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Position Title
Pharmacy Technician
Agency
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number
CBAB-10829899-20-MDS Opens in new window
Open Period
Thursday, June 4, 2020 to Tuesday, June 9, 2020
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Eligibilities
1. Are you currently employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50).  Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted).  Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
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Assessment 1
Please choose the answers below that best describe your employment and experience. Note: Current federal employees, please ensure you include with your application packet your most recent Performance Appraisal and SF-50 that indicates your present pay grade. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. Basic Education/Experience:Do you possess a high school diploma equivalent?

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Three months experience which required the use of knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics associated with the scope of pharmacy technician practice?
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2. GS-06 Certification: Do you possess a current, valid certificate by the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)? (limit characters)
3. GS-05 Experience: Do you possess at least 1 year of experience at the next lower level that demonstrates the core competencies (KSAs) described at the GS-5 level?
  1. Ability to operate and care for automated dispensing devices and equipment.
  2. Knowledge of, and ability to perform, aseptic technique.
  3. Knowledge of basic inventory procedures.
  4. Knowledge of pharmacy information systems.
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4. SE-06 Experience: Can you demonstrate the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) described below?
  1. Ability to solve problems and make recommendations, e.g., troubleshoot operational problems and refer for appropriate action.
  2. Knowledge of the operation and care of automated equipment.
  3. Knowledge of, and ability to follow, written instructions for compounding with aseptic technique for hazardous materials such as oncology agents.
  4. Knowledge, and ability to perform, compounding with aseptic technique for routine sterile products.
  5. Knowledge of policies and procedures for inventory management in specialized areas such as emergency carts.
  6. Knowledge of the computerized prescription process demonstrated by the ability to input prescriptions and medication orders.
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5. Your rating is subject to verification based on the résumé, narratives and other relevant documents you submit, and through verification of references as appropriate. Deliberate attempts to falsify information are grounds for non-selection and for termination. In addition, falsifying information on your application can result in your being barred from federal employment. Please choose A to certify that your answers are accurate and complete. (limit characters)