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Pharmacy Technician
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The pharmacy technician has operational responsibility in the inpatient and/or the outpatient pharmacy performing highly complex procedures such as compounding sterile products (intravenous or chemotherapy), inventory inspections, drug packaging, dispensing, distribution, compounding non-sterile products, preparing inpatient or outpatient orders or prescriptions, controlled substance management, and maintenance and care of automated equipment (such as ScriptPro, TCG-Rx, and Pyxis).
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Pharmacy Dispensing/Distribution Services: The Pharmacy Technician will be involved in assuring appropriate, safe, and accurate medications are dispensed to veterans in an efficient manner.
- →The pharmacy technician will provide a range of medication management and administrative services.
- →These activities include: Provides patient care utilizing an in-depth knowledge of specialized areas of pharmacy practice.
- →Maintains and understands the operation of pharmacy equipment and automation, such as ScriptPro, TCG-Rx, BD Cato, and Pyxis.
- →Assists staff and patients, either by phone or in person, concerning drug distribution, refill requests, mail, and general triaging of requests for the pharmacists.
- →Assists in assuring that pharmacy programs are compliant with all regulatory and accrediting body requirements (i.e., Joint Commission, FDA, ASHP, DEA, OIG, etc.).
- →Actively participates in the procurement process supporting just in time inventory management.
- →This may include serving as a back-up procurement technician where responsibilities may include ordering or receiving product.
- →Inspects all areas of the facility outside of the pharmacy where medications are dispensed, administered, or stored, including medication carts, automated medication dispensing cabinets, (Pyxis MedstationsTM), physical cabinets and drawers, supply carts, refrigerators, crash carts, and emergency kits.
- →Distributive Interprets pharmacy orders; obtains medication in the correct strength and dosage form; determines proper amount and prepares product; affixes proper label; and documents proper information.
- →Prepares non-sterile compounds independently for dispensing to patients or other health care providers for use in clinical areas.
- →Compounds sterile products to be delivered in the form of large volume, small volume, and other complex pharmaceuticals such as chemotherapy.
- →Completes documentation and uses knowledge of safe handling and disposition of hazardous materials used in pharmacy.
- →Dispenses controlled substances according to current policies and procedures and standards established by DEA, FDA, VA, and Joint Commission.
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
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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