Pharmacy Coordinator Controlled Substance Diversion Surveillance
About The Position
We are welcoming a new era in healthcare where achieving good health is just the beginning. At UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper, we believe in caring for the whole person by getting to know – and making connections with – our patients. By combining the talent and expertise of our people, the breadth of capabilities across our system, and our commitment to helping our communities get better and stay healthy, we are improving the patient experience. As a UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper team member, you will have a voice in patient care decisions, support the most advanced medical technologies and feel a strong sense of satisfaction from making a difference in people’s lives every day.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required
- 2 years of experience as a certified Pharmacy Technician.
- Commonwealth of Virginia Pharmacy Technician Registration is required.
- Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (ExCPT) required
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates advanced technical skills and ownership for the work area
- Ability to coordinate diversion surveillance activities and personnel
- Applies professional knowledge, advanced technical skills, and ownership while working in the specialized area of the pharmacy
- Triages and escalates any questions or issues outside the pharmacy technician scope of practice to the supervisor as needed
- Ensures quality assurance is maintained according to departmental and legal requirements
- Conducts audits of inventories of automated dispensing cabinets and manual logs, administration and wasting documentation, and user access.
- Audits receiving procedures and filing for all controlled medication shipments and invoices.
- Reviews and follows up on regularly processed reports dealing with controlled substances as well as analyzing trends or issues.
- Participates in applicable committees and Drug Diversion Response Team.
- Maintains specialized acumen in technology and diversion software program for comprehensive auditing and reporting.
- Collaborates with pharmacy, nursing, and physician leaders to ensure controlled substance regulatory compliance is met.
- Participates in medication safety event reviews related to controlled substance handling
- Reviews and interprets data from multiple sources including, but not limited to, EMR documentation, automated dispensing cabinet systems, and any other information deemed pertinent.
- Ability to interpret regulations, rules, and laws to remain current on knowledge of regulatory standards for controlled substances
- In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
