Pharmacy Technician

Summary

About the Position: This position is located at Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. The purpose of this position is to perform a variety of technical support functions in an outpatient pharmacy. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Duties

• Process medication orders.
• Perform substantial bulk compounding, including complex products.
• Prepare, store, and issue sterile and non-sterile drug preparations following established guidelines.
• Perform technical functions with computer-based systems.
• Assist Pharmacist in the drug utilization, quality assurance, and improvement activities.
• Provide guidance or assists less experienced medical personnel.

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 verifying accuracy of pharmaceutical labels, rotating pharmacy stock, and utilizing automated pharmacy systems to enter and retrieve data. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

Education

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.