Lead Pharmacy Technician

Department of Veterans Affairs • Tuskegee, AL

39d

About The Position

The pharmacy technician lead is responsible for the guidance, training, and technical direction of all pharmacy non-pharmacist technical staff within the designated area of pharmacy under the direction of the Pharmacy Supervisor. Incumbent evaluates and coordinates the workflow and technical aspects of pharmacy operations within their designated pharmacy service area. The incumbent may be responsible for personnel scheduling, time-and-attendance processing, and quality assurance activities. VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Lead pharmacy technicians perform duties independently, which consist of significant scope and complexity and will assist with technician oversight. Lead pharmacy technicians lead three GS-07 or more pharmacy technicians/employees/staff members, provide direction for daily operations and assume responsibility for integrating and monitoring standard pharmacy policies to maintain continuous workflow and quality within the service. Lead pharmacy technicians must do a combination of at least three of the following duties: prepare work schedules and assign tasks to ensure timely completion of duties; ensure pharmacy resources are in optimal working condition and address workflow needs; provide guidance and support of the work unit in supervisory absence; train personnel (including students) in methods, procedures and use of equipment and instruments specific to the assigned area; provide input to supervisor on performance and training needs of employees; adjust work assignments due to absences, emergencies or changes in priorities; resolve simple informal complaints of employees and patients, refer more difficult problems to the supervisor; or recommend approval and/or disapproval of leave requests.

Responsibilities

• Guidance, training, and technical direction of all pharmacy non-pharmacist technical staff
• Evaluate and coordinate the workflow and technical aspects of pharmacy operations
• Personnel scheduling
• Time-and-attendance processing
• Quality assurance activities
• Assist with technician oversight
• Lead three GS-07 or more pharmacy technicians/employees/staff members
• Provide direction for daily operations
• Assume responsibility for integrating and monitoring standard pharmacy policies to maintain continuous workflow and quality within the service
• Prepare work schedules and assign tasks to ensure timely completion of duties
• Ensure pharmacy resources are in optimal working condition and address workflow needs
• Provide guidance and support of the work unit in supervisory absence
• Train personnel (including students) in methods, procedures and use of equipment and instruments specific to the assigned area
• Provide input to supervisor on performance and training needs of employees
• Adjust work assignments due to absences, emergencies or changes in priorities
• Resolve simple informal complaints of employees and patients, refer more difficult problems to the supervisor
• Recommend approval and/or disapproval of leave requests

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases
• 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)
• Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
• 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.
• 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.
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees