Pharmacy Technician - Certified - Temporary position

VENESCO, LLC•Newport News, VA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Venesco, LLC is a government contractor providing Healthcare, IT, Research & Development and other services to government agencies. Venesco prioritizes employee connectedness and work life balance. Our field employees are highly valued members of the Venesco team. Venesco, LLC is hiring Pharmacy Technicians to provide services at McDonald Army Health Center, Fort Eustis, VA. This position is a temporary backfill for 8-12 weeks. This could grow into a long term position. Pharmacy Technicians will care for the needs of active-duty service members and their dependents. This is a great opportunity to give back to those who serve our country! Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package offered. Hours: Pharmacy Technicians will work an 8- or 10-hour shift between 6:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Requirements

Certificate/ Graduate from a formal pharmacy technician program accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) or a formal pharmacy technician program (i.e., technical, hospital, or retail-based program) or a formal medical services training program of the United States Military.
One year of experience as a pharmacy technician after graduation. A minimum of 24 months experience within the preceding 36 months as a Pharmacy Technician. At least six (6) of the 24 months of experience must be performed immediately prior to performing services under this task order.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers and Pharmacy Technician Certifying Board (PTCB) certification.

Responsibilities

Perform a full range of pharmacy technician procedures.
Perform pharmaceutical dispensing duties including filling new outpatient prescriptions, refilling prescriptions, and entering orders into databases.
Perform information consultation duties including supporting new and refill prescriptions, supporting patient requests, supporting physician’s requests, monitoring for drug interactions, and reporting adverse drug reactions.
Perform quality improvement duties including performing drug storage inspection, reviewing expired supplies, and producing error and workload reports and documentation.
Perform supply process duties including placing new orders, stocking/restocking shelves, inventory maintenance, producing not in stock reports.
Perform efficiently in Basic Life Support patient situations following established protocols, remain calm, inform appropriate persons, and efficiently document events. Anticipate potential problems/emergencies and make appropriate interventions. Notify supervisor, director, or other designated person regarding problems that the HCW is unable to manage.
Actively participate in the command’s Performance Improvement Program. Participate in meetings to review and evaluate care provided to patients, identify opportunities for improvement in the care delivered, and recommend corrective action when concerns exist.
Attend and participate in various meetings as directed.
Participate in clinical staff Performance Improvement (PI) and Risk Management (RM) functions, as prescribed by the Department Head.
Exercise appropriate clinical delegation of tasks and duties in the direction and coordination of health care team members, patient care, and clinic activities.
Maintain documentation of all treatment provided in accordance with clinical directives and prepare records and reports as required. All records and reports must be legible. Abbreviations must be only those listed as approved by local/organizational instructions/regulations/protocols.