Pharmacy Technician; Outpatient Pharmacy

The Pharmacy Technician (Outpatient) serves as an integral member of the Pharmacy Service at the West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System - supporting the delivery of high-quality pharmaceutical care to Veterans. Working under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist - the incumbent performs a broad range of technical pharmacy duties involving the preparation - dispensing - distribution - and management of medications and pharmaceutical supplies.

The Pharmacy Technician (Outpatient) serves as an integral member of the Pharmacy Service at the West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System - supporting the delivery of high-quality pharmaceutical care to Veterans. Working under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist - the incumbent performs a broad range of technical pharmacy duties involving the preparation - dispensing - distribution - and management of medications and pharmaceutical supplies.

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

• Citizenship
• Be a citizen of the United States
• Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with
  38 U.S.C.
• 7407(a)
• 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
• The combined percentage is determined by adding total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level to the education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level
• Foreign Education
• To be creditable - education completed outside the U.S. must be deemed at least equivalent to that gained in a conventional U.S. program by a private organization specializing in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials
• Grandfathering Provision
• Pharmacy technicians employed in VHA on the effective date (11/07/23) of this qualification standard are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title - series and grade held - including positive education and licensure/certification/registration that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation
• Grade Determinations:
  In addition to the basic requirements for appointment in paragraph 5 - VA HR staff must use the following criteria to determine the appropriate grade assignment of candidates
• Pharmacy Technician - GS-06
• Education or Experience
• One year of experience equivalent to the next lower level
• Knowledge
  
  - Skills and Abilities
  
  (KSAs)
• In addition - the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
  Knowledge of Federal and state laws related to pharmacy practice
• Knowledge of preparation - storage and distribution of medication products including those requiring special handling and documentation
• Ability to use pharmacy information systems or operate pharmacy dispensing equipment
• Knowledge of basic inventory procedures
• Ability to communicate with patients and staff and direct questions to appropriate personnel
• Assignments
• Pharmacy technicians at the full performance level may fill orders - dispense/deliver medications using automated systems or provide technical customer service to Veterans related to prescription needs
• Duties will include delivery of medications to floors/patients - filling medications for the pharmacist to review - checking for expired medications - answering phones with appropriate disposition - preparing sterile products (when applicable) and assisting with basic inventory management such as putting up stock and identifying when medications need to be ordered
• Preferred Experience:
  
  Minimum of two (2) years of experience in a retail pharmacy - and outpatient pharmacy
• Current Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification preferred
• The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-6. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-6.
  
  Physical Requirements:
  
  See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 - Employee Occupational Health Service Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Standards/.

• VA Careers
  - Pharmacy:  Major Duties Reviews - interprets - and processes outpatient prescriptions received from authorized healthcare providers in accordance with established pharmacy policies and procedures
• Dispenses medications…