Pharmacy Technician

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

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at Salisbury VA Medical Center seeks a Pharmacy Technician to support inpatient Pharmacy Service. You will prepare medications for inpatients, including sterile products, perform final review, and assist with unit-dose carts and inventory management.

Work involves rotational weekends/holidays with 8:00am–4:30pm schedule. Telework is not available. Salary range reflects federal pay scale and is posted accordingly.

Qualifications

• Performs final review of medication when prepared by another technician.
• Fills unit-dose carts independently when necessary.
• Prepares inpatient drug orders including IV admixtures and oral forms.
• Inventories and replenishes emergency carts.
• Collects drug use evaluation data for quality improvement.
• Operates and maintains complex pharmacy equipment.
• Troubleshoots equipment and technology platforms.
• Conducts ward inspections and monitors inventory in patient care areas.
• Assists with inventory management and ordering.

Responsibilities

• Performs final review of medication when prepared by another technician, to be dispensed to inpatient areas and/or unit-dose carts.
• Prepares inpatient drug orders including IV admixtures and oral forms per procedures.
• Inventories and replenishes emergency carts and equipment; monitors ward stock.
• Operates and maintains automated dispensing and IV compounding equipment; troubleshoots when needed.
• Conducts ward inspections and ensures correct stock in patient care areas; supports inventory management.

Skills

Medication review

Inpatient prep

Unit-dose carts

Inventory management

Tools

Unit dose machines

IV compounding machines

Automated dispensing machines

Pharmacy devices

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position functions primarily in Pharmacy Service in the inpatient care areas within the Salisbury VA Medical Center. Pharmacy technicians prepare medications for inpatients in various settings, including sterile product preparation.

Key Responsibilities

VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Duties include but are not limited to: Performs final review of medication when prepared by another technician, to be dispensed to inpatient areas (med-carts, ward stock), and/or fills unit-dose carts independently without secondary review when necessary.

Prepares inpatient drug orders including all medicinal dosage forms such as, intravenous admixtures, oral solids, etc., according to established procedures and protocols. Inventories and replenish emergency carts. Collects drug use evaluation data for quality improvement purposes as required. Operates and maintain complicated pharmacy equipment such as unit dose prepackaging machines, automatic dispensing machines, IV compounding machines and other pharmacy devices.

Ability to troubleshoot the equipment and technology platforms/databases. Compounds and/or reconstitutes oral or external medications (non-sterile). This includes calculating and converting to proper weights and measures the amount of drug or solution to be used. Assists in total quality improvement activities by participating in medical center and service process assessment and action teams and continually seek to improve services.

Conducts periodic ward inspection of patient care areas. Maintains, verifies, stocks, and replaces outdates in patient care area automated machines. Monitors inventory needs in-patient care areas, relaying this information to the appropriate Pharmacy personnel. This also includes placing stock in proper storage areas, rotating stock on shelves, and removing/replacing outdated items. Assists with inventory management and ordering of medicines.

Work Schedule: Rotational weekend and holidays, Monday-Saturday, 8:00am-4:30pm 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 2026-11-11.

Who is eligible to apply?

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