Pharmacy Tech II - Certified

UVA Community Health•Manassas, VA

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About The Position

This is a full-time pharmacy technician position working alternating AM/PM schedule with occasional 3rd-shift coverage; every other weekend plus holidays. The position requires cross-training for all functions of a pharmacy technician within the department. ABOUT US 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. The Pharmacy vision is to deliver optimal medication management across all dimensions of care, every time. Each pharmacy team member is essential in ensuring that UVA Health Northern VA Culpeper Pharmacy exists to ensure safe, effective, and affordable medication use in our communities, one person at a time. The Pharmacy Technician serves as a part of the healthcare team at UVA Health Northern VA Culpeper and collaborates with other team members, to provide optimal care. The Technician accepts responsibility, authority, and accountability for management and provision of care in accordance with the current policies and procedures. The Pharmacy Technician is able to demonstrates the ability to competently work in different general and specialized areas of pharmacy practice.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required.
18 months minimum of relevant experience, 1 year of sterile compounding experience, or 1 year of employment required.
Commonwealth of Virginia Pharmacy Technician Registration is required.
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (ExCPT) required.
State Registration and/or evidence of renewal is required for both Pharmacists and Technicians fifteen days prior to expiration and Technicians are required to be either certified through Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), National Healthcareer Association (NHA) or be actively enrolled in pharmacy school or be active in Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) or Foreign Pharmacy Equivalency Certification (FPGEC).
Considerable knowledge and application of basic math skills, including ratio and proportion relationships; strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to follow verbal and written instructions. Basic technology skills.
Other duties as outline in UVA Health Northern VA Culpeper and facility specific policies and procedures.
Ability to drive/travel to multiple facilities/locations as needed.
Ability to work as part of a high performing, change ready and resilient team.

Nice To Haves

Considerable knowledge of medication names (both trade and generic) and their doses, routes of administration, and adverse effects; the ability to demonstrate patient interview skills and strong written and communication skills with other healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate the ability to competently work in general and specialized areas of the pharmacy practice
Participate in the training of new employees
Fill, prepare, and deliver medications under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist/licensed independent practitioner.
Consistently follows policy and procedures
Ensuring adequate supplies are available for continuous patient care
Triages and escalate any questions or issues outside the pharmacy technician’s scope of practice to the staff pharmacist or supervisor as needed
Use appropriate systems for processing of patient information
Ensure quality is maintained according to departmental and legal requirements
Appropriately operate pharmacy equipment.
Maintains considerable knowledge of medication names (both trade and generic) and their doses, routes of administration,
Demonstrate patient interview skills and strong written and communication skills with other healthcare professionals.
In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be required.