Pharmacy Technician (Procurement and Inventory)

This position is assigned within the VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), Pharmacy Service. Pharmacy technicians (Budget/Procurement) at this level require independent technical judgement and expertise. They serve as the lead ordering officer for pharmacy service, providing guidance to lower-level procurement ordering officers.

Qualifications:

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. Pharmacy Technician candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).
• 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.
    • (1) Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT).
    • (2) National Health career 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:

Grade Determinations:
Pharmacy Technician, GS-10.
(1) Experience. In addition to meeting the basic requirements, one year of
progressively complex experience equivalent to the lower grade level.
(2) Certification. For positions above the full performance level, the employee
must pass a national certification exam and hold an active national
certification through either:
(a) PTCB as a CPhT.
OR
(b) NHA as a ExCPT.
(3) Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the experience
above, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs and meet any
additional KSAs for the assignment, if indicated:
(a) Ability to analyze data for performance improvement projects,
workload analysis and statistical reports.
(b) Ability to prepare for and maintain special accreditations, inspections
and reviews (e.g., The Joint Commission, Office of Inspector General,
American Society of Health System Pharmacists, controlled
substances inspections).
(c) Ability to solve problems and implement corrective actions to
maximize outcomes in their program area.
(4) Assignments. 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.
(a) Pharmacy Technician. Pharmacy technicians at this level oversee
and coordinate pharmacy programs at the VISN, regional (consortium
or Clinical Resource HUB level) or national level. These positions
require expertise in complex areas of pharmacy practice, regulatory
requirements and quality standards. The incumbent provides program
oversight of specialty pharmacy programs at various VHA levels,
interacting as a subject matter expert and communicates with
pharmacy leadership. They gather reports, perform inspections of
regulatory records and provide feedback and performance
improvement. Pharmacy technicians develop comprehensive training
programs and materials for orientation, competency development and
educational needs related to this program. They also aggregate and
analyze data related to pharmacy programs.
i Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs).
(A) Knowledge of a particular specialty area with detailed
understanding of variations based on complexity of program
area.
(B) Skill in developing comprehensive training programs and
material for orientation, competency development,
educational needs and regulatory requirements.
(C) Skill in analyzing information from multiple services,
programs or facilities to evaluate regulatory compliance and
make necessary quality improvements to ensure compliance
within a particular area of pharmacy practice


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

The full performance level of this vacancy is 10. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of 10 to 10.

Physical Requirements:

Responsibilities:

Duties are as follows:

• Procurement/inventory technicians perform duties independently under broad delegated authority which consists of significant scope, skill and complexity at the facility level.
• They provide oversight of the pharmacy service fund control point activity, budget expenditures and all procurement activity to ensure full accountability and reconciliation per VHA financial policy.
• They collect, analyze, and prepare data to complete monthly budget reports on current and past spending patterns.
• Pharmacy technicians provide financial status reports for review to ensure compliance to pharmacy budgetary goals and objectives.
• They participate in forecasting the budget for the next fiscal year, function as contracting officer representatives and ensure all VA policies, regulations and payments are interpreted, applied and completed accurately and timely.
• Pharmacy technicians develop standard operating procedures, training programs and material for orientation, educational needs and regulatory requirements within the pharmacy and the facility.
• They investigate a variety of unusual supply problems, including specialty medication purchases, backorders and questions from pharmacy or physician stakeholders

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Work Schedule: 7:30am -4 pm, M-f
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: Not available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.
PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized

Salary : $417