Pharmacy Technician (Inpatient)

<p>This position functions primarily in Pharmacy Service in the inpatient care areas within the Salisbury VA Medical Center. The incumbent serves as a staff pharmacy technician, preparing medications for inpatients in various setting, including sterile product preparation.</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>For unit-dose medications, performs final review of medication when prepared by another technician, to be dispensed to inpatient areas (med-carts, ward stock), and/or fills unit-dose carts independently without secondary review when necessary Prepares inpatient drug orders including all medicinal dosage forms such as, intravenous admixtures, oral solids, etc., according to established procedures and protocols Inventories and replenish emergency carts Collects drug use evaluation data for quality improvement purposes as required Operates and maintain complicated pharmacy equipment such as unit dose prepackaging machines, automatic dispensing machines, IV compounding machines and other pharmacy devices Compounds and/or reconstitutes oral or external medications (non-sterile). This includes calculating and converting to proper weights and measures the amount of drug or solution to be used Answers questions from pharmacy and non-pharmacy personnel regarding drug distribution Identifies basic therapeutic problems such as duplicate therapy with drugs in the same class and alerts the pharmacist to the possible need for clinical intervention Assists in total quality improvement activities by participating in medical center and service process assessment and action teams and continually seek to improve services Maintains, verifies, stocks, and replaces outdates in patient care area automated machines Assists with inventory management and ordering of medicines Compounds sterile products for use in inpatient and outpatient areas of the hospital Maintains a clean environment for compounding sterile products Preferred Experience: Inpatient Pharmacy Experience Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Work Schedule: Full-time - Rotational - 7:00am - 3:30pm or 8:00am - 4:30pm, off tour assignments, subject to the needs of the service Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized EDRP Authorized: Not Authorized</p><h3>Requirements</h3>You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.<h3>Education</h3>Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.