Pharmacy Technician
What you'd do
About the Position: This position is located F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
Major duties
Perform pharmacy dispensing services. Clarify issues or problems concerning dosing, interactions, allergies, or instructions with the provider, pharmacist, or supervisor. Answer routine inquiries from doctors, nurses, and other medical staff. Process prescriptions by data entry and verify prescription orders. Prepare, package, and label prescriptions. Prepare bulk compounds to include ointments, creams, solutions, and suspensions.
What you need to qualify
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 verifying the accuracy of pharmaceutical labels, utilizing automated pharmacy systems to enter or retrieve data, and rotating pharmacy stock. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education Substitution for Specialized Experience for GS-06: Successful completion of at least one half year (9 semester hours) of graduate-level education in Pharmacology or a related field of study, from an accredited college or university. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.). OR Combination of Experience and Education Substitution for Specialized Experience for GS-06: If you have some, but not all, of the experience or education described above, you may still qualify by combining the amount of creditable experience and education that you possess. To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education by 9. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify.
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