Pharmacy Technician

Virginia Information Technologies Agency • Richmond, VA

3d

About The Position

This position serves as a Pharmacy Technician, front-line employee within the
centralized pharmacy, and provides critical support to the daily operations
within the pharmacy. This position assists pharmacists in the dispensing of
prescriptions in support of agency programs and missions, some of which are
mandated by the Code of Virginia. The Division of Pharmacy Services (DPS)
performs critical functions for VDH by ensuring the timely delivery of
prescribed medications, bulk medications, and vaccines to Local Health
Departments (LHDs) in addition to supporting programs/agencies that are largely
state and federally supported. The incumbent of this position handles,
transcribes and fills prescriptions for state and federally funded programs;
screens for patient eligibility and performs database look-ups; provides
consultation and answers questions regarding the coordination of benefits;
ordering; storage and handling of pharmaceuticals for LHDs and medication access
sites; assists with inventory replacement programs for multiple pharmacies; may
conduct medication access site visits, ensuring compliance with federal and
state laws and regulations; may prepare audit and site visit reports; assists in
the submission and adjudication of retroactive third-party billing; repackages
and compounds non-sterile drugs; troubleshoots and maintains the pharmacy
automated dispensing machines; assists in the ordering and management of
pharmaceutical inventory and supplies; handles returns; generates reports;
processes, fills and ships bulk and vaccine orders to LHDs. Performs additional
administrative, shipping and operational duties as assigned.

The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental,
vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457
Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave.

Requirements

• Licensure as a Certified Pharmacy Technician in the Commonwealth of Virginia
• Experience adjudicating third-party claims
• Experience managing pharmaceutical inventory
• Experience assisting pharmacist with dispensing drugs by preparing pharmacy labels and prescriptions
• Experience entering data into a prescription/patient pharmacy data management system

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a pharmacy
• Experience repackaging medications
• Experience with QS/1 or PioneerRx database and/or Oracle/Cerner electronic health record
• Experience working in a public health setting

Responsibilities

• Assists pharmacists in the dispensing of prescriptions
• Handles, transcribes and fills prescriptions for state and federally funded programs
• Screens for patient eligibility and performs database look-ups
• Provides consultation and answers questions regarding the coordination of benefits
• Assists with inventory replacement programs for multiple pharmacies
• May conduct medication access site visits, ensuring compliance with federal and state laws and regulations
• May prepare audit and site visit reports
• Assists in the submission and adjudication of retroactive third-party billing
• Repackages and compounds non-sterile drugs
• Troubleshoots and maintains the pharmacy automated dispensing machines
• Assists in the ordering and management of pharmaceutical inventory and supplies
• Handles returns
• Generates reports
• Processes, fills and ships bulk and vaccine orders to LHDs
• Performs additional administrative, shipping and operational duties as assigned

Benefits

• 12 paid holidays
• medical
• dental
• vision and life insurance
• retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan)
• sick leave
• family/personal leave
• annual leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees