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Pharmacy Technician - Inpatient/Outpatient
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
This position functions primarily in the Inpatient/Outpatient Pharmacy sections within the VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS). This area serves adult and elderly Veterans needing care within VAPAHCS 24 hours a day 7 days a week, nights, weekends, and holidays. The technician rotates through selected sections and is assigned to a rotating tour of duty schedule in the Inpatient/Outpatient Pharmacy Section, including weekends and holidays.
What You'll Do
- →The VA Palo Alto Health Care System has an immediate opening for a full-time Inpatient/Outpatient Pharmacy Technician position.
- →This position serves as an All System Floating Technician, meaning he/she will be scheduled to work in Inpatient and Outpatient pharmacy settings at the Palo Alto and Menlo Park physical pharmacies, based on need.
- →The tour of duty will be determined based on the scheduled assignment.
- →Assignments include Inpatient unit dose filling, repackaging, delivery, and sterile IV preparation (including chemotherapy); Outpatient prescription filling; Inpatient and Outpatient automation maintenance; and controlled substance filling and delivery.
- →Outpatient Prescription filling involves selecting medications/supplies from the shelf, filling prescriptions using the ScriptPro automated system, counting the correct number of medications or medical supplies, prepackaging, reconstituting and labeling as indicated to prepare prescriptions for pharmacist check prior to dispensing.
- →Inpatient/Outpatient automation maintenance includes replenishing, cleaning, auditing, and performing optimization of the central inpatient pharmacy automation (XR2, Med Carousel, Yuyama, FluiDose) and outpatient pharmacy automation (ScriptPro).
- →Controlled substance filling involves selecting controlled substance medications, counting the correct number of drugs, labeling as indicated to prepare prescriptions for dispensing, delivering controlled substance to the Omnicell machines, and assisting Nursing and Controlled Substance Inspectors with resolving any discrepancies.
- →This also includes conducting scheduled inventories and maintaining perpetual inventories of all controlled substances.
- →Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
- →Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
- →Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
- →Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 10345F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
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Job ID: 19063b4d-3c7d-4301-86f1-bec66d3aad78
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