Pharmacy Technician

Allied Health Professional

Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Demonstrate ability to accurately navigate and utilize Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA), Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS), and any other patient databases necessary to perform the job.
• Establish provider prescriber authority and appropriately enter new providers into the system.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and common abbreviations to accurately interpret/transcribe prescriptions.
• Possess an advanced technical knowledge of drug and medication brand names, generic names/chemical names, general and special storage requirements, expiration date requirements, manufacturer/distributor sources, dosage forms, basic pharmaceutical calculations, applicable systems of weights and measures and medical terminology to interpret providers' orders and verify correct drug, dosage form, strength and dose, is prepared and/or distributed.
• Fills on-demand clinic request for hospital ward or clinic stock.
• Inventory and restock hospital and inpatient pharmacy code blue crash carts/kits and other specialty emergency kits.
• Ability to interpret IV (ie., admixtures, piggybacks, syringes, TPNs etc..) medication order request by selecting, measuring, and mixing appropriate ingredients safely and aseptically, inspecting the final product for accuracy, labeling the product, recording all pertinent information for record of the preparation of the product, and delivering the product after final verification by a pharmacist.
• Ability to prepare all sterile compounding using aseptic technique in accordance with facility standing operating procedures. Competency must be maintained every 6 months to perform the assigned duty.
• Fill canisters/cells with medications and input appropriate information necessary to allow an audit trail of the medications placed into the automation.
• Possess a thorough knowledge of principles relating to controlled substances, and the requirements of medical center policy and federal and state regulations that apply to these medications.
• Accurately identify patients and dispense medications appropriately.
• Knowledge and understanding of specialized handling precautions for medications.
• Maintain immediate work area in a neat, clean and orderly fashion.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 9:00a.m. to 5:30p.m., with occasional rotation of 8:00a.m. to 4:30p.m.

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

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.

Functional Statement #: 55943-F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized