This position functions in the Pharmacy Service Community Care Section specifically related to Community Care duties. The clinical pharmacy technician is a certified pharmacy technician with advanced skills who will provide administrative, clerical, and clinical support to the Pharmacy Community Care Pharmacist Program Manager(s).
Responsibilities will also include a full range of technical support functions related to VA's Community Care program as it related to Pharmacy Service.
Major duties include but not limited to: Review electronic health record (EHR) to determine patient's eligibility to have non-VA prescriptions filled at the VA Pharmacy under a variety of situations including but not limited to eligible Community Care prescriptions, eligible "urgent care" benefit prescriptions, emergency room prescriptions, and outside hospital discharge prescriptions Understand the Community Care consulting process workflow Review identified prescriptions for formulary alternatives, Criteria-for-Use (CFU) needs, formulary/non-formulary statuses.
and other questions that arise Process hardcopy prescriptions, faxed prescriptions, and electronic prescriptions (via Vista's eRx Queue and OERR Queue) as necessary while determining appropriate patient, provider, medication, etc.
After processing, alerting a pharmacist for final verification of the entry Works closely with other facility Pharmacy and Community Care staff Acts as a resource person for planning, reviewing, or revising pharmacy policies and/or procedures Participates in quality assurance, process improvement activities, and performance monitors Maintain competence by participating in staff development programs Assists in other patient care areas as deemed necessary to maintain the consistency of overall pharmacy services.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 0730 am -4:00 pm. Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 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/.
Pauline.Stewart@va.gov · (919) 354-9296 X129296
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $69573 – $90442/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-12.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-11-02 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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