Pharmacist (Clinical)

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About the Position: This position is located at Fort Carson, Colorado. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.

Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. A term position is time-limited and may be extended to a maximum of eight years.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

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).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Pharmacist (Clinical): 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.

Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirement above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0660 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before.

Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status.

Licensure: A current, active, valid, and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in a State, a territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia.

Medical Requirement: Must be able to distinguish basic colors Experience: One year of professional pharmacy experience which includes at least one year of professional pharmacy experience which includes 1) providing comprehensive medication management by gathering and interpreting patient data, assessing medical problems, and evaluating drug therapy to develop therapeutic plans.

2) participating in medication-use evaluations and contributing to evidence-based prescribing guidelines. 3) educating medical professionals and students on emerging drug-therapy practices.

AND 4) providing patient education on medications. Major Duties:

• Order and interpret patient-specific data, assesses medical problems, evaluate current drug therapy, develop therapeutic plans, monitor drug therapy, and dispense or administer medications or therapies as needed or indicated.
• Promote cost-effective prescribing through use of facility drug formulary and optimizing use of non-formulary medications when needed.
• Conduct patient and family-centered or caregiver education related to the medication treatment plan, expected outcomes, potential adverse effects, as well as in the preparation, storage, handling, and administration of medications where appropriate.
• Consult with other patient care providers to improve patient outcomes.
• Advise on the safe and effective use of drug treatments and alternatives.
• Develop medication use evaluations and evidence-based prescribing guidelines to assist providers in safe and appropriate medication use