Summary This position serves as a Pharmacy Technician Procurement/Inventory in the Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy and provides oversight of the purchasing and management of pharmaceuticals and supplies. Responsible to ensure reconciliation of the Pharmacy Prime Vendor is completed and certified monthly. The candidate is required be certified by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board or National Healthcareer Association and maintain their national Pharmacy Technician Certification. Responsibilities Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf Pharmacy Technician: vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Pharmacy-Technician-Career-Flyer.pdf At the GS-11 level, the Pharmacy Technician (Procurement/Inventory) requires advanced knowledge and adherence to the requirements of contract compliance, purchase card procedures, reconciliation requirements, fund control point policies and procedures, controlled substance purchasing, purchasing documentation maintenance, pharmaceutical reverse distribution and waste, and general inventory control processes. Serves as a lead by monitoring daily activities of the GS-09 and GS-10 Pharmacy Technician Procurement/Inventory personnel which include monitoring daily purchases, ensuring expired drugs, hazardous waste, and recalled drugs move through the system timely. Additionally, performs duties as the Accountable Officer for procurement packages completed by the GS-10 Pharmacy Technician Procurement Inventory personnel, and provides process improvement ideas to the Deputy Chief Logistics Officer. Major duties include, but are not limited to: Analyzes and reevaluates procurement and inventory management priorities to ensure workload demands are accomplished in the most effective, efficient, and economic manner. Evaluates CMOP priorities to assist CMOP leadership in obtaining short and long-range logistics goals and objectives. Advises CMOP leadership by identifying inefficiencies and developing solutions to streamline processes, reduce waste, save costs, and improve patient care. Supports Quality Assurance (QA) staff with procurement and inventory related internal and external error investigations. Develops, implements, and facilitates approved program improvement initiatives by participating in process assessments, serving on action teams and by continually seeking lean solutions to improve CMOP quality and efficiency to increase patient satisfaction, decrease costs, and increase timeliness. Provides training for Logistics and Procurement staff on department standard operating procedures. Responsible for administrative oversight to ensure procedural compliance and competencies are met. Responsible for analyzing facility prime vendor purchasing metrics to ensure that the best price is obtained when buying pharmaceuticals and instructs Pharmacy Technician Procurement/Inventory personnel on opportunities for improvement. Reviews cost-effective turnover of inventory which must be consistently identified and managed through sound inventory management practices. Provides guidance and supports local procurement and inventory management duties by using a comprehensive approach with thorough knowledge of planning principles, concepts, and methodologies. Provides work assignments and technical direction for accomplishing the work of the unit/team. Identifies, distributes, and balances workload and tasks among team members in accordance with established workflow priorities. Work Schedule: 7am-3:30pm, Monday to Friday Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child. Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66. Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: PD95156A Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probationary period. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details. Qualifications Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: To qualify for appointment to this position, all applicants must possess the following: Citizenship - You must be a citizen of the United States English Language Proficiency - You must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d) Education or Experience: None required. 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. Certification (GS-07 and above): For positions above the full performance level, the employee must pass a national certification exam and hold an active national certification through either: Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT). National Healthcareer Association (NHA), Certified Pharmacy Technician (ExCPT). Grandfather Provision. Pharmacy Technicians employed in VHA on the effective date of the qualification standard (11/7/2023) are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the title, series and grade held, including positive education and licensure/certification/registration that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation. For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements in this standard but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it, the following provisions apply: Employees may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance (journey) level or changed to lower grade within the occupation but may not be promoted beyond the journeyman level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions. Employees in an occupation that requires a licensure/certification/ registration only at higher grade levels must meet the licensure/ certification/registration requirement before they can be promoted to those higher grade levels. Employees who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of the qualification standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed on a temporary or permanent basis until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard. Employees who are converted to title 38 hybrid status under this provision and subsequently leave the occupation lose protected status and must meet the full VA qualification standard requirements in effect at the time of re-entry to the occupation. Employees initially grandfathered into this occupation who subsequently obtain additional education and/or licensure/certification/registration that meet all the basic requirements of this qualification standard must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupation. Grade Determinations: In addition to meeting the basic requirements, to qualify for the GS-11 you must possess at least 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-10). Certification: National Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification is required at this grade level and above. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate the following technical KSAs: Knowledge of the fiscal matters of the pharmacy program. Skill in developing, implementing and facilitating continuous performance improvement programs and lean solutions specific to the pharmacy program. Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing regarding complex programs and technical issues. Skill in managing multiple contracts and procurement programs at the regional level (i.e., VISN program level (i.e., Consolidated Mail Outpatient Program (CMOP)) or national level. Ability to analyze expenditure, purchasing and compliance reports for oversight for senior level management at the VISN, CMOP or national level. Ability to serve as a subject matter expert to VA Healthcare Systems on the procurement of pharmaceuticals, e.g., the purchasing of specialty medications, handling of medication shortages and cost avoidance. Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. The full performance level of this vacancy is 11. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of 11 to 11. Physical Requirements: Work is performed in a highly mechanized warehouse setting around production machinery. Moderate noise and traffic require attention to safety. Some work areas involve a moderate risk requiring exercise of safety precautions when operating or working around the automated equipment (i.e., accumulators, moving belts, etc.). Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is mandatory when handling specific medications and in certain areas of production or assignment. The work requires regular and recurring physical exertion and activity, involving standing for prolonged periods of time on hard surfaces, lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling of pharmaceutical supplies weighing up to 50 lbs. unassisted and bending/twisting/stooping/reaching. Education Education may not be substituted for experience at this grade level. Additional Information During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process. If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. 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