Pharmacy Inpatient Technician Supervisor

Description:

This position is located within the Veterans Affairs Central Virginia Health Care System Pharmacy. The Pharmacy Inpatient Technician Supervisor is responsible for the supervision of all inpatient pharmacy technicians and those staff members who fall under the inpatient pharmacy organizational chart, and volunteers. The incumbent operates with independence of judgment and action. Incumbent evaluates, coordinates, and provides supervisory oversight for all technical aspects of pharmacy.

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.
• 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.
• Certification. For positions above the full performance level, the employee must pass a national certification exam and hold an active national certification through either: (1) Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) OR (2) National Healthcareer Association (NHA), Certified Pharmacy Technician (ExCPT).

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 :

GS10: Supervisory Pharmacy Technician . Supervisory pharmacy technicians at this level supervise a group of at least three GS-09 pharmacy technicians at a medical center. They use a broad knowledge of pharmacy operations to supervise complex specialty areas or sections. Employees in this position perform the full range of administrative management and supervisory duties including assigning work; completing performance evaluations; recommending appointment, awards, advancement and disciplinary actions; and identifying continuing education and training needs.

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs).
(a) Knowledge of human resources administration, including such functions as the ability to monitor and evaluate performance, interview and select applicants and initiate counseling and/or disciplinary processes.
( b) Skill in troubleshooting problems and formulating solutions within complex specialty areas of pharmacy service.

Preferred Experience: Inpatient pharmacy experience, compounded sterile products experience, Omnicell or Pyxis experience, Supervisory experience preferred.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/ .

The full performance level of this vacancy is 06. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of 10.
Physical Requirements: . See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Service.