Pharmacy Technician

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA is seeking personnel for an outpatient pharmacy role at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA. This Direct Hire solicitation is open to US Citizens.

The position requires one year of specialized outpatient pharmacy experience including prescription entry, determinations of substance, strength or dosage, and assisting customers at pickup/drop-off. Note that some federal postings allow education-for-experience substitutions, but this vacancy requires

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience specific to outpatient pharmacy duties, including entering prescriptions into outpatient computer systems, determining type of substance, strength or dosage, and assisting customers in medication pickup/drop-off.
• Some federal jobs allow substitution of education for experience; for this job you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone—no substitution for education is permitted.

Job description

About the Position:

This position is located at Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma Washington.

• A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.
• Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the 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 specific to outpatient pharmacy duties to include entering prescriptions into outpatient computer systems; determining type of substance, strength or dosage and quantity to be dispensed; and assisting customers in medication pick up or drop off. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.