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Pharmacy Technician: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Pharmacy-Technician-Career-Flyer.pdf
Major Duties & Responsibilities:
a. Responsible for procurement and ongoing inventory management of drug products and medical supplies in the department. Monitors utilization rates to ensure cost-effective turnover of inventories on hand. Orders from various procurement sources, including prime vendor and direct contract and noncontract sources. Ensures mandatory sources are used when appropriate. Ensures most cost-effective sources and items are selected when ordering. Complies with all IMPAC card rules and regulations when using the government purchase card. Reconciles purchases made with the IMPAC card in a timely manner. Follows up with vendors if any discrepancies or problems are encountered with an order.
b. Determines, establishes, and modifies, as necessary, appropriate ordering intervals, inventory levels, most efficient/effective ordering quantities, based on the fiscal status of the pharmaceutical budget, seasonal variations in drug usage, changing patterns of medical practice, delivery time requirements, urgency of medical need, and alternative sources of availability.
c. Maintains department's fund control records, verifies information, and reconciles all problems. Resolves budgetary discrepancies that arise among Fiscal, Acquisition and Materiel Management, and Pharmacy due to changes that occur during procurement, obligation, and delivery process. Compiles and analyzes data from a variety of sources (i.e. inventories, procurement records, financial expenditures, etc.) to assess and project the importance and impact of changing trends of drug utilization on drug inventory control and budget utilization.
d. Responsible for securing and coordinating the processing of outdated, returned, unusable, and excess inventory for credit through the reverse distributor or processing as pharmaceutical waste. Ensures the handling and processing of general pharmaceutical waste and hazardous pharmaceutical waste is done in accordance with VHA and EPA regulations.
e. Responsible for conducting the biennial physical inventory of all controlled substances and ensures records are maintained in accordance with VHA and DEA regulations. Responsible for coordinating the destruction of controlled substances with the reverse distributor in accordance with VHA and DEA regulations.
f. Assists the Automation Pharmacy Technician and/or Pharmacy Program Analyst with Logistics the identification and verification of all equipment assigned to Pharmacy Service. Works with Engineering Service and vendors the maintenance and repair of pharmacy equipment.
g. Responsible for coordinating and processing all manufacturer and FDA recalls of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies. Ensures recalled items are properly handled and processed for return to the appropriate source. Coordinates with the professional pharmacy staff identifying and notifying patients affected by Class I recalls.
h. Maintains a borrow/loan ledger that is reconciled every month to document borrow/loan transactions with other hospitals and medical facilities. All loans must be recovered and borrowed items repaid monthly.
i. Assists the Associate Chief, Pharmacy Operations, in monitoring and tracking utilization of high-cost non-controlled substance medications. Reports inpatient and outpatient high usage areas and usage trends. Assists in developing strategies to achieve maximal economy by helping to identify alternative sources, alternative medications of the same therapeutic class, bulk preparations vs unit-dose preparations, etc.
j. Provides resource support to all members of the pharmacy staff regarding drug storage requirements, procurement, and inventory management. Provides orientation and training on these areas to all members of the pharmacy staff.
k. Performs all the duties of lower graded technicians, if required.
l. As deemed necessary by the Associate Chief, Pharmacy Operations, assists in other patient care areas to maintain the consistency of overall pharmacy services.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday day tour - off tours, weekends, and holidays as needed by the department.
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Starting at $75,884 Per Year (GS 8)
