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Supervisory Pharmacy Technician (Outpatient)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 16 days ago
On-site Chesapeake County, VA $72K – $93K Apply by Sep 22, 2026 Pharmacy Technician ISFJ HealthcareTrades
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This position is assigned to the outpatient pharmacy located within the VA Mid Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), Pharmacy Service. The certified GS-9 Pharmacy Technician Supervisor is responsible for the supervision of all Pharmacy non-pharmacist technical staff and volunteers. The incumbent operates on a broad delegation of authority with independence of judgment and action.
What You'll Do
- →FUNCTIONS: Supervisory Activities: Develop the work schedule, plan and grant leave and rotate duties of the pharmacy technician staff.
- →Assures that personnel are scheduled in such a way as to provide consistency of coverage and to accommodate planned leave and promote employee morale, is responsible for tracking and submitting pharmacy technicians time biweekly.
- →Assist with the development of performance standards that are realistic, challenging, and supporting the organizational mission, vision, and goals.
- →Assists the Chief of Pharmacy in interviewing and selecting new employees and candidates for promotion and/or reassignment.
- →Make recommendations of employees for performance awards and other forms of recognition.
- →Conduct technician meetings to assure proper updates of departmental and hospital communications.
- →Technical Duties: Prepare various management reports as delegated to include, but not limited to: High-cost drug inventory, ward stock, automation, competency, and controlled substance reports.
- →Assists pharmacy supervisors and staff to identify areas of duplication of efforts and develops solutions to streamline processes, reduce waste, save costs, and improve patient care.
- →Effectively evaluates pharmacy activities to assist management to obtain short- and long-range objectives and goals.
- →Quality and Regulatory Duties: Assists in preparation of national, local, and special accreditations of pharmacy service.
- →(Joint Commission, Inspector General, Controlled Substance Inspections, Drug Enforcement Agency) This includes documentation record updates, development of specific training and preparation of staff and compliance of policy and procedures.
- →Proactively evaluates and analyzes data for self-driven (independent) performance improvement projects, workload analysis and statistical reports.
- →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.
- →Outpatient Duties: Will perform any duties of a pharmacy technician when the needs of the service require.
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 evaluation/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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