Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technician

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major Duties: The incumbent must have knowledge of Pharmacy Service, the Medical Center, VHA, and federal/state regulations/policies and procedures that affect Pharmacy Service: Prescription Processing; Filling; Ward-Stock/Inventory Management; Non-Hazardous Sterile/Extemporaneous Compounding; Automation; Controlled Substances; Dispensing; Procurement; Administrative.

• 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.
• 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.
• Understands and navigates basic automation package functions.
• Performs basic cleaning and maintenance of automation equipment.
• 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.
• Assure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, directives, policies and procedures applying to the dispensing, storage, transfer, inventory and accountability of controlled substances.
• Accurately identify patients and dispense medications appropriately.
• Ability to properly package prescription medications for dispensation.
• Demonstrate ability to accurately navigate and utilize VistA, CPRS, and any other patient databases necessary to perform the job
• Establish patient eligibility status.
• 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.
• Possess working knowledge of drug use and dosage forms available to be able to screen drug orders and assist the pharmacist in solving potential drug related problems.
• 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.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am - 4:30pm

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

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 55943-F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized