Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-661: Pharmacy Technician Series
The text below is extracted verbatim from
Section IV-B of the Operating Manual for Qualification Standards
for General Schedule Positions (p.IV-B-109), but contains minor edits
to conform to web-page requirements.
Use these individual occupational requirements in conjunction with
the "Group Coverage Qualification Standard for
Technical and Medical Support Positions."
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
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.
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