Summary

This position is assigned within the VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6) - Pharmacy Service. Pharmacy technicians (Budget/Procurement) at this level require independent technical judgement and expertise. They serve as the lead ordering officer for pharmacy service - providing guidance to lower-level procurement ordering officers.

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

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
• Pharmacy Technician candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f)
• Education or Experience
• None required
• 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
• The combined percentage is determined by adding total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level to the education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level
• (1) Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) - Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
• (2) National Healthcareer Association (NHA) - Certified Pharmacy Technician (ExCPT)
• May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria)
• Grade Determinations: Pharmacy Technician - GS-10
• (1) Experience
• In addition to meeting the basic requirements - one year of progressively complex experience equivalent to the lower grade level
• (2) Certification
• For positions above the full performance level - the employee must pass a national certification exam and hold an active national certification through either: (a) PTCB as a CPhT
• OR (b) NHA as a ExCPT
• (3) Knowledge - Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
• In addition to the experience above - the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs and meet any additional KSAs for the assignment - if indicated: (a) Ability to analyze data for performance improvement projects - workload analysis and statistical reports
• (b) Ability to prepare for and maintain special accreditations - inspections and reviews (e.g. - The Joint Commission - Office of Inspector General - American Society of Health System Pharmacists - controlled substances inspections)
• (c) Ability to solve problems and implement corrective actions to maximize outcomes in their program area
• (4) Assignments
• For all assignments above the full performance level - the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope - complexity and range of variety and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time
• (a) Pharmacy Technician
• Pharmacy technicians at this level oversee and coordinate pharmacy programs at the VISN - regional (consortium or Clinical Resource HUB level) or national level
• These positions require expertise in complex areas of pharmacy practice - regulatory requirements and quality standards
• The incumbent provides program oversight of specialty pharmacy programs at various VHA levels - interacting as a subject matter expert and communicates with pharmacy leadership
• They gather reports - perform inspections of regulatory records and provide feedback and performance improvement
• Pharmacy technicians develop comprehensive training programs and materials for orientation - competency development and educational needs related to this program
• They also aggregate and analyze data related to pharmacy programs
• i Additional Knowledge - Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
• (A) Knowledge of a particular specialty area with detailed understanding of variations based on complexity of program area
• (B) Skill in developing comprehensive training programs and material for orientation - competency development - educational needs and regulatory requirements
• (C) Skill in analyzing information from multiple services - programs or facilities to evaluate regulatory compliance and make necessary quality improvements to ensure compliance within a particular area of pharmacy practice Preferred Experience: Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• The full performance level of this vacancy is 10
• The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of 10 to 10
• Physical Requirements:

Duties

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• Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.