The Procurement Technician provides support for pharmacy operations, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, budgetary processes, controlled substances management, training coordination, personnel and space resource management, and is the primary point of contact for all pharmacy service policies and procedures.
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The incumbent provides operational guidance to the administrative lead pharmacy technician. The incumbent reports to the Chief of Pharmacy and must have an extensive knowledge of pharmacy policies, complex purchasing procedures, the use of specialized software and equipment, as well as excellent organizational and interpersonal communication skills.
FUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES: Budget and Procurement 1) Monitor and perform labor mapping for the pharmacy department. 2) Writes or collaborates to write policies and procedures for pharmaceutical procurement, inventory management, and contracting processes.
3) Develops contracting acquisition packages with all necessary required documents including, but not limited to: market research, independent Government cost estimate, statement of work, quotes, proof of funding, etc. 4) Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for emergency fill prescriptions, Illinois State Veterans Home (Quincy, IL), and Prime Vendor.
5) Prepare procurement packages, perform cost analysis, write sole source justifications, communicate with vendors/contractors. 6) Conduct periodic surveys of equipment and property utilization and recommend actions for optimizing economical and efficient use. 7) Alternate approving official for the Government Purchase Card Program, ensure compliance with VA financial policies and program standards.
8) Monitor purchase card holder activities, control point funds, direct purchase, Medical Surgical Prime Vendor purchases, SEPG requests, and equipment work orders for compliance. 9) Serves as Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Controlled Substance Ordering System (CSOS), and Purchase Card Reviewer. 10) Performs monthly security reviews and accompanying report, controlled substance balance adjustments in the pharmacy vault required by national PM.
11) Monitors compliance with national drug recalls, medication use evaluation tracker (MUET), risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS). 12) Monitors department level operating budget including B09 reconciliation, inventory management and annual inventory, contract and service agreement spending and purchase card utilization.
13) Serves as backup to the Pharmacy Emergency Cache Manager and responsible for all maintenance, inspections, and compliance with VHA Directive 1047 (All Hazards Emergency Cache Directive). 14) Leads strategic planning for administrative operations in conjunction with pharmacy management. Assists in preparation of department annual review. Administrative Management 1) Provide operational guidance to the lead administrative pharmacy technician and resolve minor problems.
2) Represent Chief and Associate Chiefs in their absence or conflict in schedule, in matters not of a clinical nature and acts on various committees to ensure timely and orderly flow of pharmacy activities. 3) Responsible for physical and electronic security of the pharmacy. Coordinates with police for physical security reviews, monthly assessment of code green system and alarms. Serves as PIV sponsor and backup medical records liaison.
4) Collate personnel and procedure informational updates for distribution in the monthly Pharmacy Infusion Newsletter. 5) Serve as backup for Pharmacy ADPAC and timekeeper. 6) Maintain audit trail to ensure timely completion of actions for new hires and ongoing folder compliance with HR standards. 7) Prepare and submit pharmacist Scope of Practice for approval and maintain system of records to ensure all clinical pertinence reviews are submitted in a timely manner.
Customer Service 1) Treat patients, team members, other facility employees and visitors with dignity and respect. 2) Respond to the needs of the Veteran and staff in a courteous and timely manner. 3) Demonstrate appropriate and proactive interpersonal skills to achieve the goals of the service. 4) Demonstrate an ability to work under a variety of circumstances to maximize group productivity and quality of care.
5) Maintains practice consistent with the medical center's mission and vision goals as well as the Pharmacy's professional code of ethics. 6) Pharmacy service point of contact for Patient Advocate Tracking System notification and customer service issues reported to the director's office. 7) Coordinate resolution of CPAC inquiries and copay reset requests. 8) Serve as service line point of contact for Care In The Community (CITC).
9) Coordinate resolution of local, VISN, or national action required items. 10) Service line point of contact for resolving EHR consults and scheduling procedures. Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
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.
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Michelle.Iglesias@va.gov · (502) 238-0839
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $67970 – $88356/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-08.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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