Pharmacist

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About the Position: This position is located at The Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.

Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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: 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.

(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)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.

(Note: You must attach a copy of your license.) Medical Requirement: Must be able to distinguish basic colors.

Experience: One year of professional pharmacy experience that includes dispensing medication, preparing pharmaceutical preparation, and clinical pharmacy practice in inpatient or outpatient settings, including patient counseling.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Completion of PGY1 residency, and/or Clinical Pharmacist experience, and/or Clinical Pharmacy experience related to Anticoagulation, ED, MedSurge, or ICU is highly desired/preferred. Major Duties:

• Serve as a therapeutic consultant to physicians on evaluation and implementation of optimal medication plans for inpatients and outpatients.
• Develop, order, and adjust individualized medication regimens per protocol or consent of physicians.
• Administer medications according to provider guidance and pre-established protocols.
• Counsel patients on the use, proper method of administration of medications, side effects, precautions and other general information.
• Provide lectures for continuing education to pharmacy, nursing and medical staff on a variety of subjects including general pharmaceutical information and complex topics such as pharmacokinetics, therapeutics and pharmacology.
• Perform medication distribution functions to include the filling, checking, counseling, and dispensing of outpatient prescriptions.