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Pharmacy Technician - Outpatient
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 18 days ago
About the Role
Professional certified outpatient pharmacy technician at Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Healthcare System supports outpatient and clinic areas by performing a range of pharmacy services. The technician handles tasks such as operating automation systems, stocking, deliveries, inventory checks, controlled substance management, hazardous drug handling, packaging, and dispensing.
What You'll Do
- →Ensures proper storage and security of medications and supplies per USP, VA, and local guidelines, including high-risk and hazardous items.
- →Accurately prepares prescriptions using pre-packaged meds, ScriptPro, Eyecon, and bulk packaging for pharmacist verification.
- →Operates and maintains pharmacy automation, following safety and QA protocols; reports issues promptly.
- →Troubleshoots automation problems and coordinates repairs with supervisors, vendors, or IT as needed.
- →Performs and documents monthly inspections of medication storage areas, ensuring compliance and reporting concerns.
- →Participates in quality improvement initiatives and workgroups.
- →Prepares unit-dose meds for pharmacist check and automated stocking.
- →Receives and inspects deliveries, reconciles invoices, updates records, and reports issues.
- →Restocks dispensing areas and communicates inventory needs.
- →Collaborates with Inventory Specialists on stock issues.
- →Assists in training staff, students, and residents.
- →Maintains clean, organized workspaces and proper stock placement.
- →Ensures safe disposal of pharmaceutical waste.
- →Understands and follows downtime procedures.
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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