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Pharmacy Technician
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA
Department of Defense
Location
North Dakota
Salary
$45,409 - $59,031
per year
Type
Full Time
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February 3, 2026
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 an Air Force base clinic in North Dakota, where you'll help prepare and distribute medications, manage inventory of controlled drugs, and ensure everything follows safety rules.
It's a good fit for someone with hands-on experience in pharmacies or related education, who pays close attention to detail and enjoys working in a structured military healthcare setting.
No prior federal experience is needed, but reliability and basic computer skills are key.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience in filling and distributing pharmaceuticals, maintaining controlled substance inventory, and using pharmacy computer systems
- OR 9 semester hours of graduate-level education in a related field like pharmacology
- OR a combination of education and experience equating to 100% of the requirements
- Ability to review and dispense a full range of pharmaceuticals accurately
- Skills in patient interviews to gather medication history and adherence to laws on controlled substances
- Experience with mixing, blending substances, and performing sterile IV solution operations
- Proficiency in maintaining pharmacy records, conducting drug inspections, and resolving inventory discrepancies
Full Job Description
About the Position: This position is located at the 319th Medical Group, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota.
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 which includes filling and distributing pharmaceuticals; maintaining accurate inventory of all controlled substances; AND utilizing automated Pharmacy based computer systems.
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:
- Review full range of pharmaceuticals for dispensing
- Sets up prescriptions by obtaining correct stock container and calculating quantities
- Conducts interviews with patients or caregivers to establish medication history
- Adheres to applicable laws/regulations on all controlled substances
- Performs mixing and blending of substances based on the Master Formula Card including more complex products.
- Works in intravenous additive solution area and performs sterile solution operations
- Maintains various pharmacy records to determine/modify format and content.
- Checks items received against requisitions to resolve discrepancies
- Perform monthly drug inspections of all clinic area.
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