Summary

This position is located at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center (CC), Pharmacy Department within the Pharmacy Operations Service in the Oncology/Hematology Satellite. The Satellite Pharmacy provides clinical pharmacy services to inpatients and ambulatory oncology/hematology patients and supports investigational drug development and trials by providing authoritative advice on the medication aspects of research protocols.

Duties

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The ideal candidate will be an exceptionally talented, knowledgeable, and motivated Clinical Pharmacist with extensive sterile compounding experience and expertise providing pharmaceutical care to complex, oncology and hematology patients to include the monitoring of investigational studies for compliance with research protocols; reviewing drug therapy for proper drug selection, rational indications, dosing, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, IV incompatibilities, and complications of multiple drug therapies; and providing ongoing education to physicians, nurses, and pharmacists on pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacogenetics, and other aspects of drug therapy.

As a Pharmacist with the NIH Clinical Center's Pharmacy Department, your duties will include but are not limited to the following:

• Providing pharmaceutical care to a complex, specialized patient population
• Actively collaborate with in-house staff and clinical researchers in the design and implementation of research protocols, collection of data, and in analysis and interpretation of results.
• Monitoring active investigational studies to ensure policies concerning use of investigational drugs are being followed.
• Serving as authoritative consultant with direct interaction and communication with patients to obtain complete drug histories.
• Designing, conducting and participating in drug utilization studies, audits and evaluations.
• Serving as pharmacy liaison with physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other staff on units to resolve drug related problems.
• Designing and conducting interdisciplinary educational programs in the area of drug therapy.
• Interfacing with physicians in the design of drug treatment plans.
• Evaluating drug literature in order to compare and contrast therapeutic regimens and uses for new and existing pharmaceutical products.
• Researching and answering complicated drug information questions.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation, verification of qualifications, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, and any other job-related requirement before or after appointment.
• Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Emergency Essential Position. See additional information section for details on this designation.
• Position requires Education. Please submit transcript(s).
• This position may require rotational shifts.
• Position requires a Pharmacist License. Please submit a copy of your license with your application.
• The work requires long periods of standing, stretching, bending, crouching, walking, and carrying of light objects.
• The work is performed primarily in inpatient, outpatient, laboratory, and central pharmacy areas, but may overlap into patient care units for nursing support.
• Due to frequent contact with patients, compliance with aseptic techniques, safety regulations and Clinical Center policies and procedures are required.
• Work may also expose incumbent to infectious diseases, e.g. tuberculosis and investigational drug therapy for which very little information is known.
• If selected, you must pass a pre-employment medical examination, provide evidence of immunization, and be free from communicable diseases.
• At the supervisor's discretion, this position may offer work schedule flexibilities: Ad hoc Telework.
• Based on your appointment, a one-year probationary period may be required. A decision regarding your continued employment with NIH will be made as you near the end of this period.
• Must distinguish basic colors.

Qualifications

Education:

A doctoral degree in Pharmacy that is recognized by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.

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Applicants who have a bachelor's degree in pharmacy may also qualify contingent upon an additional review of your qualifications.

Licensure:

You must also have an active, current license as a pharmacist in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

Additional Qualification:

In Addition to the above, in order to meet the Minimum Qualifications for a Pharmacist, GS-660 position at the GS-12 level, you must have at least one year of professional pharmacy experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal Government obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: providing inpatient pharmacy dispensing services; preparing sterile/non-sterile hazardous and non-hazardous products; identifying and preventing adverse drug reactions and interactions; ensuring correct labeling, handling and storage of pharmaceutical products; advising physicians on medication selection, dosing and administration; ensuring research protocol compliance with investigational drugs; providing oversight and training of technical support staff and managing the distribution of controlled medications.

You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay.

Do not copy and paste the duties or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

We may verify or assess your qualifications at any time. Inflated or unsupported qualifications may affect your rating. Any misrepresentation or material omission of facts may be sufficient cause to end further consideration of your candidacy. Persons listed as knowing your past accomplishments or experience in your application may be contacted for verification purposes at any time. Verification may, but need not, begin before receiving an offer.

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Education

This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades). Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Click here for information on Foreign Education.

Additional information

• This position is designated as an 'emergency' position and the selected candidate will be considered as an 'emergency' employee and will be required to be available, ready, willing, and able to report for duty under all circumstances, e.g., inclement weather, government closings and holidays, lapse in appropriations, non-emergency and emergency situations for operation 24 hours a day and 365 per year coverage.
• A newly appointed or reappointed employee may receive service credit for prior work experience or active duty uniformed service that otherwise would not be creditable for the purpose of determining his or her annual leave accrual rate. All creditable service must be directly related to the duties of the position being filled and decisions to allow for such credit must be finalized prior to the selectee's entrance on duty. Recipients will be determined on a case-by-case basis based on organizational need, specific case justification, and budget limitations.
• PHS Commissioned Officers interested in performing the duties of this position within the Commissioned Corps should also apply online to this announcement in order to receive consideration.
• The NIH maintains a tobacco free work environment and campus.
• Military Spouses selected from this announcement will remain in their current duty location (i.e., the official duty station of the military service member.
• Must be able to perform the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Visit our Help Applying page for helpful information on the application process.
• If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: Reasonable Accommodation.
• If selected, you may be eligible to receive a salary above the minimum based on superior qualifications and/or a special need of the Government for your services. This applies to employees paid under the General Schedule (GS) and Federal Wage System (FWS) pay systems and is at the discretion of the hiring manager. A salary above the minimum must be approved before the appointment.

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Benefits

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