Pharmacist (Pharmacotherapy)
- Employer
- National Institutes of Health
- Location
- Bethesda, Maryland
- Salary
- salary will be commensurate with experience
- Closing date
- Jan 4, 2023
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- Position Type
- Clinical Pharmacist
- Specialty Area
- Pharmacotherapy
- Work Setting
- Health System, Other
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center
GS-0660-13 – Pharmacist (Pharmacotherapy)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC) Pharmacy is seeking a highly motivated Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Pharmacotherapy to provide pharmaceutical care and research support for the patients and study participants enrolled in the intramural research protocols of the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) in a federal research hospital. The NIH CC Pharmacy Department strives to exceed the expectations of patients,
investigators, and workforce in an environment that provides the pharmacy staff with motivation, challenge, and professional growth.
The successful candidate for this position will be an exceptionally talented, knowledgeable, and motivated Clinical Pharmacy Specialist with extensive experience providing pharmaceutical care in a team-based practice model. All Clinical Pharmacy Specialists serve as pharmacotherapy subject matter experts in their respective field of practice. The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist must demonstrate a mastery of clinical research, including research methodologies, protocol design, implementation, and analysis. Further, the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist must be accustomed to and proficient at providing clinical and didactic education for pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and physician and pharmacist trainees. A Doctor of Pharmacy degree recognized by Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and a Pharmacist License are required. For this position, the highly desired candidate will also have post-graduate year 1 and year 2 residency or clinical fellowship training, board certification, and 3 to 5 years of clinical pharmacy practice experience. This position is in the Clinical Pharmacy Section of the Pharmacy Department, CC.
The selected candidate will join a multidisciplinary team practicing in an environment of progressive, integrated, pharmaceutical services. This Pharmacotherapy Clinical Pharmacy Specialist position will collaborate with physician scientists pioneering research in the field of Sickle Cell Disease, while providing pharmaceutical care support for the Cardiology and Hematology Consult Services. Clinical pharmacy specialists support the research efforts of the NIH Intramural Research Program, including, but not limited to participation in the design and conduct of clinical trials and Institutional Review Board, Drug Safety and Monitoring Board, and Safety Monitoring Committee membership. This support extends to collaborating with the investigational drug service and pharmacy operations to facilitate the implementation of Institute protocols through the Pharmacy Department. Clinical pharmacy specialists are expected to pursue clinical and translational research through collaborations with Institutes, Clinical Center Departments and the Pharmacy Departments Laboratories. The clinical pharmacy specialist shares responsibility for educating future pharmacist and physician scientists through traditional lectures and experiential precepting of students, residents and fellows.
Opportunities for pharmacy-based research, teaching and publishing are available. The Pharmacy Department offers state-of-the-art services in an ultra-modern facility. The NIH
Clinical Research Center is located on a 300-acre college-like campus and is the hospital where the intramural research of the NIH’s 27 Institutes and Centers is conducted.
Applicants must be licensed to practice pharmacy in a State, territory of the U.S., the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and have a Doctor of Pharmacy degree that meets the minimum educational requirements as described in the vacancy announcement on USAJOBS. The generous benefits packages associated with federal employment are also included. The salary will be commensurate with experience.
For information about the position call Benjamin Colton, PharmD, BCIDP at (301) 402-7077 or e-mail ben.colton@nih.gov. To learn more about the Pharmacy and NIH, please visit www.cc.nih.gov/phar or the NIH website at www.nih.gov. The NIH CC vacancy announcement for this position contains complete application procedures and lists all mandatory information which you must submit with your application. This announcement will be available from January 17, 2023-January 26, 2023. Please visit the USAJOBS website at www.usajobs.gov and search Keyword: Pharmacist; Location: Bethesda, MD.
This position’s announcement number is NIH-CC-DH-23-11751101. All application materials must be received by before midnight on January 26, 2023.
- U.S. Citizenship requirement must be met by the closing date of January 26, 2023.
- Position is subject to a background investigation.
- Weekend and shift work may be required.
- Pre-employment health screening is required.
- This position is listed as Emergency essential.
We have 1 opening(s).
Questions on application procedures in USAJOBS may be addressed to the HR Specialist, Javonna Welch, at 301-496-4498 or via e-mail javonna.welch@nih.gov.
HHS and NIH are Equal Opportunity Employers. Selection for this position will be based solely on merit, without discrimination for non-merit reasons such as race, color, religion, sex, national origin, politics, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental handicap, age or membership, or non-membership in an employee organization. All applicants will be subject to a background investigation.
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