Job Posting Title
Pharmacy Technician
Agency
650 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Supervisory Organization
Norman Veterans Center
Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.
Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Full/Part-Time
Full time
Job Type
Regular
Compensation
Pharmacy Tech III $37,864.04 ($18.20 hourly)
Biweekly benefit allowance for 2025 as follow:
Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life Insurance, Supplemental Life Insurance, Dependent Life Insurance, Flexible Spending and Daycare Account
Employee only $376.79
Employee & Spouse $687.62
Employee, Spouse & Child $820.98
Employee, Spouse & Children $913.92
Employee & Child $510.15
Employee & Children $603.09
Retirement:
Pathfinder is a 401K with 3 plan choices:
Standard: 4.5% we put in 6%
High: 7% we put in 7%
Customized –You have the opportunity to put in any amount over 4.5% or 7%. We put in 6% for anything less than 7% and 7% for anything above 7%.
You vest 20% each year.
1 year – 20% vested
2 years – 40% vested
3 years – 60% vested
4 years – 80% vested
5 years – 100% vested.
Longevity bonus:
Longevity begins after 2 years. You receive your first longevity payment in the pay period of your 2nd anniversary date.
Longevity will increase every 2 years: $250.00
At least 4 years but less than 6 years $426.00
At least 6 years but less than 8 years $626.00
At least 8 years but less than 10 years $850.00
At least 10 years but less than 12 years $1,062.00
At least 12 years but less than 14 years $1,250.00
At least 14 years but less than 16 years $1,500.00
At least 16 years but less than 18 years $1,688.00
At least 18 years but less than 20 years $1,900.00
At least 20 years $2,000.00
(For each additional 2 years of service after the 20 years, an additional $200 shall be added to the account stated for 20 years of service.)
Paid time off:
Annual leave:
• 1-5 years – 15 days a year possible – 4.62 hours biweekly (based on hours worked 0.057692 per minute)
• 5-10 years – 18 days a year possible – 5.54 hours biweekly (based on hours worked 0.069231 per minute)
• 10-20 years – 20 days per year possible – 6.15 hours biweekly (based on hours worked 0.076923 per minute)
• 20 years plus – 25 days per year possible – 7.69 hours biweekly (based on hours worked 0.096154 per minute)
Sick leave: 15 days a year possible – 4.62 hours biweekly (based on hours worked 0.057692 per minute)
Maximum accruals and payouts:
0 to 5 years Maximum accruals 360 hours Maximum payout 240 hours
5 to 10 years Maximum accruals 784 hours Maximum payout 640 hours
10 to 20 years Maximum accruals 800 hours Maximum payout 640 hours
Over 20 years Maximum accruals 840 hours Maximum payout 640 hours
Holiday leave:
11 holidays accrued yearly to use within 6 months after accrual date.
Admin Weather leave:
All ODVA employees are considered essential personnel. ODVA employees are required to work during inclement weather. You will accrue up to 8 hours per day or 32 hours total of admin leave if you are working during inclement weather to use within the 6 months from the date of accrual.
Military Leave:
Military leave with pay is limited to thirty (30) days, specifically two hundred forty (240) hours of pay within a federal fiscal year, beginning October 1 and ending September 30. The employee must furnish the Appointing Authority the appropriate “military orders” which instructs the employee to report for active duty.
Job Description
Basic Purpose
Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for assisting in filling prescriptions and dispensing drugs in a state institution or hospital, may compound drugs under close supervision, or may serve as the operations manager for the pharmacy.
Typical Functions
The functions performed in this job family will vary by level, unit and organization, but may include the following:
•Assists pharmacist in filling prescriptions and counting pills; uses electronic pill counter; including typing or printing labels and posting all information on appropriate records
•Distributes filled and labeled prescriptions
•Cleans and maintains pharmaceutical equipment; prepares standard solutions
•Ensures inventory control standards are maintained according to the State Board of Pharmacy regulations. This includes ensuring drug supplies are used according to dates; removal of outdated supplies from stock; requisitioning supplies; receiving and completing inventory reports for requisitioned medical and surgical supplies; reconciliation of medications; and checking incoming supplies for dates, dosage and conformance with requisition
•Coordinates and schedules staff according to workload
•Maintains licensures, required pharmacy documentation, and filing systems as required according to agency policies, federal and state laws and regulations, and other governing entities
•Ensures pharmacy is in compliance with the Joint Commission (JCAHO), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and other governing rules, laws, or policies
Level Descriptor
Levels are distinguished based on the complexity of assigned duties, the level of expertise required for completion of work assignments, and the responsibility assigned for the supervision of others.
This is the specialist or team lead level where employees are assigned responsibilities for maintaining, auditing, and reporting on the inventory for drugs and medical equipment and paraphernalia; training, coaching, and mentoring lower-level staff, and other related complex and technical pharmacy services.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of team dynamics, rules, policies, and guidelines of dispensing drugs; and the various databases and used in the pharmacy.
Ability is required to work in a team environment; provide quality customer service; and maintain electronic and paper documents.
Education and Experience
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of three years of experience as a pharmacy clerk and possession of a pharmacy technician permit issued by the Oklahoma Board of Pharmacy and/or other recognized pharmacy technician certification board as required by the hiring entity; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting the completion of thirty semester hours of college course work for each year of the required experience.
Special Requirements
Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by 63 O.S. § 427.8.
Equal Opportunity Employment
The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.
Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.
