Pharmacy Technician

The Pharmacy Technician must be a nationally certified pharmacy technician who can work autonomously, utilizing independent technical judgment as well as with a comprehensive and thorough working knowledge of complex pharmacy principles and practices to perform a full range of duties.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship:
  Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
• English Language Proficiency:
  Pharmacy Technician candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f)
• Education or
  
  Experience:
  
  None required
• For all grade levels and positions that accept both education and experience to qualify, equivalent combinations of qualifying education and experience that total at least 100% are qualifying
• Certification:
  For positions above the full performance level, the employee must pass a national certification exam and hold an active national certification through either:
  Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) - Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) or National Health career Association (NHA) - Certified Pharmacy Technician (ExCPT)

Major duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• 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
• Provides patient care utilizing an in-depth knowledge of specialized areas of pharmacy practice
• Maintains and understands the operation of pharmacy equipment and automation
• Assists staff and patients, either by phone or in person, concerning drug distribution, refill requests, mail, and general triaging of requests for the pharmacists
• Documents patient requests as necessary in CPRS and alerts the appropriate provider
• Assists in assuring that pharmacy programs are compliant with all regulatory and accrediting body requirements

Competitive salary and regular salary increases, Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year, Parental Leave:
After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, 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, 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