Future Opportunity - Pharmacy Technician

Professional Performance Development Group•Fort Meade, MD

14h

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician provides pharmacy services in support of Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center at Fort Meade, Maryland. The role performs a full range of pharmacy technician procedures, including prescription and medication-order processing, dispensing support, inventory and quality-improvement activities, recordkeeping, and patient and healthcare-professional assistance. The technician uses MHS GENESIS and other automated dispensing systems after required Government-provided training and performs duties in accordance with applicable regulations, standard operating procedures, and Joint Commission standards. Duty hours consist of eight-hour shifts specified by the individual clinic. Meal breaks may vary from 30 minutes to one hour and are unpaid. Example shifts are 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., and 9:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.

Requirements

Graduate from a formal pharmacy technician program accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), another formal pharmacy technician program (including technical, hospital, or retail-based training), or a formal U.S. military medical services training program.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Current Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification.
At least one year of experience within the last two years working as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician.

Responsibilities

Perform a full range of pharmacy technician procedures.
Fill new outpatient prescriptions, process refills, and enter orders into required databases.
Support prescription requests from patients and providers, monitor for drug interactions, and report adverse drug reactions.
Conduct quality-improvement tasks, including drug-storage inspections, expired-supply reviews, and preparation of error, workload, and supporting-documentation reports.
Place supply orders, stock and restock shelves, maintain inventory, and produce Not in Stock reports.
Maintain knowledge of pharmaceutical terminology, common drugs, dosage forms, storage and security requirements, and common pharmacy equipment.
Apply pharmaceutical knowledge, including therapeutics, dosage, nomenclature, side effects, interactions, and incompatibilities, and maintain familiarity with outpatient and inpatient drug-distribution systems.
Receive and interpret outpatient prescriptions and inpatient medication orders and assist pharmacists in selecting and preparing medications.
Maintain prescription files and other required records in accordance with applicable regulations and standard operating procedures.
Maintain familiarity with the Military Treatment Facility therapeutic formulary, dispensing policies, and eligibility-for-care requirements.
Account for controlled substances dispensed to the individual tablet, capsule, or similar unit.
Provide drug information to healthcare professionals and patients when requested.
Assist patients in a helpful and courteous manner, explain available options, and recommend fact-based solutions.
Use MHS GENESIS and other automated dispensing systems implemented by the Defense Health Agency after required Government-provided training.
Complete required paperwork and documentation and provide patient care in accordance with applicable Joint Commission standards.
Perform additional administrative or clinical duties as requested to sustain clinic operations and support Joint Commission compliance, including clinic and ward inspections, monitoring supplies and equipment, enforcing clinic standard operating procedures, conducting monthly peer review, and attending staff meetings.
Fulfill Quality Improvement responsibilities by upholding patient-care and practice standards, reviewing and submitting required reports, and completing mandatory training.