Pharmacist (Facility Program Manager)

Pharmacist (Facility Program Manager)

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Phoenix, Arizona

Salary Range: $152118 - $197755 Per Year

Job Summary: The Facility Program Manager (Pharmacoinformaticist) performs analytical and evaluative work associated with direct and indirect patient care and service-related outcome data. The incumbent organizes and develops clinically-related information to provide a foundation by which medical center leadership and health care providers can make effective data-driven decisions to deliver optimal patient care. The incumbent also monitors VHA PBM program outcomes, including patient safety.

Major Duties:

• VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: Works with provider stakeholders to develop database reports to support clinical decisions related to patient assessment and care. Identifies and writes programs in Structured Query Language (SQL) code where necessary to monitor, maintain, or initiate procedures; establishes protocols for evaluating ordering patterns. Supports medication use data mining, data analysis and interpretation, and data reporting to facilitate stakeholder awareness, acceptance and application. Serves as a resource regarding VHA data warehouse systems management information tools, and provides analytic support for relevant health care teams Incorporates Clinical Patient Record System (CPRS) decision. Coordinates appropriate communication, marketing, and implementation strategies for the integration of clinical analytics/data mining results. Validates the structure and function of provider and team-specific data reports. Ensures the accuracy of information delivered for assigned program areas (e.g., drug file, prescription costs, clinical profiles). Develops communication and marketing strategies (including Intranet, SharePoint tools, provider group and one-on-one educational opportunities) to support successful stakeholders buy-in and application. Monitors program outcomes, including patient safety, cost avoidance, and healthcare resource utilization. Designs, develops and delivers patient and population specific analytic programs to achieve clinical outcomes and institutional performance measures. Continually monitors new literature, evidence and pricing changes to improve care and cost-containment. Provide feedback, education, and recommendations to providers to improve quality of patient care and healthcare resource utilization. Problem-solve issues related to data mining and data delivery services. Routinely collaborate with Region 01 and the PVAHCS Office of Information and Technology (OI&T) in addressing service-related issues that prevent system functionality. Provide targeted physician, resident and pharmacist education to staff and providers based on performance data and measures. Develop patient targeted education that will essentially enlist the patient to prompt providers to adhere to contract and performance measure goals as appropriate. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Full Time Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; variable based on the needs of the facility and service line. Compressed/Flexible: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications: Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language: Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d) 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 ACPE accredited both baccalaureate and Doctor of Pharmacy terminal degree program. Today the sole degree is Doctor of Pharmacy.) 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: 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. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates. Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, GS-13: Experience. In addition to the GS-12 requirements, must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following KSAs: a. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions. 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. Facility Program Manager. Manages all aspects of a distinct program to include policy development, quality resources and specialty functions unique to the program to optimize cost effectiveness (budget) and patient outcomes. Coordinates a single program area of a complex pharmacy operation, or multiple program areas within a facility to develop, organize, manage, and control complex pharmacy programs. Develops, organizes, coordinates and manages single or multiple program areas within the medical facility; this may include a single program area at multiple facilities. The Program Manager title is reserved for those individuals who have one or more of the following: supervisory responsibilities for various sections within Pharmacy Service; a complex program requiring coordination of multiple locations such as medical center care facilities, Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), rural health, telemedicine, etc; specialized areas of a complex nature such as nuclear pharmacy, quality assurance, pharmacy informatics, clinical applications coordinator, Home Based Primary Care, pharmacoeconomist or liaison pharmacist duties requiring the coordination of processes with other medical facilities or VISNs. Preferred Experience: Pharmacoeconomist, Data Analytics and/or Electronic Health Record Management. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: The work requires regular and recurring physical exertion, involving standing/sitting for prolonged periods of time, lifting/carrying of pharmaceutical supplies weighing up to 50 lbs., and bending/stooping. The work may entail repetitive wrist movement while using various size syringes, vial cap removal, and typing.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/21/2026 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12953662. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-21