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Pharmacy Technician
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 45 days ago
About the Role
The Inpatient Pharmacy Technician works at the Syracuse VA Medical Center processes and fills inpatient medication orders (unit dose, IV admixture, ward stock, etc). The incumbent will also maintain the medication storage and stocking processes for the Automated Dispensing Cabinet (ADC), communicate department requests and needs to ancillary departments both verbally and written, and train staff in departmental processes and procedures as appropriate.
What You'll Do
- →Veteran-specific information is included if being prepared patient specific. - Compounds and/or reconstitutes oral or external medications (non-sterile), following established compounding records.
- →This includes calculating and converting proper weights and measures the amount of drug or solution to be used.
- →Ensures final check by pharmacist prior to product being released from the pharmacy. - Assures drugs and supplies are appropriately stored and secured according to USP and VA guidelines, including the storage of high-risk, look a-like sound a-like, hazardous, controlled substances, corrosive chemical, flammable liquids, and refrigerated items.
- →Ward Stock/Inventory Management - Receives, checks, rotates, and places stock received from pharmacy procurement section and identifies and reconciles any discrepancies to assure correct items have been received. - Inventories and replenishes emergency code cart trays and code carts. - Maintains, verifies, stocks, and replaces pharmaceutical drug items stored in ADCs (i.e., Pyxis or equivalent).
- →Ensures par levels are maintained and drugs due to expire are pulled in accordance with pharmacy procedures.
- →Sterile Product Compounding (as needed) - Responsible for preparation of complicated parenteral admixtures to be delivered in the form of large volume, small volume, infusion syringe, etc. and for the manufacturing of parenteral nutritional admixtures under a sterile environment.
- →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 #: 11654-F
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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