Lead Pharmacy Technician

Summary

About the Position: This position is located at Naval Medical Center San Diego within the Directorate of Clinical Support, Pharmacy Division at San Diego, California. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

Duties

• Manage the procurement lifecycle for pharmaceuticals and healthcare consumables, encompassing ordering, inventory receipt, storage, recall processing, and fiscal resource management.
• Process orders through automated medical logistics and inventory management systems to support assigned pharmacies, clinics, and associated healthcare facilities.
• Serve as a Lead Technician providing technical direction, guidance, and daily oversight to assigned pharmacy technicians and support personnel.
• Perform outpatient and ambulatory dispensing operations within the healthcare facility.
• Perform non-sterile and sterile pharmaceutical compounding functions.
• Assist pharmacists with drug utilization reviews (DUR), quality assurance surveillance, and continuous process improvement initiatives, while providing mentorship, guidance, and technical support to less experienced pharmacy and medical staff.
• Read, interpret, and verify the completeness and accuracy of prescription orders, performing initial data validation and preparing medications for final clinical verification and sign-off by a licensed pharmacist.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 1) receiving and/or distributing prescription medication; 2) utilizing pharmacy-based computer systems to process prescription orders, 2) training new or existing staff on proper pharmacy policies and/or procedures, and 3) conducting pharmaceutical inventory procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). OR Education: A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Pharmacy and/or Pharmaceuticals. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 9. Add the two percentages. Incumbent MUST possess a current and unrestricted certification as a Pharmacy Technician from a state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.