Pharmacy Technician

Description:

This position is in the Pharmacy Services at the New York Harbor Healthcare System in Brooklyn. This position is responsible for delivery of medications to floors/ patients, filling medications for the pharmacist to review, checking for expired medications, answering phones, preparing sterile products and assisting with basic inventory management.

The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this occupational series. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

Requirements:

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

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.
• English Language Proficiency - You must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f).
• Education or Experience:
  1. None required.
  2. 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.

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).

Grade Determinations : Pharmacy Technician, GS-6

The full performance level for this qualification standard is the GS-06 grade level.

GS-06 Pharmacy Technician (Full Performance Level) - Experience/Education Requirement:

1. In addition to meeting the basic requirements, to qualify for the GS-06 you must possess at least 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-05).
2. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the experience or education above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs:
   1. Knowledge of Federal and state laws related to pharmacy practice.
   2. Knowledge of preparation, storage and distribution of medication products including those requiring special handling and documentation.
   3. Ability to use pharmacy information systems or operate pharmacy dispensing equipment.
   4. Knowledge of basic inventory procedures.
   5. Ability to communicate with patients and staff and direct questions to appropriate personnel.

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-06. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-06 to .

Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019