Pharmacy Technician

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pharmacy Technician position at Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center in Fort Meade, Maryland, supports the Clinic Pharmacy Service under Direct Hire Authority for DHA. This role involves dispensing prescriptions, assisting patients, and entering medication orders into the pharmacy computer system.

Applicants must be US Citizens with one year of specialized experience or equivalent education. Preferred candidates hold a PTCB or NHA certification.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience including interpreting, filling and dispersing prescriptions.
• Experience answering routine questions on medication administration and use.
• Inputting medication orders in the computer system.
• Preferred: PTCB or NHA certification.

Responsibilities

• Interpret, fill and dispense prescriptions for clinic patients.
• Answer routine questions on proper administration and use of medications.
• Input medication orders into the computer system accurately.

Skills

Dispensing prescriptions

Medication safety

Data entry

Education

Graduate pharmacology coursework

Tools

PTCB Certification

Job description

About the Position

Serve as Pharmacy Technician for the Clinic Pharmacy Service located at Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center in Fort Meade, Maryland.

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Who May Apply

US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience

One year of specialized experience which includes: Interpreting, filling and dispersing prescriptions; answering routine questions concerning proper administration and use of medications; and inputting medication orders in the computer system. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

OR

Education

A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Pharmacology.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 9. Add the two percentages.

Preferred

Certified Pharmacy Technician through PTCB or National Health Career Association.