Pharmacy Technician

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Newport (RI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Naval Health Clinic New England in Newport, Rhode Island, is seeking a Pharmacy Technician for a Direct Hire opportunity. This position may include a recruitment or relocation incentive.

Qualifying experience includes one year of specialized work filling and distributing pharmaceuticals, maintaining inventory of controlled substances, and using automated pharmacy computer systems. Education requires nine semester hours of graduate study in a field related to pharmacy; PTCB is preferred but not

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience filling and distributing pharmaceuticals.
• Maintaining accurate inventory of all controlled substances.
• Utilizing automated Pharmacy based computer systems.

Skills

Specialized experience in pharmacy

Education

Graduate level education (9 sem hrs) in pharmacy-related field

Job description

About the Position:

This position is located at Naval Health Clinic New England, Newport, Rhode Island

A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.

Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

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 filling and distributing pharmaceuticals; maintaining accurate inventory of all controlled substances; and utilizing automated Pharmacy based computer systems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

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 Pharmacy Technician training program.

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.

Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) is preferred but not required.