Pharmacy Technician (Inpatient Experience Preferred)

Dynamic Planning and Response • Stanford, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Dynamic Planning & Response is a values-based culture that is committed to going above and beyond for our clients. We are confident you will experience a rewarding work environment that will help you advance in your career. While we work with several branches of the military, you don’t have to be connected to the military yourself — you just need to share our passion for serving these communities.
As VA Pharmacy Technician, you will provide excellent care to VA beneficiaries and dependents. Your tasks include the following services:
Process, fill, and deliver inpatient medication orders and outpatient prescriptions for the assigned section.
Utilize relevant VA computer software applications including the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (Vista) and pharmacy automation in completing daily functions.
Prepare sterile intravenous (IV) medications, including chemotherapy and hazardous agents, and perform required IV room maintenance, quality/environmental control monitoring, and record keeping per United States Pharmacopeia (U.S.P.) 797 and 800 guidelines, departmental policies and procedures.
Maintain adequate medication stock and storage within assigned section, and properly handle outdated, deteriorated, and recalled medications.
Provide excellent customer service to patients, family members, caregivers, visitors and others within the organization.

Requirements

• 1 year of inpatient background is preferred as a minimum!
• Background experience working in hospital pharmacies for inpatient assignment or retail pharmacies for outpatient assignment.
• Basic knowledge of pharmaceutical nomenclature; characteristics, strengths, and dosage forms of pharmaceuticals; pharmaceutical systems of weights and measures; and the variety of procedures and techniques involved in the care, storage, repackaging, bulk compounding, and distribution of pharmaceuticals.
• Certification by the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
• Proficient in spoken and written English.
• Clear a Tuberculosis (TB) test
• Pass a basic physical
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Proof of US citizenship

Nice To Haves

• Inpatient Experience Preferred

Responsibilities

• Process, fill, and deliver inpatient medication orders and outpatient prescriptions for the assigned section.
• Utilize relevant VA computer software applications including the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (Vista) and pharmacy automation in completing daily functions.
• Prepare sterile intravenous (IV) medications, including chemotherapy and hazardous agents, and perform required IV room maintenance, quality/environmental control monitoring, and record keeping per United States Pharmacopeia (U.S.P.) 797 and 800 guidelines, departmental policies and procedures.
• Maintain adequate medication stock and storage within assigned section, and properly handle outdated, deteriorated, and recalled medications.
• Provide excellent customer service to patients, family members, caregivers, visitors and others within the organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed