Pharmacy Technician
Veterans Health Administration
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Pharmacy Technician
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA
Department of Defense
Location
Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Salary
$51,957 - $67,543
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-5 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $33,878 - $44,042
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience. Bachelor's degree.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job is for a pharmacy technician at a military hospital in Virginia, where you'll help manage medications by filling prescriptions, preparing IVs, and keeping track of supplies to support soldiers' health care.
It's a good fit for someone with hands-on experience in pharmacies or related education, who is detail-oriented and comfortable working in a fast-paced medical setting. U.S.
citizenship is required, and it's aimed at entry-level professionals ready to contribute to national defense health efforts.
Key Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship
- One year of specialized experience in pharmacy tasks like verifying labels, using automated systems, processing prescriptions, and rotating stock, or equivalent
- Half year (9 semester hours) of graduate education in a related field like Pharmacology, or a combination of education and experience totaling 100% of requirements
- Ability to prepare IVs in a sterile environment
- Proficiency in operating pharmacy automation equipment
- Skills in inspecting prescription labels for accuracy and determining medication details (type, strength, dosage, quantity)
- Experience maintaining inventory of pharmacy stock and supplies
Full Job Description
About the Position: At the Defense Health Agency (DHA), our Mission is to support the National Defense Strategy and Service Military Departments by leading the Military Health System (MHS) as an integrated, highly reliable system of medical training, readiness, and health.
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 which includes verifying accuracy of pharmaceutical labels; utilizing automated pharmacy systems to enter and retrieve data; processing and filling prescription orders; and rotating pharmacy stock.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).
OR Education: A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Pharmacology.
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 the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 9.
Add the two percentages. Major Duties:
- Maintains adequate inventory of stock and supplies.
- Prepare IVs in a sterile environment.
- Operate pharmacy automation equipment.
- Determine type of substance, strength, dosage, and quantity of medication prescription to be dispensed.
- Prepare unit dose oral medications.
- Inspect prescription labels for accuracy.
- Rotate pharmacy stock.
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