Pharmacist, GS-14, Intermittent - NTE 20 hours a week, NTE one year
Location: Reno Nevada
Description: Department Of Veterans Affairs is hiring Pharmacist, GS-14, Intermittent - NTE 20 hours a week, NTE one year right now, this position will be placed in Nevada. Detailed specification about this position opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN): 927756
VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System
To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?
As a VA professional, your opportunities are endless. With many openings in the multiple functions of VA, you will have a wide range of opportunities at your fingertips. Not only is it the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the nation, but we also provide many other services to Veterans through the Benefits Administration and National Cemeteries.
For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment hiring auth! ority.
NOTE: The Professional Standards Board ! (a peer-review group) will review the selected candidateÂ's education and experience and recommend the step at which the candidate will be placed in that specific grade. The salary is based on the grade and step approved for the selected candidate.
Appointment Information: The candidate selected for this position may be placed into a temporary appointment, not to exceed one year and one day, pending completion of the boarding process.
Move to scenic and exciting northern Nevada! Located on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, Reno is minutes away from beautiful Lake Tahoe. Residents of northern Nevada enjoy all four seasons with an average 260 days of sunshine per year - the arid desert climate is temperate in the fall and spring, hot in the summer and cold/snowy in the winter. Outdoor adventure and fun are synonymous with northern Nevada, as the region offers a myriad of open-air activities: water/snow skiing, snowmobiling, snowsh! oeing, camping, hiking, fishing, golfing, mountain climbing/biking, off-roading, and rafting. There are fifteen ski resorts in the Reno/Tahoe area and two dozen golf courses, including the PGA tour course Montreux. The area plays host to numerous local events, such as: FarmerÂ's Markets, Chili Cook-Off, Rib Cook-Off, Hot-Air Balloon Races, Street Vibrations, the world famous Hot August Nights, the month long Artown festival during July, as well as the Burning Man event in Black Rock Desert. Local casinos, clubs, restaurants, and bars provide for an entertaining nightlife in this 24-hour region. Enjoy nearby theater, symphony, art galleries and museums, offering events for all ages. While the area offers big city attractions, traffic is never a major concern. Reno VA is the teaching affiliate of the University Of Nevada School Of Medicine, the stateÂ's only medical school. The Davidson Academy, the state designated Â"university school for profoundly gifted pupilsÂ", is locat! ed on the UNR campus. Additionally TMCC offers accessible post high sch! ool classes and degrees and offers the opportunity to continue higher education through UNR. Reno offers big-city shopping to boot! The Summit Sierra is the cityÂ's premier shopping destination; the outdoor mall offers stores such as Apple, Buckle, Coach, DillardÂ's, GAP, Guess, Hollister and Pottery Barn. The downtown area offers local shops, eateries, wine walks, pub crawls all in close proximity to the Truckee River, the site for the annual River Festival. Attend a Reno Aces AAA baseball game, watch a Bighorn basketball game at the downtown events center, or root for our Wolf Pack athletes at a UNR football game. Finally, Nevada has a favorable tax climate and does not have a state income tax. We encourage you to consider VA employment in Reno, NV, join a team that values healthy home/work life balance and be rewarded by the role youÂ'll play in keeping the promise to those who served. KEY REQUIREMENTS
U.S. Citizenship
Must pass pre-employment physical exami! nation
English language proficiency
Designated and/or random drug testing
Must pass background investigation
ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS - Incomplete packages will be rated INELIGIBLE DUTIES:
The incumbent requires a unique set of knowledge to translate large medical databases into actionable information for health care providers. He/She needs to have high level expertise with the entire Microsoft Business Intelligence Suite of applications. This includes expertise with Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Analysis Service, Microsoft Integration Service, Microsoft Reporting Service, Microsoft Share Point, and Microsoft Performance Point. The incumbent will be required to develop specialized databases that support development of multi-dimension, multi-domain (fact table) databases (OLAP databases), the extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) programs for these databases, and complex multi-fact table, multidimensional data cubes. These multi-dimensional d! atabases are required to support the backend of complex digital dashboa! rds build using Performance Point and Share Point. The incumbent will be required to develop these dashboards and work with health care providers to maximize the utility of the dashboards across a wide range of health care specialties (e.g. infection diseases, oncology, primary care, etc.)
