Certified Pharmacy Technician

Job Description

Place of Performance

Federal Transfer Center (FTC) Oklahoma City 7410 S MacArthur Blvd Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73169

• Assist the staff pharmacist in ordering, stocking, storing, and dispensing of prescription and non-prescription medications while demonstrating knowledge of the budgetary guidelines and BOP Formulary constraints.
• Maintain pharmacy areas in a clean and orderly fashion consistent with departmental safety and sanitation guidelines.
• Assist the pharmacist in maintaining stock of up-to-date medications (checking for outdates per policy) in the main pharmacy, satellite camp, crash carts, emergency bags,and Automated Dispensing Systems. Assist the Pharmacist with maintaining stock of forms as needed and updating Pill Line/Restricted Medication cards for AICs as well as filing Medication Administration.
• Records into the Medical Record.
• Distribute self-carry medications to the AIC population.
• Administer oral medications through direct observation therapy (DOT) to the AIC population, according to BOP’s program statement Pharmacy Services. This includes accurate identification of the patient, medication, dosage, time, and route. Assist the Pharmacist in preparing unit dose or pre-packaged medications.
• Complete and maintain competency as indicated by the ability to complete the Pharmacy Competency Module while maintaining knowledge of BOP Formulary and any changes to this document.
• Maintain the narcotics count and the needle and syringe inventories.
• Maintain and re-stock adequate supplies for the “Night Stock” cabinet and perform audits of the “Night Stock” or Automated Dispensing System.
• Possess a working knowledge and maintain technical computer skills pertaining to pharmacy issues.
• Must participate in Improving Organizational Performance Data and Quality Assurance Activities as directed by the Pharmacist or HSA.
• Perform minor clerical duties, such as use of BOP electronic medical record, document medication administration, computer documentation and scheduling, scanning documents, filing, typing, call-outs, institutional memorandums, answering phones,
• scheduling patients, and maintaining stock records.