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Pain Management Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
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Pain Management Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
| The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (CPS) provider delivers evidence-based comprehensive medication management through direct patient care and providing Pain Management. This includes: designing, implementing, assessing, monitoring and documenting therapeutic plans utilizing the most effective, least toxic and most economical medication treatments; using risk mitigation strategies and ordering lab and other tests to help determine efficacy and toxicity of medication therapy. Clinical - Direct Patient Care Activities Functions as part of the interdisciplinary team to provide CMM for pain management which may include, but is not limited to: Prescribes, monitors and adjusts medications related to pain management. Obtains pertinent medical history and obtains accurate pain medication related history from patient and via chart review Orders, monitors, and interprets toxicology screens and other needed labs; implements follow-up on treatment actions as supported by lab interpretations Performs rating scales on pain control, symptoms and functional status Queries and documents PDMP findings Provides overdose education and prescribes naloxone when needed Provides patient and/or caregiver instructions and education Uses available population health tools to identify and address risk mitigation needs focused on safe pain care Performs suicide risk assessment Screens for substance use disorders when indicated, performs brief interventions when indicated, including addressing aberrant behaviors Ensures referral of complex or unstable patients to higher level care, when needed Address other care needs and refers patients to other services for other needed care, as deemed appropriate (e.g., mental health/PC Behavioral Health, physical therapy, yoga, etc.) Communicates with team for next steps and coordination of care, when necessary Performs limited external physical assessment and performs medication reconciliation in alignment with established policies or procedures In addition to pain management, provides CMM for complex patients with chronic diseases including, but not limited to, alcohol misuse/use disorder and tobacco misuse/use disorder; orders and interprets labs or other needed tests pertinent to CMM and makes needed referrals. May also treat other co-morbid conditions (in alignment with scope of practice). Determines if a referral to a physician is necessary when disease progression occurs, or adverse drug events require a higher level of treatment intervention Accepts urgent or same day patient visits including, but not limited to, patient medication review for polypharmacy, recent hospital or emergency department discharges, and co-managed care patients. Follows up via face-to-face, telehealth, eConsult, telephone, secure messaging and other modalities to provide patient care Clinical - Indirect Patient Care Activities Reviews patient medication regimens for clinical effectiveness, drug selection, dosing, contraindications, side effects, potential drug interactions, and therapeutic outcomes as required. Communicates findings with prescribers and provides appropriate recommendations for alternatives to current treatment plans as needed Monitors and reports drug errors, adverse drug reactions, allergies, and patient compliance issues. Documents findings per facility procedures and in accordance with the VAADERS Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) reporting program Reviews relevant population management dashboards to identify patients who may benefit from engagement in care for pain management and/or risk mitigation Applies knowledge to interpret laboratory values in the evaluation of patient care, recognizes significant abnormalities, and makes dose adjustments or recommendations based on objective laboratory findings Provides input and recommendations as the pain medication expert on the interdisciplinary pain management team during routine patient care planning or targeted complex or high-risk reviews Assists the Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) committee with medication use evaluations and other safety initiatives, as needed Documents clinical interventions and patient care encounters in the electronic health record in a timely and professional manner as appropriate. Works with providers to ensure compliance with national, VISN, and local initiatives (e.g., OSI) Work Schedule: 8AM - 4:30PM Monday through Friday Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
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Internal Number: 596230500
Providing Health Care for Veterans: The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,255 health care facilities, including 170 medical centers and 1,074 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.
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