The Atlanta VA Health Care System is recruiting for a Pharmacy Technician for the Pharmacy at the VA Medical Center in Atlanta Georgia. This area serves adult and elderly Veterans needing care within the JMCAVAMC system 24 hours a day 7 days a week, nights, weekends, and holidays. Providing support for the hospital staff by reading and interpreting orders, obtaining the proper medication or material in the proper dose and strength.
VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Duties include but are not limited to: Pharmacy Technician is responsible for all prescription and nonprescription medications and supply purchasing and inventory in highly complex area of the Pharmacy Service at the Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center (JMCAVAMC).
This responsibility mandates compliance will all Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Food and Drug Agency (FDA), and all federal rules and regulations regarding contract compliance, purchase card procedures, reconciliation requirements, control point rules, controlled substance purchasing, purchasing documentation maintenance, and general inventory control processes.
Primary duties consist of pharmaceutical and supply order initiation, proper receipt of shipments, compliance with products and storage requirements. Incumbent has independent purchase responsibilities. The incumbent functions as staffing requirements dictate assisting the pharmacy management team in providing optimal pharmaceutical care and timely customer service in accordance with the mission, vision, and goals of the pharmacy and the JMCAVAMC.
Pharmacy technicians at this level serve as an ordering delegated by the acquisition center contracting officers for the purpose of ordering against the national pharmacy prime vender (PPV) contract and national blanket purchase agreements (BPA) for pharmacy. They are responsible for ordering medications and supplies from required sources and meeting contract compliance while maintaining multiple complex accounts with PPV.
They utilize the government purchase card program for direct orders up to the mirco purchase threshold per VA financial policy. Pharmacy Technicians at this level are responsibile for regulatory and formulary requirements to meet patient needs within bugetary limits. Work Schedule: 10:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. with rotating weekends and holidays. Work schedule is subject to change based on agency needs.
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience. Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 62209F
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 $65224 – $84788/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-30.
This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-19 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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