Facility Program Manager - Investigational Pharmacy

Department of Veterans Affairs

The Investigational Pharmacy Program Manager is responsible for all aspects of pharmacy within the Research Program at VA Salt Lake City Health Care System. The incumbent works independently and is responsible for planning, developing, and managing all Pharmacy Service research programs and activities. The incumbent acts as a partner to pharmacy leadership, pharmacy residents, pharmacy students, and other health care professionals.

• VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws CLINICAL Evaluates patients and monitors response to medication therapy with special emphasis on study medications and their interactions. Recommends changes in medication therapy as needed. Monitors drug therapy regimes, including routine analysis of patient drug therapy, medical problems, laboratory data, and specialized procedures. Analyzes research protocols for potential adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, or contraindications. Identifies any drug-related problems that may affect the patient or contribute to the need for utilization of healthcare resources. Provides drug information and consultation to professional staff; evaluates and synthesizes information from primary and secondary sources of clinical drug literature. Serves as a medical information resource for health care providers and as an advisor to the Chief, Pharmacy Services. Verifies all research medications are ordered in the electronic health record (EHR) Incumbent will also verify the prescription orders for study medications as well as other medications included in study protocols ensuring they match protocol directed treatment in addition to patient safety review for individual interactions. Prepares, labels, and dispenses research and other protocol medications to patients or study personnel in compliance with VA directives, policy, and research protocols. Preparation sterile products accurately and safely. RESEARCH Assists researchers in preparing investigational drug protocols. Maintains complete and accurate data collection for relevant source documents and reports. Assists in preparing and submitting regulatory documents for the Investigational Review Board (IRB), Research and Development (R&D) Committee, Office of Research Oversite (ORO), FDA, sponsor, or any other oversite organization. Oversees receipt, storage, returns, and destruction of all research medications. Assists with pharmacy resident research projects. Designs or participates in research studies involving drug therapy or pharmacy services, including drug studies. As required, publishes or presents significant results and findings in appropriate professional journals and/or at local, state, or national professional meetings. EDUCATION Prepares, presents and coordinates specialized education and training to pharmacy staff, pharmacy residents, pharmacy students, nursing, medical and allied health care professional staff and students in the areas of investigational drug/pharmacy research and other related subjects. Instructs clinical clerkship students and pharmacy students on rotations in the area of investigational medications when requested. ADMINISTRATIVE/OVERSIGHT Oversight of technicians, pharmacy residents and pharmacy students in the provision of research pharmacy services. Identifies and resolves problems in the research pharmacy work environment to maintain good employee morale and to meet program objectives by discussing complaints and grievances, getting feedback, and working with all pharmacy personnel. Develops and revises policies and procedures for research pharmacy services. Develops, participates in, coordinates, and evaluates quality assurance audits and other audits to assure JC, FDA, ORO, NCQA and other regulatory agency compliance by providing feedback to others, monitoring performance indicators and reviewing research pharmacy services. Works with medical, pharmacy, nursing, research, and allied health staff to explore, organize, and enhance Pharmacy research activities. Serves as Pharmacy Service representative to Medical Center Committees, such as the Research and Development Committee (RDC), to provide pharmacy research support, involvement, and representation. Serves in acting supervisory capacities of the Pharmacy Service, to provide effective operation for the service in the absence of other supervisory staff. Completes other duties as assigned by supervisor. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Develops, coordinates, supervises, evaluates, and assumes primary responsibility for all pharmacy research programs and services in order to maintain a superior quality of research services offered by pharmacy personnel. Coordinates, precepts, evaluates and supervises College of Pharmacy student research activities that are conducted at the medical center. Coordinates Pharmacy Research Center activities with other research activities within the service. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm, may include some nights, weekends or holidays. Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 590460 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized EDRP Authorized: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

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