Pharmacy Technician

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Tallahassee, FL seeks a Pharmacy Technician to provide technical support within the pharmacy department and assist with prescription processing and patient service.

Duties include preparing prescriptions, dispensing medications, and using automated systems and electronic health records. The role involves delivering medications, assisting with inventory, and ensuring proper storage and compliance with regulatory standards, under supervision of a licensed

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Federal and state laws related to pharmacy practice.
• Ability to communicate with patients and staff.
• Knowledge of preparation, storage and distribution of medication products.
• Ability to use pharmacy information systems or operate pharmacy dispensing equipment.
• Knowledge of basic inventory procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide patients and/or caregivers with medication and supplies as ordered by the provider.
• Perform technical support work in the pharmacy under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist and/or a full performance level pharmacy technician.
• Fill prescriptions utilizing automation.
• Package and/or dispense medications and supplies after a final check by a pharmacist.
• Answer questions from pharmacy and non-pharmacy personnel regarding drug distribution.
• Perform monthly inspections of assigned areas to ensure proper storage of medications and removal of soon-to-expire or expired medications.
• Receive, check, rotate, and stock items received from pharmacy procurement section, identifying and reconciling discrepancies.
• Monitor refrigerator, freezer, and/or room temperature and humidity, responding to alerts with correction or escalation as indicated.
• Work Schedule: 8 hour rotational shifts including evenings, night, weekends and holidays.
• Functional Statement #: 51236F

Skills

Knowledge of laws

Patient communication

Pharmacy operations

Pharmacy software

Inventory procedures

Tools

Pharmacy dispensing equipment

Pharmacy information systems

Job description

Summary

The pharmacy technician will provide technical support services within the pharmacy department at the Tallahassee VA Clinic - including providing customer service to Veterans and providers related to prescription needs - preparing prescriptions for patients in various settings by counting - pouring - weighing - measuring - or mixing the medications - dispensing and delivering medications - and using automated systems and electronic health records.

Summary

The pharmacy technician will provide technical support services within the pharmacy department at the Tallahassee VA Clinic - including providing customer service to Veterans and providers related to prescription needs - preparing prescriptions for patients in various settings by counting - pouring - weighing - measuring - or mixing the medications - dispensing and delivering medications - and using automated systems and electronic health records.

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements

• Citizenship
• Be a citizen of the United States
• Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with38 U.S.C.
• 7407(a)
• Education or Experience
• None required
• For all grade levels and positions that accept both education and experience to qualify - equivalent combinations of qualifying education and experience that total at least 100% are qualifying
• The combined percentage is determined by adding total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level to the education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level
• Foreign Education
• To be creditable - education completed outside the U.S. must be deemed at least equivalent to that gained in a conventional U.S. program by a private organization specializing in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials
• Grandfathering Provision
• Pharmacy technicians employed in VHA on the effective date (11/07/23) of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title - series and grade held - including positive education and licensure/certification/registration that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation
• Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements for appointment in paragraph 5 - VA HR staff must use the following criteria to determine the appropriate grade assignment of candidates
• Pharmacy Technician - GS-06
• Education or Experience
• One year of experience equivalent to the next lower level
• Knowledge - Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
• In addition - the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: Knowledge of Federal and state laws related to pharmacy practice
• Knowledge of preparation - storage and distribution of medication products including those requiring special handling and documentation
• Ability to use pharmacy information systems or operate pharmacy dispensing equipment
• Knowledge of basic inventory procedures
• Ability to communicate with patients and staff and direct questions to appropriate personnel
• Assignments
• Pharmacy technicians at the full performance level may fill orders - dispense/deliver medications using automated systems or provide technical customer service to Veterans related to prescription needs
• Duties will include delivery of medications to floors/patients - filling medications for the pharmacist to review - checking for expired medications - answering phones with appropriate disposition - preparing sterile products (when applicable) and assisting with basic inventory management such as putting up stock and identifying when medications need to be ordered
• The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-6. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-6. Physical Requirements: The work requires regular and recurring physical exertion involving moderate lifting/carrying (15-44 pounds) and walking/standing for 4 hours
• The work also involves working with hands in water - work closely with others - ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously - near vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and 20/40 in the other - ability to distinguish basic colors - hearing (aid may be permitted) - use of fingers - both hands required - and be emotionally and mentally stable
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Duties

• Duties included but not limited to: Provide patients and/or caregivers with medication and supplies - as ordered by the provider
• Perform technical support work in the pharmacy under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist and/or a full performance level pharmacy technician
• Fill prescriptions utilizing automation
• Package and/or dispense medications and supplies after a final check by a pharmacist
• Answer questions from pharmacy and non-pharmacy personnel regarding drug distribution
• Perform monthly inspections of assigned areas to ensure proper storage of medications and removal of soon-to-expire or expired medications
• Receive - check - rotate - and stock items received from pharmacy procurement section - identifying and reconciling any discrepancies to ensure the correct items have been received
• Monitor refrigerator - freezer - and/or room temperature and humidity in assigned areas - responding to alerts with appropriate correction or escalation as indicated
• Work Schedule: 8 hour rotational shifts including evenings - night - weekends and holidays Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 51236F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized