Inptatient & Outpatient Pharmacy Technician Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Dynamic Planning and Response•Stanford, CA
•Onsite
About The Position
The Pharmacy Technician will provide excellent care to VA beneficiaries and dependents. Responsibilities include processing, filling, and delivering inpatient medication orders and outpatient prescriptions, utilizing VA computer software (Vista) and pharmacy automation, preparing sterile intravenous (IV) medications (including chemotherapy and hazardous agents) following USP 797 and 800 guidelines, maintaining medication stock and storage, and providing excellent customer service.
Requirements
- PTCB Certified Pharmacy Technician
- Background experience working in hospital pharmacies for inpatient assignment or retail pharmacies for outpatient assignment.
- Experience shall include a 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.
- Proficient in spoken and written English.
- Clear a Tuberculosis (TB) test and pass a basic physical.
- Must have excellent customer service skills.
- Must have proof of US citizenship
Nice To Haves
- 1 year of inpatient background is preferred as a minimum for inpatient roles.
- Outpatient experience needed for OP roles.
- Inpatient experience needed for IP roles.
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- Maintain adequate medication stock and storage within assigned section, and properly handle outdated, deteriorated, and recalled medications.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.
Benefits
- Equal employment opportunities (EEO)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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