Clarification from the agency

NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

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The duties and responsibilities of the Clinical Pharmacist include but are not limited to the following:

a) Administration/Supervisory
1) Acts as the liaison between the Pharmacy and Northern Indiana Health Care System and Patient Advocates.
2) Responsible for managing day-to-day functions and activities of the Inpatient/Outpatient Pharmacy.
3) Develops and revises Inpatient/Outpatient Pharmacy policies and procedures with input from front line staff.
4) Ensures the Inpatient/Outpatient Pharmacy is compliant with applicable Federal, VA, and local policies. 5) Participates in medical center and departmental goal planning and quality improvement activities.
6) Strives to achieve VA and departmental performance metrics.
7) Immediately responsible for the Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.
8) Arranges huddles for pharmacy staff as to maintain daily communication with staff and inform staff of current updates/changes.
9) Participates in and contributes to the development of the department monthly meeting assuring staff are able to attend within workload constraints.
10)Ensures that monthly meeting minutes are communicated to staff unable to attend the monthly meeting.
11)Prepares the schedule and daily tour of duty assignments for the Clinical Pharmacists.
12)Reviews and approves the schedule and daily tour of duty assignments for Pharmacy Technicians. 13)Assesses workload shifts throughout the day, identifies backlogs, and makes staffing adjustments as needed.
14)Responsible for approving and denying leave requests, including but not limited to annual and sick leave, for the Inpatient/Outpatient Pharmacy staff.
15)Performs quality control and facilitates performance improvement of pharmacy staff's work.

b) Education/Training

1) Participates in meetings, conferences, and training programs relevant to the development and maintenance of the Inpatient/Outpatient Pharmacy.
2) Identifies continuing education, training needs, etc. for Inpatient/Outpatient Pharmacy staff.
3) Assists in preparing and coordinating new employees' on-boarding experience.
4) Responsible for the implementation and documentation of training and expansion capabilities of Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.
5) Ensure that staff completes all assigned educational/training requirements.
6) May serve as a preceptor for pharmacy students and/or pharmacy resident

c) Staffing

Able to function as a GS-12 Clinical Pharmacist in an emergency situation.

d) Purchase Card Approving Official

1) Incumbent is an approving official and ensures that cardholders adhere to these procurement requirements. The must ensure that cardholders conduct or ensures required market research to initiate the procurement action utilizing the business targeted by the socioeconomic goal categories with special emphasis on veterans-owned small business, service-disabled veteran- owned small business, but also includes other small business, small, disadvantaged business, 8(a) businesses, woman-owned small businesses, and HUB-Zone businesses.

e) Purchase Card Alternate Approving Official

1) Incumbent is an alternate approving official and in the absence of the Approving Official, ensures that cardholders adhere to these procurement requirements.

f) Supervisory Controls

1) The Pharmacy Supervisor is under the general supervision of the Associate Chief of Pharmacy, Operations or designee. He/She plans and completes tasks based on established protocols and accepted organizational practices. The Associate Chief of Pharmacy, Operations, will review both the completed work and the work in progress depending on the nature of the assignment. Sequence and time of work is left to the discretion of the Pharmacy Supervisor in accordance with established protocols and general policy.

Work Schedule: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday
Compressed/Flexible:May be authorized by supervisor.
Telework: Ad-Hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 92667-0
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
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 dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical 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

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• English Language Proficiency: Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d).
• 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. (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.

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).

Preferred Experience: PGY-2 Residency Training in Psychiatric Pharmacy

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

GS-13 Pharmacy Supervisor

Experience. In addition to the basic requirements, candidates must meet:

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.

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-12. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the GS-13.

Physical Requirements: Work requires moderate lifting, walking, bending, stooping, standing, pushing, and pulling. Ability to lift/push/pull light loads, carts weighing 40 pounds or more. Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination. Normal range for hearing and vision.

How you will be evaluated

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

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.

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.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

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