Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technician

Duties to include but not limited to the following:

Inpatient Pharmacy Activities

• Sterile Product Compounding
  • Follow USP 797/800 Guidelines for the compounding of all sterile preparations, including ophthalmic, cardioplegic, TPN, hazardous, large & small volume IV solutions, PCAs, etc. Manufactures uncomplicated and/or complicated parenteral admixtures to be delivered in the form of large volume, small volume, infusion syringe or other as required.
  • Correctly interprets physician orders, selects, and measures appropriate ingredients, mixes ingredients in a safe and effective manner, inspects the final product for accuracy, suitability, and elegance, labels the product, maintains records of the manufacturing process, and supplies the product for pharmacist verification and delivery.
  • Uses standard protocols to determine an accurate expiration date for each batch prepared.
  • Consistently displays competence with good manufacturing practices and sterile technique through demonstration and/or actual work performance.
    • Follows proper aseptic preparation techniques when compounding sterile products.
    • Appropriately maintains all quality assurance records in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Unit Dose Medication Management
  • Performs review of medications prepared by another pharmacy employee to be dispensed to hospital areas. b. Inventories and replenishes emergency trays.
  • Operates and maintains automated dispensing unit dose systems.
  • Inspects packaged items for accuracy and suitability before submitting for final check, prior to distribution to hospital areas.
  • Assures repackaged dosage forms are labeled according to USP and VA standards and attains a final review by a pharmacist.
  • Assures that each area that is inspected meets established standards for appropriate drug storage conditions including drug security for inspection and accreditation.
• Automatic Replenishment/Ward Stock
  • Correctly inventories, assesses, and determines the need for floor stock and external medication.
  • Follows established policies and procedures, schedules, inventory levels, and usage rate reports to determine appropriate stock levels for specific areas of use.
  • Accurately fills prescription items for wards using Automatic Replenishment reports.
  • Performs and documents an inspection of assigned hospital areas for medication storage. Removes all expired and deteriorated drugs from the automated dispensing stations, stocks shelves, and the unit dose automated dispensing systems.

Outpatient Pharmacy Activities

• Prescription Assembly
  • Assembles prescriptions properly with the correct drug, strength, quantity, auxiliary labels, and prescription labels. for window dispensing and mail delivery
  • Assures that the correct medication is filled by using bar code scanning on stock bottles.
  • Supports automation by manually completing prescriptions not processed through the automation dispensing machine.
  • Assures the timely completion of all prescriptions.
• Window Pick-Up
  • Verifies the patient's identification following the Medical Center's policies (i.e., double patient identifiers)
  • Verifies that the patient receives the correct prescriptions by using VA software (i.e., VISTA and barcode scanning)
  • Verifies that the patient has received all prescriptions (i.e., refrigerated, controlled substances, bulk medications, etc.)

Work Schedule : Rotating shifts to include evenings, weekends, and holidays. Subject to call back outside tour of duty.

Pay : Competitive salary and regular salary increases

Paid Time Off : 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

Parental Leave : After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy : After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66

Retirement : Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance : Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Telework : Not Available

Virtual : This is not a virtual position.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS) : Not authorized