Pharmacy Technician - Chesapeake County, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs

Description

Summary

The Pharmacy Technician (Controlled Substance) typically carry out the full range of technical support functions to include processing and filling outpatient prescriptions for scheduled and non-scheduled federal legend drugs and medical devices, over-the-counter products and supply items; inpatient and distribution of unit dose medications and ward stock items and intravenous admixtures including cytotoxic chemotherapy.

Duties

VA Careers - Pharmacy:

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Pharmacy Technician:

The North Battlefield VA Outpatient Clinic (NBVAOPC) is scheduled to open in November of 2024. Those hired for these positions will be required to work at the VA Medical Center or one of the other CBOCs (management determination based on need) until the NBVAOPC opens.

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Routinely performs inspections of assigned areas, checking for outdates, over or under stocked items, condition of products, maintaining all pharmacy areas and equipment in a clean, neat, and organized fashion.
• Actively participate in stock management activities including but not limited to inventories, stock rotation, proper storage, maintenance of stock storage, maintenance of stock storage areas, processing of return goods, etc.
• Maintains quality control records for extemporaneously compounded products and pre-pack items.
• Correctly processes and labels drugs, pre-pack items, bulk supplies, etc. Properly operates all equipment in the assigned area(s) in an efficient manner.
• Functions as first-line telephone contact for patients, providers and/or the public. Addresses telephone requests in a timely and courteous fashion, processing, for example, refill request, etc. Forwards calls beyond the technician's scope to a pharmacist or supervisor.
• Properly processes, fills and package outpatient prescriptions for window and mail efficiently to achieve a thirty-minute window waiting time and two-day mail turnaround time.
• Dispenses medications at the outpatient window after using two methods of verifying identity of the patient/caregiver, providing special assistance to those with increased need.
• Prepares and fills orders/prescriptions for controlled substances for final pharmacist verification in outpatient settings and for restocking of automated dispensing cabinets in clinic and inpatient areas of use.
• Regularly complies with agency, federal or other pertinent regulations, policies and procedures as related to controlled substances.
• Performs controlled substance inventories in all controlled substance vaults in pharmacy in accordance with VA policies and frequencies
• Maintains stock levels of all items necessary to ensure efficient drug distribution, maximizing inventory turns and minimizing on hand stock (just-in-time inventory) to ensure efficient utilization of resources. Perform various functions associated with procurement inventory of drugs solutions, supplies, disposables, and equipment.
• Interacts with a wide variety of staff and demonstrates sensitivity to and an understanding of their needs by taking ownership of the problem and adopting the customer's needs as their own.
• Performs other duties as assigned to meet the clinical needs of the facility.

Work Schedule: Work hours vary depending on the needs of the service.

Recruitment Incentive (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 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

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)

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report: Not required