Pharmacist III

Job Posting Title

Pharmacist III

Agency

650 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Supervisory Organization

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

February 22, 2025

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

$48.725962

Job Description

Basic Purpose 

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving professional work in the operation of a pharmacy at a state institution or facility. 

Typical Functions 

• Reviews and interprets prescriptions.  

• Compounds and dispenses medications, controlled substances, investigational drugs and samples as ordered by physicians.  

• Reviews and maintains patient profiles for appropriateness of drug therapy, allergies, interactions and side effects.  

• Reviews and verifies technician activities.  

• Consults with physicians as necessary.  

• Assists in investigating reports of adverse drug reactions and the preparation or required reports.  

• Monitors drug supplies and ensures the security of controlled substances.  

• Directs the ordering of new supplies and the disposition of outdated medications as appropriate.  

• Assigns tasks to technicians or clerks assigned to the pharmacy.  

• Ensures on-coming shifts are properly staffed and briefed.  

• Assists in providing in-service training to clerks, technicians, interns, residents and nurses.  

• Maintains records of controlled substances. 

• Ensures compliance with pharmacy policies and procedures.  

• Assists in the preparation of pharmacy reports.  

• Provides drug information for medical personnel at institutions.  

• Makes formulary recommendations.  

• Provides staff of an institution with drug information, data, references, etc.  

• Provides clinical input on institutional committees. 

• Directs or supervises pharmacy staff, including staff at satellite pharmacies. 

 

Level Descriptor 

This is the specialist level of the job family where incumbents are assigned responsibilities involving advanced level professional work in the overall operation of a pharmacy or a satellite pharmacy.  

Responsibilities may include independent responsibility for pharmacy operations, making administrative decisions on budget requirements, providing for staff development, clinical intervention in individual patient therapy, serving as clinical pharmacist on the medical team and institutional committees, and recommending formulary changes based on pharmacoeconomics and pharmacotherapeutic data. 

 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of prescription drugs and other medications; of procedures for compounding medicines; of controlled substances; of legal requirements concerning the filling and labeling of medications; of procedures for disposition of controlled medications; of the classification of drugs according to their action, use and dosage; of pharmaceutical calculations used in weighting and m