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QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
GS-3: (6) Six months of general experience.
GS-4: (6) Six months of general experience; AND (6) Six months of specialized experience.
GS-5 (1) One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-4 grade level.
GENERAL EXPERIENCE: (l) Any type of work that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work of the position, or (2) experience that provided a familiarity with the subject matter or processes of the broad subject area of the occupation.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Qualifying specialized experience may have been gained in hospital pharmacies, retail pharmacies, or in pharmaceutical firms or laboratories. Experience must have provided a basic knowledge of:
* Pharmaceutical nomenclature;
* Characteristics, strengths, and dosage forms of pharmaceuticals;
* Pharmaceutical systems of weights and measures; and the
* Variety of procedures and techniques involved in the care, storage, repackaging, bulk compounding, and distribution of pharmaceuticals.
OR
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
For GS-3: Successful completion of 1 year of study that included a course in biology, chemistry, or physics.
For GS-4: Successful completion of 2 years of study in pharmacy or pharmacy technology that included at least 12 semester hours in courses in the care, storage, distribution, and preparation of pharmaceuticals, and appropriate laboratory work.
For GS-5: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with major study in pharmacy, or that included at least 24 semester hours in pharmacy-related courses.
Successful completion of a course for medical technicians, hospital corpsmen, medical service specialists, or hospital training obtained in a training program given by the Armed Forces or the U.S. Maritime Service under close medical and professional supervision is creditable on a month-for-month basis for general experience.
Successful completion of pertinent specialized training courses in pharmaceutical and pharmacy practices while serving in the Armed Forces is creditable on a month-for-month basis up to the 1 year of specialized experience required for GS-5.
Your education may be used to substitute specific work
requirements/experience. Your education and work experience MAY be
combined to meet the qualification requirements of this position.
If selected and you are qualified based on education you must
provide an official transcript.
You must meet the requirements of the position by the closing date
of the job announcement and provide the required documents NO LATER
than 12:00 MIDNIGHT "Eastern Time" on the closing date of the job
announcement to be considered for this position.