Health Technician (Medication Technician)

Bureau of Prisons / Federal Prison System; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bureau of Prisons / Federal Prison System seeks qualified personnel for a Pharmacy Technician role. Applicants must meet the basic requirements including one year of specialized experience or equivalent education, and must demonstrate experience in medication preparation, inventory control of needles/syringes, and reporting adverse reactions.

A defined educational pathway or internship related to the field is acceptable, and a certified program is required as part of the selective placement

Qualifications

• One-year specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level; relates to support duties for medical or health personnel.
• Graduate education or internship meets specialized experience when directly related to the work of the position.
• Selective Placement Factor requires completion of a certified program (nursing assistant, medical assistant, pharmacy technician, EMT) and current licensure/certification if applicable.

Skills

Needle and syringe inventory control

Medication preparation for pharmacist

Adverse medication reaction reporting

Medication administration (various)**

Education

Graduate education in related field (nine semester hours / 13.5 quarter hours)

Education/Internship related to the position

Job description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements.

Basic Requirements

Applicants must have one-year specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. Positions in this series range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists, speech pathologists, medical officers, and optometrists. Therefore, technician experience is experience that required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled.

OR

Education

Nine semester hours or 13.5 quarter hours of graduate education in the related field of the position.

NOTE

Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GS-5 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position.

Experience

Some examples of this qualifying experience are:

• Experience in maintaining accurate inventories of all needles, syringes and controlled substances.
• Experience in preparing medications for Pharmacist review and placing automated medication orders.
• Experience in reporting and recording adverse medication reactions.
• Experience in administering medications (i.e. sublingual, buccal, eye, ear, nasal, topical, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intravenous).

OR

Combination of Education and Experience

Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all grade levels and positions for which both education and experience are acceptable.

Selective Placement Factor

Applicants applying for this position MUST possess the following Selective Factor. In the event you do not possess the Selective Factor, you will be found ineligible for the position.

• Applicants are required to have completed one or more of the following certified programs: nursing assistant, medical assistant, pharmacy technician, vocational/practical nursing, or emergency medical technician (EMT). Evidence of program completion is required. If the incumbent is a licensed vocational nurse, EMT, paramedic, or certified pharmacy technician, state licensure or certification (as appropriate) must be current.

NOTE

ALL applicants MUST upload evidence of program completion, at the time of application, and clearly address requirements in their resume to be found qualified.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.