Pharmacy Technician (Procurement/Inventory)

Veterans Health Administration

Town of Tomah (WI)

On-site

USD 66,000 - 86,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Tomah, WI is seeking a certified pharmacy technician (Procurement/Inventory) at the GS-9 level to lead purchasing and inventory for prescription and nonprescription medications and related supply items in a highly complex pharmacy service at Tomah VA Medical Center.

The role includes advising pharmacy managers, streamlining processes, training staff, and ensuring compliance with federal contracts and regulations, while maintaining annual responsibilities and

Qualifications

Certified pharmacy technician at GS-9 level leading procurement/inventory duties.
Oversees procurement of prescription and nonprescription medications and supply items.

Responsibilities

Continuously analyzes workload to ensure demands are managed effectively.
Evaluates pharmacy activities to help managers achieve goals.
Identifies areas of duplication and develops process improvements to reduce waste and costs.
Reports medication errors and encourages staff to report potential errors.
Serves as lead ordering officer for pharmacy service and trains new staff.
Guides ordering officers on pharmaceuticals and supplies; ensures compliance with contracts and regulations.

Job description

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The certified pharmacy technician procurement/inventory at the GS-9 level will serve as lead and is responsible for assisting in the oversight for all prescription and nonprescription medications and supply purchasing and inventory in a highly complex area of Pharmacy Service at Tomah VA Medical Center.

Key Responsibilities

VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Major Duties: Administrative: Continuously analyzes and reassess priorities to ensure workload demands are accomplished in the most effective, efficient, and economic manner. Effectively evaluates pharmacy activities to assist pharmacy managers in obtaining short and long-range goals and objectives.

Assists pharmacy manager in identifying areas of effort duplication and developing solutions to streamline processes, reduce waste, save costs, and improve patient care. Reports potential and/or actual medication errors. Encourages pharmacy technicians to report actual and/or potential medication errors or adverse events.

Pharmaceutical Purchasing and Distribution: Serves as lead ordering officer for pharmacy service, delegated by the VA National Acquisition Center while maintaining annual training requirements. Trains new procurement staff on departments standard operating procedures and provides oversight to ensure competencies are met. Re-trains staff as dictated.

Initiates ordering requirements and provides guidance to ordering officers for pharmaceuticals, specialty, and supply items through pharmacy prime vendors multi complex accounts or other sources using various methods of payment. Responsible for adherence to federal contracts and compliance with federal regulations regarding open market, ensuring inventory control through perpetual evaluation.

Provides oversight in determining ordering intervals and stock levels appropriate to meet changes in formulary, brand to AB rated generic drugs, contract changes, conversions, new drug indications including backorders and seasonal changes. Work Schedule: Full Time; Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 02200F

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 $66172 – $86029/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-29.

Who is eligible to apply?

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