must support your responses to the assessment questionnaire. For each position you must describe your duties, accomplishments, related skills, and responsibilities. Your resume must also include the day, month, and year that you began and ended for each position held. Full-time employment will be assumed unless otherwise stated on your resume. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Not providing this information may result in the lowering of your assessment score or an ineligible rating. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself on your resume or cover letter. We will not access web pages linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualifications. For resume writing guidance, please visit the USAJOBS Resource Center or view their video tutorial.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
Other required supporting documents (See the Required Documents section for any additional forms and/or supplemental materials required.)
After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
For additional information, click on the links below:
National Institutes of Health
2115 East Jefferson Street
Rockville, MD 20851
US
Next steps
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Within 15 business days of the closing date,12/11/2017, your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application. In addition, you may also check your status online at USAJOBS.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Your Resume must clearly articulate how your skills and experiences align to the criteria defined in the qualifications section of this announcement and it must support your responses to the assessment questionnaire. For each position you must describe your duties, accomplishments, related skills, and responsibilities. Your resume must also include the day, month, and year that you began and ended for each position held. Full-time employment will be assumed unless otherwise stated on your resume. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Not providing this information may result in the lowering of your assessment score or an ineligible rating. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself on your resume or cover letter. We will not access web pages linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualifications. For resume writing guidance, please visit the USAJOBS Resource Center or view their video tutorial.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
Other required supporting documents (See the Required Documents section for any additional forms and/or supplemental materials required.)
After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
For additional information, click on the links below:
National Institutes of Health
2115 East Jefferson Street
Rockville, MD 20851
US
Next steps
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Within 15 business days of the closing date,12/11/2017, your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive another notification regarding the status of your application. In addition, you may also check your status online at USAJOBS.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
