Pharmacy Technician (Care in the Community)

Department of Veterans Affairs-posted 21 days ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Onsite • Dallas, TX
5,001-10,000 employees
Administration of Human Resource Programs
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The Primary Purpose of the Position is: To provide a broad range of professional and clinical pharmacy support in a complex and geographically vast health care system. The incumbent is responsible for the receiving, assessing for appropriateness, and processing of all authorized Care in the Community prescriptions for approval by the Care in the Community clinical pharmacist. The Care in the Community pharmacy technician will provide a broad range of professional and clinical pharmacy support in a complex and geographically vast health care system. The incumbent is responsible for the receiving, assessing for appropriateness, and processing of all Care in the Community prescriptions for the approval by the Care in the Community clinical pharmacist. The pharmacy technician assists the Care in the Community Clinical Pharmacist in all daily tasks concerning Care in the Community prescribed prescriptions. Associate duties will fall under one of the assigned areas: Care in the Community Prescription Support, Controlled Substance Care in the Community Prescription Support, Telephone Triage and Administrative.

  • Receives faxed, mailed, electronically prescribed, or delivered prescriptions written by Care in the Community providers (including state veterans nursing home) and documents all received prescriptions in CPRS and/or Care in the Community workflow file.
  • Reviews Tri-west/Optum and CPRS to determine authorization of Care in the Community by the North Texas VA Healthcare System.
  • Communicates with patients concerning prescriptions received from unauthorized provider visits and handles prescriptions appropriately, whether forwarding to primary care provider or returning to patient.
  • Reviews authorized prescriptions for appropriateness using pharmacy technician knowledge, as well as knowledge concerning the national drug formulary and local VA formulary requirements.
  • Accurately interprets, fills, and prepares prescriptions with appropriate medications and/or medical supplies for pharmacist verification of outpatient prescription orders, inpatient orders, and clinic orders as required per policy.
  • Dispense medications to patients and/or other healthcare professionals post final verification by a pharmacist as required per policy.
  • Respond to questions from pharmacy and non-pharmacy personnel about drug distribution.
  • Provide patient education on topics like the refill process and relay questions outside of technician scope to the pharmacist.
  • Assembles prescriptions properly with the correct drug, strength, quantity, auxiliary labels, and prescription labels for window dispensing and mail delivery post pharmacist verification.
  • Follows procedures for filing medications and assures that the correct medication is filled by using bar code scanning on stock bottles.
  • Supports automation by manually completing prescriptions not processed through the automation dispensing machine.
  • Assures the timely completion of all prescriptions.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work environment, ensuring that all items are stored in their designated places.
  • Assists in training and orientation of new staff technicians, interns, and students. Assumes an active role in the overall pharmacy-training program.
  • Exhibit adaptability in varied circumstances to enhance group productivity.
  • Perform duties of various technician levels, assisting as needed.
  • Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
  • Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
  • Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
  • Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
  • Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
  • Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
  • Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
  • Telework: Ad-Hoc as determined by the service.
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