Pharmacy Technician

Veterans Health Administration; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 58,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration is seeking a Pharmacy Technician at the Charlotte VA Health Care Center. This is the full performance level for pharmacy technicians; duties include preparing medications, dispensing, and verifying prescriptions under limited supervision.

Responsibilities include operating Automatic Dispensing Machines, labeling, ensuring accuracy, maintaining security, assisting pharmacists, and supporting quality-improvement projects in Pharmacy Service.

Qualifications

• Reads and interprets prescriptions from EHRS or written format.
• Reviews prescription orders for technical accuracy.
• Maintains highly sophisticated pharmacy equipment and performs routine maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Reads and interprets prescriptions from EHRS or written format and ensures accuracy.
• Uses Automatic Dispensing Machines (ADM) to batch and label medications.
• Maintains pharmacy security and supports reporting and quality improvement.
• Assists pharmacists in problem solving patient care or medication issues.

Skills

Prescription interpretation

Medication preparation

Dispensing medications

ADM operation

EHR/documentation

Attention to detail

Tools

Automatic Dispensing Machines (ADM)

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position functions primarily in Pharmacy Service at the Charlotte VA Health Care Center. This is the full performance level for pharmacy technicians. Employees at this grade level serve as staff pharmacy technicians, receiving little guidance from more experienced staff members for more complex patients and procedures and require minimal supervision.

Key Responsibilities

Duties include but are not limited to: Reads and interprets prescriptions from the veteran electronic health record systems (EHRS) or in written format. Reviews prescription orders for technical accuracy. Prepares medications and ensures the orderable item matches the item being dispensed with regard to drug, strength, quantity, or appropriate supply item. Dispenses medications following all regulations, policies, and procedures for safe medication distribution.

Uses Automatic Dispensing machines (ADM) to batch and label medications. Ensure ScriptTalk labels are batched if needed. Understands when to use other prescription labels with computer outages. Maintains highly sophisticated pharmacy equipment. This includes cleaning procedures and maintenance of ADM's and other counting machines. Troubleshoot equipment and databases when needed. Assists the pharmacist with problem solving patient care or medication issues.

Assists to complete required pharmacy reporting obligations as directed. Maintains pharmacy security. This includes the physical security of the pharmacy and the security of electronic records. Assists in quality improvement projects as an individual or on assigned teams to improve pharmacy service. Maintains accountability for tour of duty.

This includes being ready for their tour of duty at the start of their shift, and being on time as they return from lunch, breaks, or other assigned meetings and activities. Efficiently uses written communication skills for job related activities such as secure messaging, email, or other form of pharmacy communication. Able to use the current facility phone system. Maintains appropriate phone etiquette and professionalism. Able to work independently in phone center locations.

Accurately collects and clarifies patient information. Capable of synthesizing patient information to identify basic therapeutic, distributive, or medication related problems. Understands when to alert pharmacists for problems. Communicates information accurately in the electronic health record (EHR) or other formats. Fills medication "to be mailed" in accordance with description provided in the medication distribution section.

Ensures prescription label matches mailing label and maintains accuracy in other software or paper systems. Able to transport mail containers to pick up destinations, restock supplies, lift mail bags or containers. Work Schedule: Full time, Rotational tours, Monday-Saturday, 8:00am-4:30pm6:00pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements & Education

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. 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.

For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $57564 – $74834/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-12.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.