Pharmacist

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. Basic Requirement for Pharmacist: Education: A doctoral degree in Pharmacy that is recognized by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)Exemption: You are exempt from the basic requirement above if you are a current federal employee occupying a position in the 0660 occupational series and have been continuously employed in this occupational series since September 27, 2017 or before. Note: You will be required to provide appropriate documentation to the respective Human Resources Office to validate your status.

01Licensure

A current, active, valid, and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in a State, a territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia. (Note: You must attach a copy of your license.) Medical Requirement: Must be able to distinguish basic colors.

02Experience

One year of professional inpatient pharmacy experience that includes preparing medications, providing patient counseling, and monitoring the dispensing of pharmaceuticals. Outpatient Pharmacy with some inpatient/clinical experience highly desired/preferred. 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.

This position is located within the Military Health System (MHS) in a hospital or clinic setting.,Provide information to health practitioners and patients about proper usage of medications, and to act as an expert on pharmaceuticals, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacotherapeutics,Use extensive and intensive knowledge of pharmaceuticals to provide authoritative instructions, advice, and assistance to prescribing and dispensing physicians and other health care practitioners in the Military Medical Treatment Facilities (MTF)