Pharmacy Technician
Department of Defense
Summary
About the Position: This position is located at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
Duties
Perform pharmacy dispensing services.
Clarify issues or problems concerning dosing, interactions, allergies, or instructions with the provider, pharmacist, or supervisor.
Answer routine inquiries from doctors, nurses, and other medical staff.
Process prescriptions by data entry and verify prescription orders.
Prepare, package, and label prescriptions.
Prepare bulk compounds to include ointments, creams, solutions, and suspensions.
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Required Documents
- The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment.
- A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements.
- As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply.
- If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further. 1.
- Your resume: Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
- Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
- For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show
- You can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement.
- If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
- Use plain language.
- Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood.
- The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what's in your resume.
- If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
- For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume. 2.
- Other supporting documents: Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable Transcript: You MUST submit a copy of your transcript if you want to substitute your education for experience.
- If you claim qualifications based on education, and do not submit a transcript, your education will not be used in making a qualification determination and you may be found "not qualified." See: Transcripts and Licenses.
- Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office.
- Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you.
- You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application.
- You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
About this role
The Pharmacy Technician position and is based in Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. About the Position: This position is located at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Day to day, the work involves clarify issues or problems concerning dosing, interactions, allergies, or instructions with the provider, pharmacist, or supervisor. The full list of duties, conditions, and required documents appears in the official announcement linked on this page.
Who should apply
Review the announcement's Qualifications section closely, since it defines exactly what federal pharmacy experience this Pharmacy Technician position requires. Match your federal resume directly to the announcement's wording so a reviewer can confirm each requirement in writing. For this Pharmacy Technician position in Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, confirm you meet each requirement before applying.
How competitive it is
Competitiveness for this Pharmacy Technician role depends mainly on how closely applicants match the stated qualifications. Based in Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, it competes within that local market, which can mean lighter competition than major metropolitan postings.
This overview is general guidance from Job Army to help you understand the role. Always read the official announcement for exact duties, qualifications, and requirements before applying.
