Job opening: Pharmacy Technician
Salary: $56 453 - 73 390 per year
Published at: Jul 17 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This position is located at the 59th Medical Wing - Joint Base San Antonio - Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center; Lackland AFB, Texas.
This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
This vacancy is for a term position. A term position is time-limited and may be extended to a maximum of eight years.
Duties
Receive and review prescriptions for the full range of pharmaceuticals to include controlled drugs, intravenous medications, and hematology/oncology drugs.
Determine type of substance, strength, dosage, and quantity to be dispensed.
Serve as dispensing pharmacy technician performing final preparation on medication orders and new prescriptions.
Receive, review, fill, label, and set aside prescriptions to be reviewed by the pharmacist.
Enter prescription into computer system, review profile for allergy and herbal documentation, drug/drug or drug/food interactions, and duplicate orders.
Perform final check on refilled prescriptions that have been screened and verified by the pharmacist.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- A Personnel Security Investigation is required.
- Selectees will be required to sign a statement (Condition of Employment) consenting to seasonal influenza vaccinations or must provide a recognized exemption.
- This position is a Testing Designated Position subject to pre-employment screening and random drug testing. Selectees will be required to consent to participation in random drug urinalysis testing.
- A pre-placement medical examination is required.
- Immunization screening is required. Hepatitis B immunization is required for all positions with direct patient contact. Applicants may be required to show proof of other immunizations depending on the type of position.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Red Cross or American Heart Association. Advanced certification (e.g., ALS) does not supersede BLS.
- This position may require the incumbent to work weekends and/or holidays.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the 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 prescriptions from Physician orders; distributing medications to patients; and utilizing 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-06).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address JT-DHA-DD83BI DHA SAN ANTONIO MKT-WILFORD HALL
DO NOT MAIL
Lackland AFB, TX 78236
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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