Pharmacy Technician

What you would do

• Process medication orders.
• Prepare and compound drugs, including complex and bulk products.
• Prepare, store, and issue sterile and non-sterile drug preparations.
• Use computer systems to do technical pharmacy tasks.
• Help the pharmacist with drug use review and quality improvement.
• Guide less experienced medical personnel.

Do you qualify for GS-6?

With experience: You need one year of specialized experience. This means checking pharmacy labels for accuracy, rotating pharmacy stock, and using automated pharmacy systems to enter and retrieve data. This level matches the next lower grade, GS-5.

With education: Education cannot replace experience at this grade.

Licenses and certifications you need:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, which you must get and keep

How to apply well

What to send:

• Resume of two pages or less showing employer, job title, start and end dates (month and year), hours per week, and duties
• Answers to the online questionnaire
• Proof of U.S. citizenship
• Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration, if you are a man born after 1959
• Most recent performance appraisal, if applicable
• Cover letter, optional

How you will be rated: Your resume, supporting documents, and questionnaire answers are reviewed to see whether you meet the qualifications. You may lose consideration if your qualifications or experience appear inflated, or if your application is incomplete or has errors.

Tips for this job:

• Your resume must be two pages or less, and it must show dates by month and year, hours per week, and your specialized experience. Resumes over two pages are removed.
• Education cannot replace experience for this job, so only your work experience counts toward qualifying.
• Upload proof of U.S. citizenship and, if you are a man born after 1959, your Selective Service statement. A missing document can make your application incomplete.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time. Mission essential, so you must report or stay at work during severe weather or emergencies.

Incentives and relocation: Recruitment or relocation incentives, advanced in-hire, and advanced leave may be authorized for highly qualified candidates. Relocation expenses are not reimbursed, and Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moving costs are not authorized.

Conditions of employment:

• Suitability or fitness determination after a background investigation
• Must be able to get and keep eligibility for a Secret security clearance
• Background investigation and credit check
• Pre-employment physical exam, then a yearly exam
• Lifting up to 45 pounds may be required
• Pre-employment urinalysis drug screening
• Random drug testing, including after on-duty accidents or reasonable suspicion
• Yearly flu vaccination unless you have a medical or religious exemption
• Immunization screening; Hepatitis B vaccine required
• Must report to work or stay at work during severe weather or emergencies
• Selective Service registration for men born after 1959
• 1-year probationary period
• Direct deposit of pay required
• Selection may be limited by the DoD referral system for displaced employees

Job details

Salary

$45,409 – $59,031 per year

Pay scale and grade

GS-6 · General Schedule

Location

Cherry Point, North Carolina

Appointment

Permanent

Work schedule

Full-time

Service

Competitive

Openings

1

Security clearance

Secret

Travel

25% or less

Drug test

Not required

Supervisory

No

Occupation

Pharmacy Technician (0661)

Announcement

HSJT-27-13104258-DHA