Pharmacist

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About the Position: This position is located at West Point, New York, Army Community Hospital Keller, Outpatient Pharmacy.

This pharmacist position at Keller offers a dynamic role within a comprehensive healthcare system that includes inpatient, outpatient, and an off-site Cadet Health pharmacy.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation 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: 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. Qualification: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree, Ph.D., Pharm.D.

or equivalent 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 requirements 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 Major Duties:

• Label, record, apply directions for use and appropriate cautions to products dispensed.
• Formulate a variety of complex additives and solutions and sterile irrigations.
• Provide technical guidance to lower graded pharmacists and pharmacy assistants in resolving problems.
• Monitor and review the dispensing of narcotics and other controlled drugs.
• Provide information and consultive advice to prescribing physician.
• Monitor and evaluate the proper use of pharmaceuticals.