Pharmacy Tech II
About The Position
The Pharmacy Technician serves as part of the healthcare team at UVA Health Northern VA Culpeper, collaborating with other team members to provide optimal care. The role supports the pharmacy’s goal of delivering optimal medication management and helping ensure safe, effective, and affordable medication use. The technician is accountable for providing care in accordance with current policies and procedures and must be able to work competently in general and specialized areas of pharmacy practice. The technician fills, prepares, and delivers medications under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist or licensed independent practitioner; helps train new employees; maintains adequate supplies for continuous patient care; processes patient information using appropriate systems; maintains quality in accordance with departmental and legal requirements; and operates pharmacy equipment appropriately. The role also requires knowledge of medication names and their doses and routes of administration, patient interview skills, and effective written and verbal communication with healthcare professionals. Questions or issues outside the technician’s scope of practice must be escalated to a pharmacist or supervisor. Additional duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- At least 18 months of relevant experience, or one year of sterile compounding experience, or one year of employment.
- Commonwealth of Virginia Pharmacy Technician Registration.
- Certification through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (ExCPT); the additional requirements also state technicians must be certified through PTCB or the National Healthcareer Association (NHA), or actively enrolled in pharmacy school, or active in FPGEE or FPGEC.
- Maintain state registration and/or provide evidence of renewal 15 days before expiration.
- Knowledge and application of basic math skills, including ratio and proportion relationships.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
- Basic technology skills.
- Ability to drive or travel to multiple facilities or 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 (trade and generic), doses, routes of administration, and adverse effects.
- Ability to demonstrate patient interview skills and strong written and communication skills with other healthcare professionals.
Responsibilities
- Work competently in general and specialized areas of pharmacy practice.
- Participate in training and onboarding of new employees and team members.
- Fill, prepare, and deliver medications under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist or licensed independent practitioner.
- Follow pharmacy policies and procedures consistently.
- Ensure adequate supplies are available for continuous patient care.
- Triage and escalate questions or issues outside the pharmacy technician’s scope of practice to the staff pharmacist or supervisor as needed.
- Use appropriate systems to process patient information.
- Maintain quality according to departmental and legal requirements.
- Operate pharmacy equipment appropriately.
- Demonstrate patient interview skills and communicate effectively in writing and verbally with other healthcare professionals.
- Respond to service-line requests and inquiries, greet and assist department visitors, and answer incoming telephone calls with accurate information.
- Communicate professionally with coworkers, participate in staff meetings, accommodate team needs, resolve conflicts independently as appropriate, and accept responsibility and feedback.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
- Drive or travel to multiple facilities or locations as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
