The Pharmacy Technician will provide a broad range of professional and clinical pharmacy support to El Paso VA Health Care System (VAHCS).
Duties include but are not limited to: Receives faxed, mailed, electronically prescribed, or delivered prescriptions written by Care in the Community providers (including state veterans nursing home) and documents all received prescriptions in Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS) and/or Care in the Community workflow file.
Communicates with patients concerning prescriptions received from unauthorized providers visits and handles prescriptions appropriately, whether forwarding to primary care provider or returning to patient. Reviews authorized prescriptions for appropriateness using pharmacy technician knowledge, as well as knowledge concerning the national drug formulary and local VA formulary requirements.
Maintains a current knowledge of national, state, and local laws, regulations, directives, policies, and procedures pertaining to controlled substances. Initiates the non-formulary/prior authorization process with the Care in the Community provider and records needed documentation in CPRS and Care in the Community workflow file.
Enters non-formulary or prior authorization consult requests in CPRS for review and completion by the Care in the Community clinical pharmacist, after all needed documentation has been received. Inputs authorized prescriptions of prepares electronically prescribed medications in VistA for the review and verification by the clinical pharmacist.
Assists in the tracking and shipping of Care in the Community prescribed controlled substances, as well as all Care in the Community prescribed medications mailed from the El Paso VAHCS Pharmacy or Consolidated Mail-Out Pharmacy (CMOP). Dispense medications to patients and/or other healthcare professionals post final verification by a pharmacist as required by policy.
Assembles prescriptions properly with the correct drug, strength, quantity, auxiliary labels, and prescription labels for window dispensing and mail delivery post pharmacist verification. Supports automation by manually completing prescriptions not processed through the automation dispensing machine. Assists in training and orientation of new staff technicians, interns, and students. Assumes an active role in the overall pharmacy-training program.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 0800 - 1645 Telework: Available for Ad-Hoc Telework Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 56967F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $55882 – $72644/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-11-09.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
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