Pharmacy Technician

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About the Position: This position is located in the Pharmacy Department, Naval Hospital, Bremerton, Washington. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.

Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service which includes verifying accuracy of pharmaceutical labels; utilizing automated pharmacy systems to enter and retrieve data; and rotating pharmacy stock.

OR Education: Four-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major study in pharmacy, or that included at least 24 semester hours in pharmacy-related courses.

(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.).

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60.

Add the two percentages. Must possess and maintain valid Pharmacy Technician Certification, from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board within 6 months of hire. Major Duties:

• Correctly enter prescription data into the pharmacy computer system, fill the requested medication, and dispense the prescription.
• Review and prepare pharmacy orders for intravenous additive solutions, using aseptic technique and maintaining infection control procedures.
• Maintain and maximize the Unit Dose Drug Distribution System.
• Perform extemporaneous and bulk compounding of locally formulated pharmaceutical products.
• Respond to pharmacy questions concerning the proper administration and use of medication, drug interactions and incompatibilities, availability of medications, unit of use, from hospital staff and / or patients.
• Accurately maintain the records and accountability of documents reflecting the issuance and receipt of controlled substances and will immediately report to the supervising pharmacist any discrepancies or unusual requests.