Pharmacy Assistant

Join the team at the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs as a Pharmacy Assistant and support the care of the residents at the Hollidaysburg Veterans' Home. This role gives you the chance to help ensure that medications are prepared, organized, and delivered accurately. You will support smooth pharmacy operations while gaining hands-on experience with medications, inventory, and pharmacy technology. This position is perfect for someone who wants to make a daily difference in the lives of veterans and their spouses at our long-term care facility.

This position supports pharmacy services within a long-term care environment by assisting with medication preparation, inventory, and recordkeeping. It plays an important role in ensuring that residents receive accurate and timely pharmaceutical support. As a Pharmacy Assistant, you will perform the following duties:

• Medication Preparation: Receive, prepare, fill, and compound prescriptions under pharmacist supervision
• Inventory Control: Maintain stock levels, record purchases, and organize pharmaceutical supplies
• Record Accuracy: Enter medication orders, update profiles, and ensure proper billing
• Quality Support: Keep work area clean and orderly, review expired medications, and support improvement programs
• Emergency Readiness: Replenish emergency drug boxes and verify their contents
• Clerical Assistance: Complete office tasks such as filing, copying, and handling messages

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 1st shift (9:00 AM to 5:00) PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year of experience assisting a licensed pharmacist in the preparation and dispensing of medications in a hospital pharmacy; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Additional Requirements:

• You must be in possession of a Pharmacy Technician license.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
  • Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.