Lead Pharmacy Technician

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education 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 equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service which includes filling prescriptions, distributing pharmaceuticals, maintaining accurate inventory of controlled substances, and utilizing pharmacy based computer systems.

OR Education: One full academic year of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Pharmacy, Pharmaceutics, or Pharmaceutical Sciences. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) 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 18. Add the two percentages.

Distributes and balances the workload among employees in accordance with established flow or job specialization to assure timely accomplishment of the assigned workload.,Prepares and maintains various pharmacy records, files, and administrative reports determining and modifying format and content.,Receives and reviews individual prescriptions for a full range of pharmaceuticals.,Prepares, packages, and labels prescriptions and drug orders as ordered by the pharmacist and in accordance with (IAW) pharmaceutical rules, regulations, and procedures.,Prepare and maintain controlled drug and regular prescription documents and records.,Provides training, assistance, and technical oversight as required.,Interprets orders for appropriateness and conformity with established pharmaceutical standards.