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Department of Veterans Affairs

Pharmacy Technician-Inpatient Sterile Compound and Controlled Substance

Seattle, Washington

Sponsorship not specified$87k-$108kDetected 1 day ago
Pharmacy PracticePatient CareCommunication

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Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role30
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level II)66
Fits your clock70

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About the role

  • This position functions in the Inpatient Pharmacy at the Seattle campus, primarily in the controlled substance vault and patient care areas managing controlled substance inventory in automated dispensing cabinets.
  • NOTE: THE 2-PAGE RESUME REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS OCCUPATIONAL SERIES.
  • Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7407(a).

Requirements

  • Ability to evaluate, analyze and coordinate workflow and work activities within a specialized area or section of the pharmacy.
  • FOR MORE INFORMATION, REFER TO REQUIRED DOCUMENTS BELOW.
  • English Language Proficiency:
  • Pharmacy Technician candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English to be appointed as authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f)
  • None required.

Nice to have

  • For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
  • The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS-8.

Compensation

  • $87k-$108k

Benefits

  • For all grade levels and positions that accept both education and experience to qualify, equivalent combinations of qualifying education and experience that total at least 100% are qualifying.
  • The combined percentage is determined by adding total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level to the education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level.
  • OR National Health career
  • Association (NHA), Certified Pharmacy Technician (ExCPT) Foreign Education:

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Basic Requirements: Citizenship: Be a citizen of the United States
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