Pharmacy Technician Inventory Planner - Central Repackaging

Sentara Is Hiring An Inventory Planner/Buyer, Pharmacy Technician

Location: Sentara Independence, 800 Independence Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA, 23455

Status: Full Time (40 Hours/wk)

Shift: Days

Hours: 8 hour shifts rotating between 8:30am-5pm

Sentara Health is launching an innovative Centralized Pharmacy Service Center (CPSC) designed to transform medication distribution across the system. This cutting-edge initiative leverages automation, robotics, and advanced inventory management systems to support acute care facilities with efficiency, accuracy, and safety.

We are seeking a Central Repackaging Pharmacy Technician / Inventory Planner to join the first phase of this groundbreaking project. This unique role combines hands-on technical work with inventory planning responsibilities, making it ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, tech-savvy, and excited to help build new processes from the ground up.

The Pharmacy Tech Inventory Planner performs the inventory management responsibilities for the pharmacy under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist or licensed independent practitioner. Demonstrates ownership of all pharmacy buyer functions.

• Demonstrates advanced technical skills and ownership of the work area
• Demonstrates the ability to competently work independently
• Assumes local and/or system responsibility for assigned tasks
• Participates in the training of new employees
• Provides peer coaching and constructive feedback to other colleagues in a professional and productive manner
• Fills and delivers medications under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist/licensed independent practitioner
• Ensures adequate supplies and medications are available for continuous patient care
• Triages and escalates any questions or issues outside the pharmacy technician's scope of practice as needed.
• Uses appropriate systems for processing patient and financial information
• Ensures quality assurance is maintained according to departmental and legal requirements
• Operates pharmacy equipment appropriately
• Training in Pharmacy Inventory job functions
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

Education:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

Certification/Licensure:

• Virginia Pharmacy Tech License (Required)
• CPhT License (Received through the NHA or PTCB) (Required)

Experience:

• 2 Years of Pharmacy Experience (Required)
• Pharmacy Inventory and Buyer Experience (Preferred)

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career Medical, Dental, Vision plans Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000 Paid Time Off and Sick Leave Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave Emergency Backup Care Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans Life Insurance 401k/403B with Employer Match Tuition Assistance $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education Student Debt Pay Down $10,000 Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development Pet Insurance Legal Resources Plan Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

Sentara Independence provides quality outpatient services to the surrounding community. The facility includes an ambulance-accessible emergency room that is supported by board-certified physicians. Sentara Independence houses state-of-the-art medical equipment and highly-skilled physicians and staff. Sentara Independence is now an extension of the quality services at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital including advanced imaging and physical therapy.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.