Pharmacy Tech/Student Pharmacist

Ansible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is currently recruiting multiple Pharmacists 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.

Ansible 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.

Shall provide customer services or customer support services that include (but not limited to): Shall provide vaccine handling, distribution, and administration support services per pharmacy regulations or guidance, that include:

Receiving vaccine when delivered from medical center.

coordinate with medical staff regarding number of patients and when patients are scheduled to receive doses in order to minimize “waste”; and document and report pertinent/required information regarding vaccine preparation and usage daily.

Administering vaccinations, when necessary, and in accordance with pharmacy regulations and/or guidance.

Reconstituting, preparing, and compounding commercial, non-routine and/or special formulation parenteral admixtures by means of adhering to current USP 797/800 standards.

Preparing antineoplastic preparations (Chemo) and total parenteral nutritional solutions (TPNs) after training and competency is documented.

Reviewing and evaluating laboratory data (e.g. electrolytes) and the medical charts of patients on TPN in the event adjustments are necessary in the formulation of the TPN prescribed by the provider.

Checking IV admixtures prepared by pharmacy technicians, Pharmacy students and other nonlicensed personnel.

Conducting weekly inventory of controlled substances stored in the IV room Omnicell

Shall provide outpatient window order processing/counseling services that include (but not limited to)

Positively identifying the patient presenting to the pharmacy for prescription processing according to VAMHCS policy. The pharmacist is to have the patient state their full name and last four numbers of their Social Security Number AND their date of birth.

Reviewing the patient’s narrative field to verify approval for non-formulary medications and/or any other restrictions.

Consulting patients, providing information and answering questions regarding their drug regimen, which includes advising patients of potential drug-related or health-related conditions which may develop from the use of the medication for which the patient should seek additional medical care as appropriate.

Obtaining information from patients regarding the use of any non-VA provided medications or herbal products and documenting this information into CPRS and verifying any non-VA provided entries that are duplicating any VA provided medication.

US Citizen

Must be a graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited college or School of Pharmacy with a baccalaureate degree in Pharmacy (BS Pharmacy) and/or a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.Sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders during the work shift

Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist

All 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.