Pharmacy Technician - Inpatient Rotational

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

The Inpatient Rotational Pharmacy Technician is a highly trained technician responsible for coverage of a variety of complex positions in the inpatient pharmacy including but not limited to hazardous and nonhazardous sterile IV compounding, controlled substance dispensing, triaging phone calls, unit dose medication distribution, packaging of medication and operations of all Inpatient Pharmacy automated equipment.

Qualifications

• Education or Experience: None required.
• Certification: must pass national certification (PTCB/CPhT or ExCPT) for higher levels.
• English Language Proficiency: must be proficient in English.

Responsibilities

• Cover inpatient pharmacy including hazardous and nonhazardous sterile IV compounding.
• Dispose/dispense controlled substances.
• Triaging phone calls and unit-dose medication distribution.
• Packaging of medications and operation of inpatient pharmacy automated equipment.

Skills

Inpatient pharmacy operations

Sterile IV compounding

Controlled substances handling

Phone triage

Job description

The Inpatient Rotational Pharmacy Technician is a highly trained technician responsible for coverage of a variety of complex positions in the inpatient pharmacy including but not limited to hazardous and nonhazardous sterile IV compounding, controlled substance dispensing, triaging phone calls, unit dose medication distribution, packaging of medication and operations of all Inpatient Pharmacy automated equipment. 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

• Basic Requirements:
• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• 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.
• Certification: For positions above the full performance level, the employee must pass a national certification exam and hold an active national certification through either:
  • Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT). OR,
  • National Healthcareer Association (NHA), Certified Pharmacy Technician (ExCPT).
• English Language Proficiency: Pharmacy Technician candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).

Grade Determinations

GS-8 Pharmacy Technician

Experience

Candidates must possess one year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, GS-7.

AND

Certification

For positions above the full performance level, the employee must pass a national certification exam and hold an active national certification through either:

• PTCB as a CPhT. OR
• NHA as a ExCPT.

AND

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• (a) Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, principles, methodology and policies in a specialized area or section of pharmacy (such as sterile compounding, controlled substances, automation, clinical pharmacy, contact center, etc.).
• (b) Skill in training and orienting new and existing pharmacy facility employees and students on proper policies and procedures.
• (c) Ability to evaluate, analyze and coordinate workflow and work activities within a specialized area or section of the pharmacy.

Preferred Experience

Inpatient pharmacy technician experience.

Reference

For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-08.

Physical Requirements

You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination.