Chief - Pharmacy Service
Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is at the momment seeking for Chief - Pharmacy Service right now, this job will be assigned in South Dakota. More complete informations about this job opportunity please read the description below. Quality Care Our Heroes Deserve
Now is the time to take your career to the next level and become part of the high-caliber talent that is VA. Experienc! e what 250,000 current VA employees already have -state-of-the art practice settings, access to the latest technology, a multi-disciplinary team environment and the opportunity to provide the men and women who have bravely served this country with the finest patient care, benefits and customer satisfaction. And with VA Patient Satisfaction Scores leading the healthcare industry, youll be joining one of the most respected facilities in the Nation.
JOB SUMMARY:
Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 876023
Our mission: To fulfill President Lincolns promise To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan by serving and honoring the men and women who are Americas Veterans.
How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
At the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS), we strive to hire only the best! Working with and for Americas Veterans is a! privilege and we pride ourselves on the quality of care we pr! ovide. In return for your commitment to quality health care for our nations Veterans, the VA offers an incomparable benefits package. Located in southeast South Dakota, Sioux Falls is a progressive family-oriented community, with an extremely low crime rate. Four seasons with abundant recreation activities. No state income tax. The SFVAHCS is a teaching hospital providing a full range of patient care service, with state-of-the-art technology as well as education and research. Care is provided to eligible veterans in eastern South Dakota, Northwestern Iowa, and Southwestern Minnesota. Comprehensive health care is provided through primary care, tertiary care, and long-term care in the areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics, and transitional care. The SFVAHCS is part of VA Midwest Healthcare System (VISN 23), which includes facilities in Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. ! Every job at the VA impacts the Veterans that we serve. You can be part of that team, helping to make sure that our Veterans receive the top-quality care they deserve.
Special Employment Consideration: VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply.
DUTIES: The Sioux Falls VA Health Care System is currently recruiting for a Full-time, Chief of Pharmacy. The Chief of Pharmacy operates under extensively delegated authority and is accountable to the Chief of Staff for providing leadership in formulation and operation of the Pharmacy Program and will direct a complex program consisting of patient care, drug distribution, education and research for the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS) including the main facility and five (5) Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs).
The following duties to include, but are not limited to:
Responsible for all aspects of pharmacy services at a medical facility by maintaining effect! ive interdepartmental relationships, demonstrating active problem resol! ution skills and close cooperation with other programs and services in accomplishing the medical facility mission and goals.
Responsible for budget management, determining resource needs, allocating resources, ensuring proper utilization in productivity, efficiency, and cost effectiveness of the operation.
Formulates objectives and priorities and implements plans consistent with the long term interest of the organization, capitalizing on opportunities and managing risks.
Control Point Approving official for all Control Points for pharmacy service. Attends appropriate acquisition training. Recommends individuals for appointment as purchase card holders and recommends single purchase and purchase limits in conjunction with Finance. Monitors the use of purchase cards by purchase card holders to ensure that purchases are within assigned limits; not fragmented to stay within card holder limits; for the items designated for the card; and reconciled with! in the required time frame.
Utilizes sound personnel practices and innovative human resources management techniques in the selection, training, team building and supervision of the professional and technical workforce.
Provides clinical support to the Drug Usage Evaluation (DUE) program, monitoring of Adverse Drug Events (ADE) and Patient Incidents. Establishes and maintains a formulary of medications and medical supplies selected by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
Will oversee a progressive pharmacy teaching program including students from the South Dakota State University (SDSU) on clinical rotations, PGY-1 pharmacy residency, and pharmacy technician student programs.
Responsible for compliance with all safety, regulatory and accrediting body requirements. Delegates authority to several supervisory and program levels to meet the goals of the service and staff. Ensures orientation and training programs are established to ensure ! staff development, oversees academic affiliations, and participates in ! medical facility, VISN, National, other external governmental agencies, and professional associations.
Other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: The tour of duty for this position is typically a day tour; flexibility in day and tour of duty will be required.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
U. S. Citizenship
Required Skills:
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Basic Requirements:
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. Verification of approved degree programs may be obtained from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, Illinois 60602-5109; phone: (312) 664-3575, or through their Web site at: http://www.acpe-accredit.org/ (NOTE: Prior to 2005 AC! PE accredited both baccalaureate and Doctor of Pharmacy terminal degree program. Today the sole degree is Doctor of Pharmacy). [Any Experience, Education, and/or combination required to meet the basic requirements].
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. The pharmacist must maintain current registration if this is a requirement for maintaining full, current, and unrestricted licensure. A pharmacist who has, or has ever had, any license(s) revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, limited, or issued/placed in a probationary status may be appointed only in accordance with the provisions in VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, section B, paragraph 16.
NOTE: Individuals who have or have had multiple licenses and had any such license revoked for professional misconduct, professional incompetence or substandard c! are, or who surrendered such license after receiving written notice of ! potential termination of such license by the State for professional misconduct, professional incompetence, or substandard care, are not eligible for appointment to the position unless such revoked or surrendered license is fully restored (38 U.S.C. 7402(f)). Effective November 30, 1999, this is a requirement for employment. This requirement does not apply to licensed pharmacists on VA rolls as of that date, provided they maintain continuous appointment and are not disqualified for employment by any subsequent revocations or voluntary surrenders of State license, registration or certification.
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