Clinical Pharmacy Supervisor

VA Careers - Pharmacy: for developing organizing and managing the Clinical Pharmacy Program within assigned areas of the Medical Center. This includes building ambulatory care frameworks (primary care and specialty clinics). Responsible to coordinate preceptor activities for pharmacy residents and students.

Major Duties:

• Establishes patient databases by reviewing medical/drug histories physical exams and monitoring ongoing therapy with formal medical record documentation.
• Designs patient-specific therapeutic regimens selecting appropriate drugs dosages and therapeutic endpoints.
• Evaluates non-formulary and restricted drug requests for cost-effectiveness appropriateness and compliance.
• Reviews medication regimens for clinical effectiveness potential drug interactions side effects and contraindications communicating alternatives to prescribers.
• Monitors and reports adverse drug reactions drug errors allergies and patient compliance issues.
• Evaluates drug literature to compare therapeutic regimens and assists the Medication Use Committee with medication use evaluations.
• Supervises Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners (CPPs) Clinical Pharmacy Technicians and pharmacy residents.
• Participates in interviews recommends appointments advancements and promotions and manages performance standards and professional evaluations.
• Handles labor management issues grievances EEO complaints and affirmative action initiatives.
• Defines process monitors and quality controls for clinical activities and facility metrics.
• Ensures strict physical security of the pharmacy and controlled substance inventories reporting vulnerabilities or unauthorized access immediately.
• Maintains compliance with TJC surveys local/national initiatives safety policies and infection control practices.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

*This position for FY26 is designated as a VHA shortage occupation and has been approved for a waiver of Veterans Preference. As a result Veterans Preference requirements are waived for this recruitment.*

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.

• Education (1) 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: or through their Web site at: (NOTE: Prior to 2005 ACPE accredited both baccalaureate and Doctor of Pharmacy terminal degree program. Today the sole degree is Doctor of Pharmacy.)
  (2) 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.

• English Language Proficiency. Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as
  required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d).

1. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions.
2. Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards for their program area.
3. Ability to solve problems coordinate and organize responsibilities to maximize outcomes in their program area or area of clinical expertise.
4. Expert knowledge of a specialized area of clinical pharmacy practice or specialty
5. area of pharmacy.
6. Advanced skill in monitoring and assessing the outcome of drug therapies including physical assessment and interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters.