About the Position: This position is working for the Defense Health Agency, Army Medical Center Madigan, Department of Pharmacy, Inpatient Pharmacy located at Tacoma, Washington. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes verifying accuracy of pharmaceutical labels; utilizing automated pharmacy systems to enter and retrieve data; processing and filling prescription orders; compounding medications; and rotating /inventory of pharmacy stock. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education: Four year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major study in pharmacy, or that included at least 24 semester hours in pharmacy-related courses. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages.
Prepare compounding medications.
Determine type of substance, strength, dosage, and quantity of medication prescription to be dispensed.
Prepare unit dose oral medications.
Prepares full range of sterile products - parenteral, parenteral nutrition and intravenous additives
Selects components and computes quantities; sets up, operates, and maintains common and specialized instruments and equipment; and performs mixing and blending of substances.
Packages and labels products and ensures that they are properly handled, stored, and accounted.
Prepares additives in strict compliance with procedures and techniques.
Reviews orders for compatibility and additives, converts instructions to proper units and measures, and calculates the quantity of solution required based on concentration, interaction, dosage, number of doses, loss in processing, etc.
Assist supervisor in inventory, stock of control and accounting for pharmaceuticals to include controlled substances.
Prepare related reports, establish, and maintain patient files from a variety of manual and automated records system concerning pharmacy operations.
Rotate pharmacy stock and expired medication checks.