Pharmacy Technician

About the job

The Department of Veterans Affairs is hiring a full-time Pharmacy Technician in Walla Walla, with selection possible at grades GS-3 through GS-6. The technician fills, dispenses and delivers medications with automated systems and handles basic inventory work. The job is open to federal employees in the competitive and excepted service and to current employees of the hiring agency.

What you'll do

• Fill orders and dispense and deliver medications using automated systems
• Receive the daily prime vendor medication delivery
• Receive DME (Durable Medical Equipment) supplies during the day
• Check medications and DME for outdates every month
• Scan and label prescription mail packages

What you need

• Meet every requirement within 30 days after the announcement closes
• United States citizenship; non-citizens may be appointed when qualified citizens cannot be found
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Education from outside the U.S. must be evaluated as equivalent by a private credential-evaluation organization
• GS-03: one year of post-secondary education, six months of general experience, or being a student in a nationally accredited and approved pharmacy technician program
• GS-04: two years of pharmacy-related post-secondary coursework (for example, 12 semester hours of science and math), six months of experience showing knowledge of medications or medical practice, finishing a pharmacy technician training program run by the military or recognized nationally, or one year at the next lower grade
• GS-04 skills: following policies, written and verbal instructions, keeping files, communicating with patients and health professionals, and using computers, office software and printers
• GS-05: four years of post-secondary education with pharmacy-related courses (48 semester hours) or a bachelor's degree, an associate's degree in pharmacy technology or pharmacy technician studies, or one year at the next lower grade
• GS-05 skills: basic pharmacy operations, pharmaceuticals and drug names, filling prescriptions, and using pharmacy information systems or dispensing equipment with oversight
• GS-06: one year at the next lower level, plus knowledge of Federal and state pharmacy laws, medication preparation, storage and distribution, and basic inventory procedures
• National certification (PTCB as a CPhT, or NHA as an ExCPT) applies only to positions above the full performance level, which is GS-6 for this vacancy
• Light lifting and carrying (under 15 pounds), overhead reaching, finger use and kneeling
• Walking and standing (1-8 hours each)
• Operating a motor vehicle
• Near vision correctable at 13 to 16 inches to Jaeger 1 to 4, telling basic colors apart, and hearing (a hearing aid may be permitted)

Preferred

• An active Pharmacy Technician license or certification

Schedule

• Full-time