Pharmacy Technician Jail Health Services

Pharmacy Technician

Jail Health Services (JHS), a division of Public Health Seattle & King County, is recruiting for one full time, Career Service, Pharmacy Technician to work in the King County adult correctional facility, Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. The Pharmacy Technician assists the pharmacist by processing prescriptions, maintaining patient profiles, filling orders, ordering medications, maintaining pharmaceutical inventory, and assuring that the pharmacy program is in compliance with all relevant state and federal rules and regulations. This position operates under the direct oversight and control of a licensed pharmacist.

Jail Health Services (JHS) provides needed health and social services to the incarcerated population located in the King County jails King County Correctional Facility (KCCF) in Seattle, WA and Maleng Regional Justice Center (MRJC) in Kent, WA. The primary services we provide include medical, dental, mental health, social and release planning services, treatment of substance use disorders, and pharmaceutical services. We care about the patients we serve and their health outcomes. Our division includes over 250 employees and an annual budget of over $60 million.

The purpose of JHS is to assure that high-quality health and human services are available to the incarcerated population in the King County adult correctional facilities: the King County Correctional Facility (KCCF) in Seattle and the Maleng Regional Justice Center (MRJC) in Kent. The JHS vision is Opening doors to healthier, happier lives, and the mission is to assess and stabilize serious health problems for the detained population of the King County Correctional Facility and the Maleng Regional Justice Center with a focus on transition from jail.

Staffed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year, JHS provides a broad range of health care to all individuals booked into the jails. For patients with serious mental health or medical conditions, special housing units (psychiatric and infirmary) along with a higher level of services and medical monitoring are provided. Since the patient population varies both in numbers as well as in acuity of health conditions, staffing is adapted and flexed to meet the constantly changing needs of the population.

JHS staff manage the complex health needs of underserved populations, many of whom come to the facility without access to care in the community and with decompensated acute and chronic health conditions.

This recruitment will be used to create an eligibility pool to fill additional Career Service, Term-Limited Temporary (TLT), or Special Duty Assignment (SDA) vacancies that may occur over the next six months.

King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures. The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.

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Typical work schedule is Monday through Friday, from 06:45 am to 03:15 pm. This is a non-exempt position and is subject to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and is overtime eligible.

The primary work location for this position will be based at the Maleng Regional Justice Center (MRJC) located at 620 W James st, Kent, WA 98032. Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.

Job Duties

• Process prescriptions and maintain patient profiles in pharmacy computer system.
• Accurately interpret prescriptions including drug name, strength, directions, dosage forms and generic equivalents.
• Re-package and label prescribed medications.
• Maintain inventory control including purchasing, receiving and placing in stock all drug and pharmacy supplies.
• Update and maintain effective drug inventories based on use or projected use.
• Deliver drug orders and re-stock appropriate drug storage locations throughout Jail Health Services.
• Maintain security measures to properly safeguard drug inventory.
• Maintain and monitor records for returns and outdated drugs from throughout the facility and return outdated merchandise and recalled drugs to manufacturer.
• Deliver medications to inmates.

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills

Our ideal candidate will demonstrate the following (Minimum):

• Demonstrated Knowledge of the legal requirements of a Pharmacy Technician.
• Must possess a Washington State Pharmacy Technician License by time of hire.
• Demonstrated knowledge of drug names, strength, dosage forms, generic equivalents and storage requirements.
• Demonstrated knowledge of pharmacy practices and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to work with pharmacy software.
• Basic mathematics calculation skills.
• Organization skills.
• Time management skills.
• Demonstrated communication (oral and written) skills.
• Demonstrated skill in working in a team environment.
• Demonstrated skill in data entry, personal computers, and Microsoft Office programs Word, Outlook, and Excel.

The most competitive applicants will have the following experiences and qualifications (Desired):

• Great communication skills.
• Knowledge of Equity and Social Justice.
• Ability to work in a busy Pharmacy environment.
• Experience working with vulnerable and /or disadvantaged people.
• Experience working in a correctional facility.
• Experience working with an electronic health record system.