Clinical Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technician

The Pharmacy Technician will provide administrative, clerical, and clinical support which serves in the inpatient, outpatient, and specialty clinics. The perform work with oversight by a clinical pharmacist, a Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner (CPP) for the assigned program area, or other pharmacist while directly reporting to the Supervisory Pharmacy Technician. Major Duties include but are not limited to:

• Anticoagulation Clinic Support: Obtains necessary supplies from laboratory service and stocks, restocks supply checking for proper storage and outdates on test strips. Performs Point of Care (POC) testing for International Normalized Ratio (INR). Reviews medication history, changes (including herbals, dietary supplements, and OTC's), adherence, and complications of therapy and report findings to CPP. Accesses patient compliance and attains renewals for Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs).
• Medication Management: Interviews patients, family members and/or caregivers, to develop an accurate list of medications, drug strengths, dosages, routes, and instructions the patient has been taking. Obtains relevant patient information from patient interviews, assisted living facilities (ALF's), and nursing homes using joint legacy viewer (JLV) with our department of defense (DOD) partners. Compares the compiled list with the active medication profile in the computerized medical record of the patient.
• Hospital Discharges: Prepares discharge medications for prescription/order (s) are reviewed by a pharmacist for therapeutic propriety, reviews orders for technical accuracy and converts the order, if necessary, so that the item dispensed corresponds to the drug and dose ordered. Reads and interprets prescriptions, obtains proper medication or material in the proper dosage strength and dosage form; determines proper amount and counts, pours, or measures the medications; affixes proper label; and records required data on Pharmacy's copy of prescription/order. Assists decentralized pharmacist and other members of the interdisciplinary health care team in ensuring safe and effective care transitions and patient satisfaction throughout the discharge process.
• Patient Aligned Care Team Support: Provides reminder phone calls to patients. Assists staff with scheduling and resolving issues. Educates patients to the use of video conferencing visits, My HealtheVet medication profile view and refill use, secure messaging and other technologies as needed. Assists with the review of Prior Authorization Drug Requests. Monitors all unsigned notes and notify CPP for completion.
• Vaccinations: Transport vaccinations and associated supplies to clinic area which may include transporting in a government vehicle for offsite locations. Restock pharmacy and clinic areas with necessary supplies for vaccine preparation and administration. Maintain vaccine inventory management and ordering of necessary supplies for vaccinations. Administer vaccination to patients, prepare and complete required documentation.

Work Schedule: This will be a compressed tour, 7 days on, 7 days off.

Compressed/Flexible: Available

Telework: Ad-Hoc at the Supervisor's discretion.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 000000

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized