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NOTE: THE 2-PAGE RESUME REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS OCCUPATIONAL SERIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION - REFER TO REQUIRED DOCUMENTS BELOW. This position functions primarily to support central pharmacy procurement - outpatient automation - distribution systems - regulatory compliance - and patient safety. The pharmacy technician can be assigned to any area of the pharmacy including expanded distributive function assignments and higher complexity assignments.
Qualifications
NOTE: THE 2-PAGE RESUME REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS OCCUPATIONAL SERIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION - REFER TO REQUIRED DOCUMENTS BELOW. To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
Basic Requirements:
United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
Education or Experience: None required
For all grade levels and positions that accept both education and experience to qualify - equivalent combinations of qualifying education and experience that total at least 100% are qualifying
The combined percentage is determined by adding total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level to the education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level
Certification: For positions above the full performance level - the employee must pass a national certification exam and hold an active national certification through either: Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) - Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
OR National Healthcareer Association (NHA) - Certified Pharmacy Technician (ExCPT)
English Language Proficiency: Pharmacy Technician candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f)
Grade Determinations: Pharmacy Technician - GS-08 Experience: Candidates must possess one year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level and demonstrate the KSAs below
Certification: For positions above the full performance level - the employee must pass a national certification exam and hold an active national certification through either: PTCB as a CPhT
OR NHA as a ExCPT
Knowledge - Skills and Abilities (KSAs): In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs for all GS-08 assignments and meet any additional KSAs for the assignment - if indicated: Comprehensive knowledge of concepts - principles - methodology and policies in a specialized area or section of pharmacy (such as sterile compounding - controlled substances - automation - clinical pharmacy - contact center - etc.) Note Specialized Area: Areas within pharmacy that require advanced knowledge - skills and abilities to ensure a high level of accountability for patient safety - quality of care and/or VHA or other regulatory requirements
Examples include - but are not limited to compounding sterile products - controlled substance dispensing - research - automation - clinical informatics - quality assurance - hazardous medication compounding/management - immunizations and clinical pharmacy assignments
Skill in training and orienting new and existing pharmacy facility employees and students on proper policies and procedures
Ability to evaluate - analyze and coordinate workflow and work activities within a specialized area or section of the pharmacy
Assignments forPharmacy Technician (Procurement/Inventory): For all assignments above the full performance level - the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope - complexity and range of variety and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time
Pharmacy technicians at this level serve as an ordering officer delegated by the national acquisition center contracting officer for the purpose of ordering against the national pharmacy prime vendor (PPV) contract and national blanket purchase agreements (BPA) for pharmacy
They are responsible for ordering medications and supplies from required sources and meeting contract compliance while maintaining multiple complex accounts with the PPV
They utilize the Government purchase card program for direct orders up to the micro purchase threshold per VA financial policy
Pharmacy technicians at this level are responsible for regulatory and formulary requirements to meet patient needs within budgetary limits
Additional Knowledge - Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Basic knowledge of pharmacy procurement - distribution and storage requirements to maintain a safe working environment
This includes not limited to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - United States Pharmacopeia (USP) and DEA requirements and regulations
Ability to assist in determining and modifying as necessary: ordering intervals - inventory levels and cost-effective ordering quantities from required sources based on current financial conditions in pharmacy - seasonal variations in drug usage - changing patterns in medical practice - delivery time requirements and urgency of medical need
Preferred Experience: At least 3 years of experience as a pharmacy technician in an inpatient - hospital - or high-volume outpatient setting
Minimum of 1 year of hands on full-time or parttime experience in pharmacy purchasing - inventory management - or a pharmacy buyer role
Experience should include ordering - receiving - returns/recalls - backorders - as well as reconciling purchase orders - invoices - and credits - and resolving discrepancies with vendors
Experience with pharmacy information systems - electronic drug dispensing technology - and inventory modules (e.g
Pyxis - Omnicell - McKesson or similar ordering platforms)
Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-8.
Duties
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Functions Independently performs complex pharmaceutical procurement duties - ensuring accurate purchasing - receiving - cost tracking - and full compliance with federal acquisition - VA policies - and government purchase card regulations
Evaluates product availability - contract restrictions - pricing - and clinical requirements to determine the most cost-effective procurement strategy using FSS - prime vendor - and alternate contract sources
Coordinates and executes all pharmacy-related drug recall activities - including identification - retrieval - documentation - hazard communication - and required follow-up actions to ensure patient safety and regulatory compliance
Conducts detailed verification of incoming stock - resolves discrepancies - and ensures proper storage conditions in accordance with VA - USP - TJC - and OSHA requirements
Manages inventory integrity through systematic identification - segregation - documentation - and third-party destruction of outdated or unusable pharmaceuticals and supplies
Performs specialized technical setup - calibration - troubleshooting - and maintenance of outpatient automated medication dispensing systems with minimal supervision
Collects - analyzes - and reports performance data for automated dispensing systems - identifying operational deviations and recommending system improvements to management
Serves as a technical resource and trainer for pharmacy technicians - pharmacists - and other staff on procurement procedures - inventory control systems - and automated dispensing technologies
Coordinates procurement and replacement of specialty medical supplies for patients - communicating directly with providers and patients to ensure clinically appropriate product selection
Executes special procurement assignments and projects requiring independent judgment - analytical skill - and advanced technical knowledge to support pharmacy operations - efficiency - and patient safety
Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday - 7:30am - 4pm Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
When setting pay - a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade)
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual - based on prior work experience or military service experience
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment - up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth - adoption - or foster care placement of a child
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment - full time employees with a total family income below $144 -000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: AD-HOC Virtual: This is not a virtual position Functional Statement #: 000000 Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.