Supervisory Pharmacy Technician

Summary

GS-9 Supervisory Pharmacy Technician
The incumbent is a highly specialized Pharmacy Technician who, under the direction of the Associate Chief - Operations, Pharmacy Service, is responsible for the direct supervision of Inpatient, Outpatient, IV Room Sterile Product Preparation, Controlled Substance Vault, and Lead Pharmacy Technicians assigned according to the Pharmacy Service organizational chart.

Duties

VA Careers - Pharmacy :

Duties include, but are not limited to:

A. Maintains the ability to evaluate, analyze workflow, and coordinate work activities:
1) Completes and coordinates the Pharmacy Technician work schedule.
2) Coordinates the workflow and duties of the Pharmacy Technicians.
3) Acknowledges, coordinates, and addresses leave requests in a timely manner for Pharmacy Technicians.
4) Reviews and approves employee timecards, including appropriateness of overtime (OT) and compensatory time (CT) requests.
5) Works with staff to arrange adequate time scheduled for the performance of additional assigned and/or collaborative duties (., timekeeping, ward audits, inventory management, pharmaceutical reverse distribution, GEMS, scheduled meetings).
6) Develops and performs onboarding plans, initial orientation and training, on-going training, competency assessments, and prepares information for inclusion in the employee performance plan and review.
7) Meets with staff to perform initial, 90-day follow-up, mid-point, and annual performance assessments. Develops and implements performance plans, performance measures, and individualized performance improvement plans.
8) Meets with staff to resolve concerns, offer coaching/mentoring, offers the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and issues disciplinary actions with counsel from Employee Relations/Labor Relations (ER/LR) and American Federation of Government Employee (AFGE) liaisons as appropriate. Collaborates with AFGE as needed in accordance with the AFGE Master Agreement.
B. Maintains the ability to independently gather, evaluate and analyze data to generate reports for projects or statistical purposes:
1) Establishes and facilitates workgroups to assess processes, workflow, and outcomes for process and performance improvement opportunities.
2) Assigns projects as needed to Pharmacy Technicians.
3) Independently performs audits and assessments as assigned. Gathers, interprets, and reports information to ensure quality assurance/quality management for reporting to service line leadership.
C. Collaborates with Pharmacy Service leadership in establishing and maintaining policies and procedures in accordance with VHA Directives, VHA Memorandums, local policies/procedures, and regulatory agencies.
D. Actively involved in Pharmacy leadership strategic planning and survey readiness.
E. Maintains knowledge of the operation and care of specialized pharmaceutical equipment:
1) Coordinates and completes initial and on-going training and assesses competencies of Pharmacy automation equipment for Pharmacy Technicians.
2) Collaborates with the Pharmacy Service Automation Technician/ADPAC and Lead Technician responsible for Pharmacy automation equipment oversight. Further collaborates with Pharmacy Informatics staff and facility automation support (., BioMed, OI&T) as necessary.
F. Maintains knowledge of the Pharmacy procurement and formulary processes:
1) Coordinates and collaborates initial and on-going training of Pharmacy Service procurement processes for Pharmacy Technicians.
2) Coordinates with the Pharmacy Procurement Team to ensure regulatory compliance, resource management, inventory control and audits are adhered to and completed.
G. Maintains knowledge of controlled substance medication policies and procedures with the ability to assist in the identification, investigation, and reporting of discrepancies:
1) Coordinates and completes initial and on-going training and competencies for controlled substance medications for Pharmacy Technicians.
2) Collaborates with the Controlled Substance Vault Technician to ensure regulatory compliance for controlled substance medication inventory control, dispensing, accountability, and discrepancy identification and resolution.
3) Collaborates with the Controlled Substance Coordinator and Inspectors to conduct monthly and unscheduled inventory counts.
4) Collaborates with the Controlled Substance Vault Technician and Pharmacy Procurement Team to ensure timely pharmaceutical reverse distribution and/or destruction of controlled substance medications being held for destruction.
5) Performs audits in accordance with VHA Directive and regulatory agency expectations to ensure controlled substance medication security, accountability, and inventory control to minimize diversion risk and/or detect diversion in a timely manner for further investigation and reporting.

Work Schedule : Full-time; Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM
Telework : Ad-hoc
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement # : 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives : Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Fi nancial Disclosure Report: Not required

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