PRN Pharmacy Technician

Virginia Information Technologies Agency • Roanoke, VA

4d • $15 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as a PRN Pharmacy Technician, also referred to as a Direct Service Associate II, within the Department of Veterans Services at the Davis & McDaniel Vet Care Center. The role involves a range of responsibilities focused on medication and supply management, data entry, and general pharmacy support. The position requires clerical and computer experience and operates within a specific pay band and hiring range.

Requirements

• Clerical experience
• Computer experience

Responsibilities

• Acts as a courier between the Pharmacy Department and Nursing Units, delivering medication, supplies, and devices, and picking up orders.
• Restocks, organizes, and inventories medications and supplies throughout the facility.
• Ensures medications are stored properly and checks expiration dates on nursing units.
• Enters medication orders and resident information to update the resident medication profile computer database.
• Enters all required information for new admissions, including patient information and drug orders.
• Fills medication orders/reorders for residents.
• Performs proper charges and credits for medications, supplies, and devices.
• Generates packing lists and filling lists.
• Refills medication cart supply from fill list.
• Performs manual cart exchanges every two weeks for each of the 3 nursing units.
• Prepares and packages medication.
• Maintains a log for repackaging medications.
• Maintains STAT box, emergency box, and IV start box medications.
• Places orders with wholesalers and manufacturers and processes items received to assure correct product, quantity, price, proper storage, and checks expiration dates.
• Returns recalled, out-of-date, or overstocked medications to the wholesaler or manufacturer.
• Ensures medications are stored properly and checks/maintains expiration dates in the pharmacy.
• Reviews, sorts, and files a variety of materials, including confidential information.
• Maintains departmental records, files, notebooks, and references.
• Handles departmental mail and correspondence.
• Greets visitors and receives incoming telephone calls, screening them and making appropriate referrals to staff or departments.
• Performs other assigned duties within the Pharmacy department’s mission and as situations warrant to meet the overall needs of the facility.
• Conducts Nursing Unit and Med cart inspections as assigned by the Pharmacy Manager.
• May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

Benefits

• Confirmation of receipt when application/résumé is submitted successfully.
• Information on checking application status via 'Your Application' in account.
• Information regarding Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion and alternative hiring process for individuals with disabilities.
• Information regarding Veteran status and disability documentation for alternative hiring process.
• Contact information for inquiries.

What This Job Offers

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