The Oklahoma City VA Health Care System, Pharmacy Service, is currently recruiting for one Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner at the GS-13 level. The Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner position will specialize in Pain Management. This position will be located in Oklahoma City, OK. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States. (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3g, this part.) English Language Proficiency. Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, Section A, paragraph 3j. Education. Candidates must meet one of the following: 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. OR, 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. A 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. GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner GS-13 Experience. In addition to the GS-12 requirements, the Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. AND, The Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner functions at the highest level of clinical practice, works independently under their scope of practice as defined by the individual medical center to directly care for patients. A Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner plays a defined role in budgetary execution and serves as a mid-level provider who functions to initiate, modify or discontinue medication therapy and as a consultant for intensive medication therapy management services. This includes, but is not limited to, the following: designing, implementing, assessing, monitoring and documenting therapeutic plans utilizing the most effective, least toxic and most economical medication treatments; helping achieve positive patient centric outcomes through direct and indirect interactions with patients, providers, and interdisciplinary teams in assigned areas; performing physical assessments; and ordering laboratory and other tests to help determine efficacy and toxicity of medication therapy. AND, In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate all of the following KSAs: a. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the professional KSAs listed below. b. Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards for their program area. c. Ability to solve problems, coordinate and organize responsibilities to maximize outcomes in their program area or area of clinical expertise. d. Expert knowledge of a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice or specialty area of pharmacy. e. Advanced skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies, including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters. References: VA Handbook 5005/55 Part II, Appendix G15 Preferred Experience: Experience in direct patient care in pain management, PGY1 Pharmacy residency, PGY2 residency in pain or ambulatory care pharmacy This vacancy is a GS-13 which is above the full performance level. Physical Requirements: Able to meet the physical demands for the position, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Must have a good manual dexterity. Must be able to express or exchange ideas by means of spoken or written word. Must be able to view and read information on computer screens. ["VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws The Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, Pain is a representative of pharmacy service who provides comprehensive medication management of patients with pain through face-to-face, telephone, CVT or VA Video Connect encounters and by providing written or verbal consultations. The incumbent is a participant of a multidisciplinary team working to optimize outcomes for patients with pain. The Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, Pain serves as an educational resource for patients, providers, and students/residents within the facility. The Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, Pain is a participant in committees and other groups purposed to improve care of pain patients in the system. The Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, Pain is responsible for compliance with all policies, regulations, and requirements from all authoritative entities. All clinical pharmacist duties may be a part of the position including verification of physicians' orders, patient education, profile review (allergy, drug interaction screens, etc.), supervision of technicians, providing drug and policy information to patients and medical center staff. The Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, Pain represents the pharmacy service in the medical center and in the community. Direct and Indirect Patient Care Functions: (1) Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, Pain uses expertise in pain management to optimize patient care as an advanced practitioner of pain pharmacy and is authorized within the guidelines of a scope of practice to function as a provider of services to patients with pain. Direct patient care activities will be through face-to-face or non-face-to-face encounters and documented as per medical center policy.\n(2) Interfaces with physicians and other health care professionals in the care of patients with pain. This includes direct assistance for other providers in rational medication selection by providing written and/or verbal consultation.\n(3) Under the scope of practice and appropriate physician involvement, designs and monitors therapeutic plans. This includes the choice of medication, dosage, laboratory tests, and therapeutic endpoints. The work is accomplished by gathering all necessary patient-specific information and through the use of accepted clinical practice principles. Each plan should be consistent with policies and guidelines established at the national, VISN, and local levels\n(4) Recognizes adverse drug reactions to pain medications and makes appropriate changes in therapy.\n(5) Evaluates the drug literature to compare and contrast therapeutic regimens.\n(6) Is responsible for planning, developing, and maintaining effective clinical pharmacy programs that advocate for rational, cost effective drug therapy to improve patient outcomes for pain patients. This occurs in coordination and partnership with appropriate services/initiatives in the OKC VA Health Care System.\n(7) Establishes and expands the patient data base through interpretation of medication history, physical examination, and ongoing patient specific monitoring of drug therapy and documents this information in the formal patient medical record.\n(8) Uses dashboards operated through the national, VISN, and local levels to identify patients appropriate for pharmacotherapy service and identify changes in process needed to improve quality of care.\n(9) Serves as a liaison for pharmacy service Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.\nCompressed/Flexible: Not available\nTelework: Not available\nVirtual: This is not a virtual position.\nFunctional Statement #: Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner - Pain/PD548750\nRelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized\nFinancial Disclosure Report: Not required"]