Clarification from the agency

NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. This announcement is open to the Public - US Citizens. In accordance with Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) Bulletin, Annual Determination of Staffing Shortages dated 10/22/2026, Veterans' Preference will not be applied to this occupation.

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The Pharmacy Supervisor works closely with other Inpatient Supervisors and the Inpatient Associate Director to maintain the Oncology program, update and maintain policies and procedures, and coordinate clinical activities of oncology pharmacists. They will also serve as subject matter expert for oral oncology medications and support pharmacists in the Outpatient Pharmacies.

Major duties include:

Oncology Drug Stewardship Program Management

• Develop, implement, and maintain the Oncology Drug Stewardship Program as a new clinical pharmacy program to improve outcomes of patients on oncology drugs.
• Collaborate with Formulary Program Manager to facilitate consistent interpretation and implementation of drug formulary, drug restrictions, practice guidelines, management of drug shortages, and requests for use of non-formulary drugs or for off-label indications.
• Collaborate with Pharmacoeconomics Program Manager to identify and implement cost savings and cost avoidance activities of established or emerging oncology drug therapies.
• Collaborate with Hematology, Oncology, MTU, Nursing, and Clinical Nutrition Services to proactively create, review, and update local oncology disease treatment guidelines, clinical pathways, policies, and dosing protocols on a regular basis.

Clinical

• Document all recommendations and interactions in electronic health record (EHR) as progress notes.
• Complete medication reconciliation and provide patients with an updated list of medication in compliance with current policies.
• Participate in Adverse Drug Event Reporting Program and reports medication errors to promote Veteran patient safety.

Clinical (Scope of Practice)

• Provide direct patient care using authorized privileges to design, implement, and monitor therapeutic drug plans to achieve defined outcomes through direct interactions with patients and providers in assigned areas.
• Initiate orders for medications, medication changes, and lab tests as permitted by scope of practice and medical center policy or protocol.
• Maintain advanced training and knowledge of pharmaceutics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics. Has skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of Oncology therapy including interpretation of laboratory data and appropriate diagnostic procedures.

Education

• Assess and provide comprehensive medication and disease state counseling for Veteran patients and family to ensure safe and effective medication use.
• Provide authoritative drug information and resolution of questions posed by physicians, consultants, and other health care providers regarding appropriateness of drug therapy, stability, compatibilities, contraindications, adverse effects, drug-drug/drug-food/drug-disease interactions, drug use criteria, and formulary alternatives.
• Precept Pharmacy students and residents.

Administration/Supervision

• Ensure hazardous medications are handled in accordance with departmental policies, procedures, and State and Federal laws and regulations.
• Supervise assigned Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners (CPP) including assigning schedules, manage leave and conduct appraisals of staff performance.
• Recruit and select new staff utilizing Performance Based Interviewing techniques and Equal Employment Opportunity principles.

Research

• Assist medical staff to develop, conduct, and present the results of medication use evaluations, outcome measures, and basic research.
• Provide investigational drug information to medical, nursing, and other professional staff and investigational drug counseling to Veteran patients when appropriate.
• Assist with investigational new drug process.

Work Schedule: Mon - Fri, 7:00am to 3:30pm to include weekends / holidays dependent upon operational needs of the agency.
Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized.
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year).
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).
Telework: Not available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
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Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

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 identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination.
• 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 1 or 2-year trial period 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

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS.

Citizenship.
Citizen of the United States. (Noncitizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with 38 U.S. Code 7407).

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) Graduates of foreign pharmacy degree programs meet the educational requirement if the graduate is able to 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. A pharmacist who has, or has ever had, any license(s) revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, limited, or issued/placed in a probationary status may be appointed only in accordance with the provisions in VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, section B, paragraph 16.

English Language Proficiency.
Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d).

GRADE REQUIREMENTS.

Grade Determinations. In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates.

GS-13
Experience. In addition to the GS-12 requirements, must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.

Pharmacy Supervisor. Responsible for the professional and administrative management of an assigned area in pharmacy service, to include budgetary execution. Such individuals have responsibilities for supervising multiple pharmacists and technicians. Manages people, maintains effective interdepartmental relations, and cooperates with other services to accomplish the medical facility's mission and goals. Develops performance standards, assures that the program area is compliant with all regulatory and accrediting body requirements, designs and implements orientation and training programs for staff, and develops and maintains systems to monitor the performance of staff activities. Develops policies and procedures relative to their assigned area.

Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following KSAs:
a. Ability to effectively supervise subordinate staff.
b. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions.
c. Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards pertaining to pharmacy.
d. Skill in managing people or programs.

Preferred Experience:

• Completion of PGY-1 and PGY-2 residencies
• At least 3 years Oncology experience
• Board Certification in Oncology Pharmacy (BCOP) preferred

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13.

Physical Requirements: The work requires heavy lifting (over 45 pounds); moderate carrying (15-44 pounds); reaching above the shoulder; use of fingers; both hands required; walking (up to 8 hours); standing (up to 6 hours); repeated bending (up to 2 hours); near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to4; far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and 20/40 in the other; depth perception; ability to distinguish basic colors; ability to distinguish shades of colors; hearing (aid may be permitted); and mental and emotional stability.

Environmental Factors: There may be exposure to constant noise; dust; extensive keyboard and mouse use; protracted or irregular hours of work; and you must be able to work alone and closely with others.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

What are KSAs?
In the federal hiring process, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) are a list of special qualifications and personal attributes that you need to have for a particular job/grade level (see Qualifications section of this announcement).

• Knowledge statements refer to an organized body of information usually of a factual or procedural nature which, if applied, makes adequate performance on the job possible. A body of information applied directly to the performance of a function. Skill statements refer to the proficient manual, verbal or mental manipulation of data or things.
• Skills can be readily measured by a performance test where quantity and quality of performance are tested, usually within an established time limit.
• Ability statements refer to the power to perform an observable activity at the present time. This means that abilities have been evidenced through activities or behaviors that are similar to those required on the job. Note that abilities are different from aptitudes. Aptitude is only the potential for performing the activity.

Although not required at the time of application, we highly recommend submitting a supplemental document with your written responses to the KSAs required at each grade level you wish to be considered. If you choose not to submit KSA responses, please ensure your resume includes details of your experience that fully demonstrate the required KSAs as described in the "Qualifications" section of this announcement.

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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; religions; 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.

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