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Pharmacy Technician- Inpatient
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 115 days ago
On-site Phoenix, AZ $62K – $81K Apply by Jun 19, 2026 Pharmacy Technician ISFJ Customer SuccessTradesTransportation
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This is the full performance level for Pharmacy technicians. Employees 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. The primary duty will be providing pharmacy services and medication distribution to Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) patients and staff.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include but are not limited to: Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) Medication Management: Communicates to CBOCs via email/leaf portal regarding medication requests.
- →Reviews patient profiles to ensure active order(s) and provides medications/vaccines needed to a pharmacist for final check prior to dispensing.
- →Reviews OmniCell inventory reports for CBOCs and prepares medications/vaccines needed for pharmacist final check prior to dispensing.
- →Delivers medications via government vehicle to CBOCs via daily scheduled trips.
- →Performs monthly ward inspections for all CBOCs.
- →Provides reports to the Inpatient Pharmacy Technician Supervisor.
- →Maintains active and valid drivers license and continuously meets VA criteria required to utilize a government vehicle.
- →Inpatient Medication Management: Reads and interprets prescriptions, obtains proper medication or material in the proper strength and dosage form; determines proper amount and counts, pours, or measures the medications; affixes proper label; and records required data electronically or via the Pharmacy's copy of prescription/order.
- →After a final check by a pharmacist, dispenses medication in a clinic, ambulatory care, dispensing window or discharge situations.
- →After prescription/order(s) are reviewed by a pharmacist for therapeutic propriety, reviews orders for technical accuracy and converts the order, if necessary, so that the item dispensed corresponds to the drug and dose ordered.
- →Prepares medications that require special handling and documentation.
- →Properly handles medications by ensuring high alert, hazardous, refrigerated and controlled substance medications are handled/stored appropriately and legally.
- →Answers questions from pharmacy and non-pharmacy personnel regarding drug distribution.
- →Identifies basic therapeutic problems such as duplicate therapy with drugs in the same class and alerts the pharmacist to the possible need for clinical intervention.
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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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