Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technician

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- Ordering, preparing, compounding and dispensing of hazardous/non-hazardous controls and non-control medications in both inpatient and outpatient pharmacy. Requiring knowledge of pharmaceuticals, intravenous solutions and pharmacy practices.

- Assist the procurement technician in all aspects of pharmaceutical and supply order initiations, receiving shipments of goods, ensuring compliance with storage requirements and inventory control through perpetual analysis.

- Responsible for all ongoing inventories of drug products and supplies and cost effective turn over must be consistently identified and maintained.

- Provide on the job developmental training to co-worker technicians, volunteers and students in accordance with established plans and practices.-Delivery of medications (control, non-control, hazardous, non-hazardous) to inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory care clinics, and community based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) as assigned.

- Must be able to handle emergency deliveries and pick up new orders and replenish needed supplies on his/her own initiative or as directed by lead/ supervisor technician or the pharmacist.

- Provides exceptional customer service to all stakeholders involved

- Ability to perform record keeping functions associated with the unit dose/IV distribution system, prepacking, compounding, dispensing, floor stock and automatic replenishment.

-Independently works in all activities of this centralized intravenous admixture where he/she receives and reviews physicians order forms and is responsible for the preparation of all of the products prepared in the IV room.

-Ability to perform basic mathematical skills in order to calculate dosages, prepare complex solutions and make appropriate adjustments in the ingredients of the compound preparations based on quantity needed.

- Monitors refrigerator temperature on a daily basis in the pharmacy and remotely via temperature monitoring software.

- Carefully and accurately receives new stock and processes returns.

- Performs ward inspections and assist with resolution of identified issues.

- Troubleshoot system problems and provide detailed analysis to Pharmacy Management with regards to pharmacy automation.

- Performs other duties as assigned

Work Schedule: 2:00pm - 10:30pm; Rotating weekends, holidays and assignment.

Location: 578 VA Hospital Hines IL

Preferred experience: Previous Inpatient and/or Pharmacy experience.

Driving Required: Driving medications to CBOCs may be required.

US Department of Veterans Affairs