Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technician Position

This Pharmacy Technician position is located in Pharmacy Service. Pharmacy technicians prepare medications by counting, pouring, weighing, measuring, and mixing or compounding oral and intravenous medications. The pharmacy technician may also prepare medications for distribution to inpatient wards and clinics and outpatients for pickup and mailing. The pharmacy technician works in collaboration with other pharmacy technicians and responds to requests of pharmacists and other pharmacy supervisory staff. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Under the supervision of a Pharmacist, or Supervisory Pharmacy Technician, pharmacy technicians perform routine pharmacy functions including receiving prescriptions from patients in writing or electronically from physicians.
• Prepare prescriptions by counting, pouring, weighing, measuring, and mixing the medication if necessary.
• Maintain patient profiles, prepare insurance claim forms, stock, and take inventory of medications.
• Prepare medications for inpatients in various settings, including sterile product preparation.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

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Full-Time, Rotating Shifts. 8-hour shifts rotating, some weekends required and holidays. Primarily day shift with some evening shifts.

Not Available

This is not a virtual position.

F06761 as a GS-09.

Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience.

After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Not Authorized

Not Authorized Financial Disclosure: Not Required

• This position is in the Excepted Service.
• This position is an AFGE Bargaining Unit position.
• This position is covered by a special rate.
• Narrative responses to the KSAs may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment.
• Current and former Federal employees may submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). SF-50s must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
• Due to a critical staffing shortage, 38 U.S.C. § 7412 waives the requirement to apply Veterans' preference for this job announcement.