Now Hiring — Fort Cavazos (Hood), TX
Pharmacy, Lab & Sterile Processing Openings
Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC) • USGP is hiring across 4 positions under this federal contract — details for each below.
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Positions under this contract
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Pharmacist
Schedule: 40 hours/week, Sunday-Saturday; 8, 10, or 12-hour shifts including days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays (24/7 facility)
Education
- Bachelor's or Doctorate Degree in Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) from an ACPE-accredited pharmacy program
Licensure & Certifications
- Full, unrestricted U.S. pharmacist license (PWS states 'license from NAPLEX'), maintained current throughout the contract
- Basic Life Support (BLS) per base contract PWS 1.5.45.6
Experience
- Minimum 1,500 to 2,000 hours of pharmacy experience within the last two years after training
- At least 500 of those hours in a retail or institutional pharmacy setting
What You'll Do
- Dispense prescription medications and counsel patients on drugs and their use
- Advise physicians and healthcare workers on drug selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects
- Maintain patient profiles, medication histories, allergies, and controlled-substance regulatory records
- Maintain stock records, reorder supplies, and oversee purchase of out-of-stock medical supplies
- Handle payments, insurance verifications, and pharmacy billing systems
- Provide general health advice, recommend over-the-counter products, and promote preventive care
Pharmacy Technician
Schedule: 40 hours/week, Sunday-Saturday; 8, 10, or 12-hour shifts including days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays (24/7 facility)
Education
- Certificate: graduate of an ASHP-accredited pharmacy technician program, a formal technical/hospital/retail-based program, or a U.S. Military medical services training program
Licensure & Certifications
- Certified by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or Certified Pharmacy Technician (ExCPT)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) per base contract PWS 1.5.45.6
Experience
- Minimum one year of experience in the last two years after training (PWS sentence is incomplete; setting not stated)
What You'll Do
- Receive, verify, and process prescription orders, checking patient information and drug interactions
- Prepare and dispense medications; count, measure, mix, and label correctly
- Screen prescriptions for completeness, drug interactions, and allergies
- Serve as first point of contact: greet patients, answer medication questions, assist with insurance claims
- Monitor inventory, place supply orders, and ensure proper medication storage and expiration control
- Work under supervision of a licensed pharmacist in any pharmacy functional area
Central Sterile Supply Technician (CSST)
Schedule: 40 hours/week, Sunday-Saturday; 8, 10, or 12-hour shifts including days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays (24/7 facility)
Education
- Certificate: completion of a central sterile supply training course
Licensure & Certifications
- Current certification by the International Association of Healthcare Central Services Materials Management (IAHCSMM) or the National Institute of Health Care Sterile Processing and Distribution Personnel
- Basic Life Support (BLS) per base contract PWS 1.5.45.6
Experience
- Minimum two years of experience in the last three years post-training in central sterile processing
What You'll Do
- Prepare medical equipment and instruments for decontamination by wiping, soaking, rinsing, sterilizing, and scrubbing
- Ensure surgical instruments and medical devices are clean, disinfected, and decontaminated
- Inspect instruments and equipment for damage and wear
- Unpack, check, and stock new equipment; deliver supplies facility-wide; respond to emergency surgical supply requests
- Document sterilization records and storage-area temperature and humidity conditions
Phlebotomist
Schedule: 40 hours/week, Sunday-Saturday; 8, 10, or 12-hour shifts including days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays (24/7 facility)
Education
- Certificate: certification/registration per state requirements or national certification through ASCP or AMT
Licensure & Certifications
- Certification/registration per state requirements or national certification through the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or American Medical Technologists (AMT)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) per base contract PWS 1.5.45.6
Experience
- Classroom and hands-on experience including 50 venipunctures and 10 skin punctures
- 1,040 hours of work experience in the past two years
- At least one full year of field experience in the last two years
What You'll Do
- Collect blood specimens by venipuncture and capillary puncture from neonates to adults
- Select puncture sites and vacutainer tubes based on patient condition, age, and ordered tests
- Verify patient identity and ensure specimens are properly and completely labeled
- Receive, sort, measure, and record specimens; prepare shipping manifests and maintain chain of custody
- Perform order entry, patient registration, and result entry/retrieval in lab information systems
- Perform minimal-complexity point-of-care tests and instrument maintenance per protocols
- Serve as preceptor for venipuncture, capillary puncture, glucose tolerance testing, and blood cultures
Requirements for all positions on this contract
- U.S. citizenship and English proficiency required
- Personal services arrangement under day-to-day government supervision
- Background check/security clearance for installation access (NACI for CAC issuance); FBI fingerprint check
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Immunizations: Tdap, MMR, PPD/TB screening, Varicella, annual influenza, Hepatitis B
- Annual physical examination documentation at contractor expense
- Physically capable of standing over half the day and lifting 25+ pounds
- Mandatory training: HIPAA, Cyber Awareness, AT Level I, OPSEC Level I, iWATCH, TeamSTEPPS, MHS Genesis, plus DHA/CRDAMC initial and annual training
- No telework; positions are emergency/mission essential
- Start date no less than 60 calendar days from CLIN period of performance start
- Period of performance: 12-month base plus two option years, 1 Aug 2026 through 31 Jul 2029
- No DEA registration required; no relocation or travel reimbursement
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