The incumbent is required to have the skill set necessary to serve as a major preceptor for 2 nd year post-doctorate pharmacy data analyst residents and serve as a mentor for other PBM staff members for the advanced training required related to the data management and Business Intelligence roles of the VISN and Regional Data Warehouse.
Relocation/Recruitment incentive has not been authorized for this position.
Relocation expenses will not be paid.
This position is not covered by the bargaining unit.
Work Schedule: Intermittent, 20 hours per week. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
You will be rated on the following Knowledge, Skills, Abil! ities and Other characteristics (KSAOs), which are included as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position. Please do not provide narrative responses to KSAOs in your application package.
1. Expertise with Microsoft Business Intelligence Suite applications (Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Analysis Service, Microsoft Integration Service, Microsoft Reporting Service, Microsoft Share Point, and Microsoft Performance Point)
2. Ability to develop specialized databases that support development of multi-dimension, multi-domain (fact table) OLAP databases.
3. Ability to extract, transform, and load (ETL) programs for OLAP databases and complex multi-fact table, multidimensional data cubes.
4. Ability to work with health care providers to maximize the utility of dashboards across a wide range of health care specialties (e.g., infection diseases, oncology, primary care, etc.)
5. Ability to mentor 2 nd year post-doctorate pharmac! y data analyst residents and VA Pharmacy Benefits Management staff on d! ata management and Business Intelligence roles of the Network and Regional Data Warehouse.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
Citizenship : Must be a citizen of the United States
English Language Proficiency : Pharmacist must be proficient in spoken and written English
Education :
(1) Graduate of a degree program in pharmacy from an approved college or university. The degree program must have been approved by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE), or prior to the establishment of ACPE, have been a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). Verification of approved degree programs may be obtained from the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education, 311 West Superior Street, Suite 512, Chicago, Illinois 60610, Phone (312) 664-3575
(2) Graduate of foreign pharmacy degree programs must meet the educational requirement if their degree is found to be equivalent to degree programs ! recognized by the ACPE. This finding may be based on any of the following:
(a) A letter of acceptance into a U.S. graduate pharmacy program recognized by the ACPE
(b) Written certification from the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Commission, 700 Busse Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068, Phone (847) 698-6227, that the individual has successfully passed the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination
(c) A letter from a U.S. college or university with a pharmacy degree program recognized by ACPE stating that the individualÂ's foreign pharmacy degree has been evaluated and found to be equivalent to its Bachelor of Pharmacy degree
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.
GRADE DETERMINATIONS:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR G! S-14 LEVEL : Requires a minimum of one year of creditable experience at the next lower grade level which is directly related to the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience are examples of practice sites to include but are not limited to: medicine, surgery, psychiatry, neurology, spinal cord injury, primary care, ambulatory care including open pharmacy, rehabilitation medicine, geriatrics, medical research and others recognized by the professional standards board.
Applicants must meet the specialized experience requirements within 120 days of the closing date of the announcement.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
References : VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-15, Licensed Pharmacist Qualification Standard, http://www.va.gov/ohrm/joblistings/VAQualStds.doc
APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accre! diting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on their application or résumé. Applicants claiming preference based on service-connected disability, or based on being the! spouse or mother of a disabled or deceased Veteran, must complete an S! F 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference. Veterans who are still in the service may be granted tentative preference on the basis of information contained in their applications, but they must produce a DD Form 214 or other proof prior to appointment to document entitlement to preference. For more information on Veterans' Preference, please visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/veterans.aspx HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment. You may also be evaluated based upon the question responses you provide during a structured interview. In responding to structured interview questions you should be sure to cite specific examples of experience, explain exactly what you did, and the outcome. BENEFITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that i! ncludes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at http://www.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp OTHER INFORMATION:
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department Of Veterans Affairs.
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This position starts available on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 03:57:02 GMT
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