Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)

divh2Pharmacy Technician/h2pAnsible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is currently recruiting multiple Pharmacy Technicians to support the VA Maryland Health Care System including the surrounding clinics primarily located at 10 N Greene St, Baltimore, MD 21201. If you accept employment with Ansible, you must also acknowledge that any assigned schedule is subject to change at the direction of either Ansible or its customers./ppAnsible is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Federal customers with solutions in many arenas. Our customers face wide-ranging challenges in the fields of health care, national security, and information technology. To address these challenges, we employ intelligent and committed staff who take care of our customers success as if it is their own./ph3Responsibilities/h3ulliFilling pre-exchange and missing dose orders with the medication and delivery of the medication./liliFilling unit-dose carts as scheduled from the pick list and updated pick list reports including the operation of the unit-dose packaging equipment./liliExchanging unit-dose carts as scheduled./liliAdjusting unit-dose drawers to reflect patient admissions, discharges, and transfers and clarifying patient locations, status, etc. with nursing and medical administration staff./liliAnswering telephone calls and other tasks as assigned./liliPreparing IV admixtures (piggybacks, large volume parenterals and chemotherapy) utilizing aseptic techniques in a timely manner for final check by a Clinical Pharmacist./liliMaintaining pre-determined stock levels./liliUtilizing the VistA computer system to maintain records and produce reports./liliWorking closely with the Lead Technician or Supervisor to respond to changing use patterns and resolve problems./liliUtilizing autogenerated reports to replenish the inpatient automated dispensing cabinets (Omnicell) with sufficient quantities of medication and supplies./liliReplenishing medications and supplies for inpatient units according to on demand orders requested by nursing staff./liliConducting at least monthly inspections of all patient care units and other areas/departments of the medical center and outpatient clinic areas where medications are stored, administered, or dispensed./liliMaintaining proper records of medications and supplies issued to provide data for reports as needed./liliUtilizing the unit dose packaging equipment to prepare unit doses for dispensing through the Inpatient Pharmacy section./liliPreparing labels for repackaged medications including bar codes and specialized labeling, e.g., half-tablet doses, oral liquid syringes, etc., in accordance with applicable laws, requirements of official packaging and established standards of good professional practice./liliPerforming routinely scheduled preventative maintenance and cleaning of the equipment./liliRecording all pertinent information for each medication canister packaged./liliExamining prescriptions and refill requests against computer medication profiles for administrative irregularities (i.e. missing directions, missing VA provider identification, nonformulary medication, etc.) and makes appropriate referrals to a pharmacist. Exercise good judgment regarding referral of problems requiring the professional judgment of a Clinical Pharmacist./liliEntering refill requests into the computer database accurately and efficiently./liliRemoving prescription labels and related documents from computer printers and correlates them by patient. Selects the correct medications and counts the correct quantity when filling manually or using automated equipment when appropriate. Accurately and carefully applies labels to the prepared containers and places the completed orders in trays or bags for the final check by a Clinical Pharmacist./liliVerifying the identification of the patient prior to releasing the medications to the patient at pickup window./liliPreparing packages of completed prescriptions that are designated to be mailed and transporting them to the appropriate area for pick-up./liliOperating the ScriptPro system in the filling of prescriptions and provides preventative maintenance and cleaning of the ScriptPro filling system./li/ulh3Qualifications/h3ulliUS Citizen/liliCertified by the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or certified through NHA/liliMust have at least one-year experience in hospital pharmacy setting (Inpatient or Outpatient)/liliMust be a graduate of an Academic Technician Training Educational Program/liliMust be able to understand how to perform basic mathematical calculations/liliHave basic typing and PC computer skills/liliHave a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate/liliMust read, understand, speak, and write English fluently/liliNo sponsorship available/li/ulpAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran./p/div

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