This position functions primarily in Pharmacy Service in the inpatient care areas within the Salisbury VA Medical Center. Pharmacy technicians prepare medications for inpatients in various settings, including sterile product preparation.
VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Duties include but are not limited to: Performs final review of medication when prepared by another technician, to be dispensed to inpatient areas (med-carts, ward stock), and/or fills unit-dose carts independently without secondary review when necessary.
Prepares inpatient drug orders including all medicinal dosage forms such as, intravenous admixtures, oral solids, etc., according to established procedures and protocols. Inventories and replenish emergency carts. Collects drug use evaluation data for quality improvement purposes as required. Operates and maintain complicated pharmacy equipment such as unit dose prepackaging machines, automatic dispensing machines, IV compounding machines and other pharmacy devices.
Ability to troubleshoot the equipment and technology platforms/databases. Compounds and/or reconstitutes oral or external medications (non-sterile). This includes calculating and converting to proper weights and measures the amount of drug or solution to be used. Assists in total quality improvement activities by participating in medical center and service process assessment and action teams and continually seek to improve services.
Conducts periodic ward inspection of patient care areas. Maintains, verifies, stocks, and replaces outdates in patient care area automated machines. Monitors inventory needs in-patient care areas, relaying this information to the appropriate Pharmacy personnel. This also includes placing stock in proper storage areas, rotating stock on shelves, and removing/replacing outdated items. Assists with inventory management and ordering of medicines.
Work Schedule: Rotational weekend and holidays, Monday-Saturday, 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. 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.
For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Bianca.Wallace@va.gov · 757-612-2931
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $57564 – $74834/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-11.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
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