USAJOBS · 1 month ago
Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Technician Coordinator
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$66K/yr - $85K/yr
1+ years expUSAJOBS is seeking a Pharmacy Technician Coordinator for the Veterans Affairs William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital and Clinics Health Care System Pharmacy. The Inpatient Pharmacy Technician Coordinator evaluates and coordinates the workflow and technical aspects of pharmacy operations within the Inpatient Pharmacy service area.
ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Shares responsibility with Pharmacy Supervisor for training, performance improvement, regulatory compliance, corrective actions, quality and assurance activities
Performs duties as an Inpatient Pharmacy Technician
Effectively directs technical staff to assure workflow is optimized within assigned service area
Continuously analyzes and reassesses priorities, redirecting staff to assure that workload demands are accomplished in the most effective, efficient, and economic manner possible
Effectively evaluates pharmacy activities to assist management to obtain short- and long-range objectives and goals
Assess workflow and work volume and will assist pharmacy administration in documenting justification for additional technical staff and make recommendations for expanded roles of technical staff
Responsible for on-the-job training, assessment, and oversight of all pharmacy technicians (GS-2 through GS-8), student technicians, technician trainees, and volunteers in Pharmacy Service, basing that training on established policy, procedure, and position competencies
Conduct technician meetings to assure proper updates of departmental and hospital communications by sending out meeting reminders, requests for agenda items, agenda development, documentation, and distribution of meeting minutes
Demonstrates flexibility and versatility in serving as on-line backup to other pharmacy technicians within the designated area of pharmacy and performs all the duties of a Pharmacy Technician at the same or lower grade as required and assigned
Qualification
Required
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
Must be proficient in written and spoken English
Subject to background/security investigation
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
Complete all application requirements detailed in the 'Required Documents' section of this announcement
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 as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d)
Education or Experience: 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
Certification (GS-07 and above): For positions above the full performance level, the employee must pass a national certification exam and hold an active national certification through either: Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) or National Healthcareer Association (NHA), Certified Pharmacy Technician (ExCPT)
In addition to meeting the basic requirements, to qualify for the GS-09 you must possess at least 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-08)
Preferred
Leading, coaching, training, or supervising pharmacy technicians
Planning, scheduling, and assigning tasks to maintain day-to-day operations
Implementation of new workflows, technology, or process improvement projects
Experience with sterile and non-sterile compounding
Experience using and maintaining pharmacy automation such as Pyxis automated dispensing cabinets, Parata unit-dose packager, compounding software, or medication carousels
Benefits
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)
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)
Company
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