Pharmacy Technician

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Maryland; On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Army Health Clinic Aberdeen, part of the Army Health Clinic Pharmacy Service in Aberdeen, Maryland, invites qualified candidates for a Direct Hire Authority pharmacist position. The role requires experience with filling prescriptions, distributing pharmaceuticals, and using pharmacy-based computer systems in hospital or retail settings.

Qualified applicants may have graduate-level education in Pharmacology or a combination of education and experience.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience filling prescriptions, distributing pharmaceuticals, and using pharmacy-based computer systems.
• A half year (9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field related to the work, such as Pharmacology.
• Combination of education and experience may be used to qualify if the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.
• State Pharmacy License is preferred but not required.

Skills

Filling prescriptions

Distributing pharmaceuticals

Education

Graduate-level coursework in Pharmacology

Tools

Pharmacy computer systems

Job description

About the Position:

This position is located at Army Health Clinic Aberdeen, Director of Branch Clinics, Army Health Clinic Pharmacy Service, in Aberdeen, Maryland.

Who May Apply:

US Citizens

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.

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 filling prescriptions, distributing pharmaceuticals, and utilizing pharmacy based computer systems gained in hospital pharmacies, retail pharmacies, or in pharmaceutical firms or laboratories 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.

State Pharmacy License is preferred but not required.