Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (Inpatient)

Summary
The Inpatient Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (CPS) at VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (VASNHCS) functions at the highest level of clinical practice and works under a scope of practice as approved by the Executive Committee of the Medical Staff (ECMS). The CPS functions to initiate, modify, discontinue, and monitor medication therapy and acts as a consultant for comprehensive medication therapy management services.

Summary
The Inpatient Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (CPS) at VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (VASNHCS) functions at the highest level of clinical practice and works under a scope of practice as approved by the Executive Committee of the Medical Staff (ECMS). The CPS functions to initiate, modify, discontinue, and monitor medication therapy and acts as a consultant for comprehensive medication therapy management services.

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Open & closing dates
02/06/2026 to 02/20/2026

Benefits & Compensation

$145,485 to - $172,764 per year

Benefits & Compensation

scale & grade
GS 13

Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Reno, NV
1 vacancy

Remote job
No

Telework eligible
No

Travel Required
Not required

Relocation expenses reimbursed
No

Appointment type
Permanent

Work Schedule

Full-time

Service
Excepted

Promotion potential
13

Job family (Series)
0660 Pharmacist

Supervisory status
No

Security clearance
Other

Drug test
Yes

Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

Trust determination process
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness

Financial disclosure
No

Bargaining unit status
No

Announcement number
CBSW-12877106-26-HR
Control number
856929900

This job is open to
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Internal to an agency
Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.
Clarification from the agency
Hiring Paths Clarification Text: Please be advised this vacancy is opened to current permanent VA employees and current/past/upcoming VHA Healthcare Professional Trainee eligible (HPT).
NOTE: The 2-page Resume

Requirements

does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

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Sierra Nevada Healthcare System has an immediate opening for an Inpatient Clinical Pharmacy Specialist. The inpatient pharmacy service provides pharmaceutical care services to our 120-bed hospital system that includes (Intensive Care Unit, OR/Recovery Room, Acute Care/ Medicine, Surgery, Long Term Care, Short Stay Rehab, Hospice, Inpatient Mental Health and the Emergency Department) with centralized operations for Unit Dose and Sterile Compounding. The inpatient clinical pharmacy specialists provide comprehensive clinical and distributive pharmacy services to patients at the Palo Alto Acute Care Division, as well as remote order screening/verification and problem solving for the extended care patients. Specific

Key Responsibilities

include, but are not limited to

Direct Patient Care Activities: Comprehensive medication management in accordance with their scope of practice including prescribing (initiating, adjusting, discontinuing drug therapy) and monitoring of anticoagulation, pharmacokinetic dosing of antimicrobials and other medications requiring renal/hepatic dose adjustments, parental nutrition, conversions between dosage forms (IV to PO, tablets/capsules to solutions, etc.), and other disease state management.
Clinical Activities: screening and verifying medication orders; making drug therapy recommendations; monitoring and assessing medication effects; documenting clinical activities; adverse drug reaction reporting, renal and hepatic screening, medication reconciliation, Code Blue participation and Code Stroke participation.
Education/Training Activities: providing education to physicians, medical residents, and nursing staff; providing education to patients and caregivers

About Us

and side effect management; providing training to pharmacy trainees (PGY2 and PGY1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students).
Distributive Activities: checking inpatient and outpatient medication orders filled by pharmacy technicians; overseeing the technicians to ensure distributive duties are met in a timely manner; following up on missing doses; and assisting nursing, providers and patients as needed.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 1500-2330. May include Weekends and Holidays

Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position