PRN Pharmacy Technician

DHRM•Roanoke, VA

About The Position

The PRN Pharmacy Technician supports pharmacy operations at the Davis & McDaniel Vet Care Ctr. The role delivers medications and supplies to nursing units, maintains medication and supply inventory, enters orders and resident information, fills and packages medication orders, and supports medication-cart operations. The technician also processes pharmaceutical orders and returns, maintains pharmacy records and logs, and provides routine clerical and front-desk support. Nursing-unit and medication-cart inspections are performed as assigned by the Pharmacy Manager. The position may also be required to assist the agency or state government during an emergency declaration by the Governor.

Requirements

Clerical experience.
Computer experience.

Responsibilities

Acts as a courier between the Pharmacy Department and Nursing Units, delivering medications, supplies, and devices and picking up orders.
Restocks, organizes, and inventories medications and supplies throughout the facility.
Ensures medications are stored properly and checks expiration dates on nursing units and in the pharmacy.
Enters medication orders and resident information to update resident medication profiles in the computer database.
Enters required information for new admissions, including patient information and drug orders.
Fills medication orders and reorders for residents.
Processes charges and credits for medications, supplies, and devices.
Generates packing lists and filling lists.
Refills medication carts from fill lists and performs manual cart exchanges every two weeks for each of the three nursing units.
Prepares and packages medication and maintains a log for repackaged medications.
Maintains medications in the STAT box, emergency box, and IV start box.
Places orders with wholesalers and manufacturers and processes received items to verify product, quantity, price, storage, and expiration dates.
Returns recalled, expired, or overstocked medications to wholesalers or manufacturers.
Reviews, sorts, and files materials, including confidential information.
Maintains departmental records, files, notebooks, and references.
Handles departmental mail and correspondence.
Greets visitors, receives incoming calls, screens them, and makes appropriate referrals.
Performs nursing-unit and medication-cart inspections as assigned by the Pharmacy Manager.
Performs other duties within the Pharmacy Department's mission as needed and may assist the agency or state government during an emergency declaration by the Governor.