Pharmacy Technician
Veterans Health Administration
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Pharmacy Technician
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA
Department of Defense
Location
Fort Hood, Texas
Salary
$45,409 - $59,031
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 involves working as a pharmacy technician at an Army medical center in Fort Hood, Texas, where you'll handle prescriptions, use computer systems to check for safety issues like allergies or drug interactions, and assist patients with medication instructions under a pharmacist's guidance.
It's a good fit for someone with basic pharmacy experience or related education who wants to support healthcare in a military setting and is comfortable working independently on routine tasks. U.S.
citizenship is required, and it's aimed at entry-level federal employees.
Key Requirements
- U.S. citizenship
- One year of specialized experience preparing prescriptions and using pharmacy computer systems, or equivalent education (9 semester hours in Pharmaceutical Sciences), or a combination
- Ability to review prescriptions for pharmaceuticals, including controlled drugs
- Proficiency in entering prescriptions into outpatient computer systems and checking for allergies, interactions, and duplicates
- Customer service skills to provide medication instructions to patients and refer complex questions to pharmacists
- Minimal supervision required for outpatient pharmacy functions
Full Job Description
About the Position: This position is with Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center in Fort Hood, TX. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.
Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.
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 preparing prescriptions and utilizing a pharmacy based computer system.
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 Pharmaceutical Sciences.
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:
- Receive and review prescriptions for the full range of pharmaceuticals to include controlled drugs on the formulary.
- Enter prescriptions into outpatient computer system reviewing profile for allergies, drug/drug or drug/food interactions, and duplicate orders.
- Attend the dispensing window for pick up; provide instruction to patients on proper use of medications, referring questions requiring professional knowledge and experience to the registered pharmacist.
- Perform all outpatient functions with minimal supervision by the registered pharmacist.
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