Summary

As a formal supervisor of the Member Services (MS) Pharmacy Services (PS) Clinical Pharmacy Resource (CPR) Program, the Pharmacy Supervisor takes and resolves questions/problems dealing with co-pay, drug information and administrative prescription issues.

Duties

Major duties include the following:

• Provide administrative and professional pharmacy services for the national scope program of Pharmacy Services, Clinical Pharmacy Resource.
• Network with the National, VISN and local pharmacy leadership as needed as a representative of Member Services (MS) nationwide in First Party Pharmacy issues, and in the pharmacy component of Disaster Support projects.
• Communicate through conference calls, discussion groups, email correspondences and telephone conversations.
• Attend scheduled conferences with national CPAC, pharmacy leadership and other meetings representing the leadership of Member Services.
• Assist during times of national emergency with the coordination of pharmacy services and pharmacy call decision trees for Veterans in impacted areas will be established.
• Responsible to MS Pharmacy Programs for optimizing pharmacy response to patient questions/problems regarding drug-related matters to include pharmacy billing as well as assistance in coordinating the proper distribution of RXs in disaster impacted regions.
• Actively participate in defining strategic goals, assisting in measurements of those goals and contributing to MS Pharmacy success.
• Responsible for the supervision, competency assessment, and performance of staff.
• Provides consultative information and serves as the subject matter expert when required for Pharmacy Customer Care (PCC). This includes assisting with the development of policy and procedures, training material and support of the Pharmacy Clinical Quality Management System.

Work Schedule:

Full-time, Monday-Friday, 8 hour shift from 7:00am to 5:00pm (CT)

Compressed/Flexible:

Not Available

Telework:

Available on a Ad-hoc basis

Travel:

Occasional Travel

Virtual:

Not a virtual position

Position Description/PD#:

Pharmacy Supervisor, FS #70239A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:

Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report:

Not required

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Education: 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.
• Licensure: Hold a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia.
• English Language Proficiency: Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d).

Qualifications

Basic Requirements:

• Citizenship: Citizen of the United States.
• Education: 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.
• 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.
• 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:

Creditable Experience:

• Knowledge of Professional Pharmacy Practices.
• Residency and Fellowship Training.
• Quality of Experience.
• Part-time Experience.

GRADE DETERMINATIONS:

In addition to the basic requirements for employment in paragraph 2, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates.

Experience:

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

Assignments:

Candidates at this grade level are to be in one of the assignments listed below.

Demonstrated KSAs:

• Ability to effectively supervise subordinate staff.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions.
• Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards pertaining to pharmacy.
• Skill in managing people or programs.

Assignment Pharmacy Supervisor:

Responsible for the professional and administrative management of an assigned area in pharmacy service, to include budgetary execution.

References:

VA Handbook 5005/55, Part II, Appendix G15, Licensed Pharmacist Qualification Standard, dated June 7, 2012.

Physical Requirements:

Light lifting (under 15 lbs.); light carrying (under 15 lbs.); reaching above shoulder; use of fingers; both hands required; walking (2 hours); standing (2 hours); ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; near vision correctable at 13" to 16"; 1 to 4' far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; depth perception; ability to distinguish basic colors; ability to distinguish shades of colors; hearing without aid.

Education IMPORTANT:

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Additional information:

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.