Weekends

Mary Washington Healthcare•Fredericksburg, VA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician will assist the Pharmacist to provide drug distribution and clinical services to patients in a safe, responsible and professional manner. This position must demonstrate a commitment of quality service to our patients, the public, and our co-workers. Essential functions include completing quality assurance logs, operating robotic dispensing systems, preparing medications for automated dispensing machines, packaging unit dose medications, preparing, delivering, and exchanging unit dose medications, operating pneumatic tube delivery devices, restocking medication boxes, specialized trays/kits, and crash carts. The technician will also operate controlled substance dispensing machines, handle controlled substances, restock dispensing machines, prepare sterile products using aseptic technique, assist in preparing total parenteral nutrition (TPN) solutions, prepare cytotoxic agents, handle hazardous materials, enter charges and credits into the pharmacy computer system, and assist in orienting and training other technicians.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Virginia Board of Pharmacy technician registration.
Strong interpersonal skills required.
Strong mathematical skills required.
Ability to work with computers.
Ability to work in a versatile environment and manage multi-task demands.

Nice To Haves

Current PTCB certification preferred.
Previous work experience (minimum of 1 year) at a pharmacy in appropriate settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

Completes quality assurance logs consistently (i.e. refrigerator/freezer temperature, medication room inspections, hood cleaning).
Performs the following duties of the unit dose delivery system: Operates the robotic dispensing system and troubleshoots and handles the robots functions.
Prepares medications for delivery to automated dispensing machines.
Packages unit dose medications.
Prepares, delivers, and exchanges unit dose medications.
Operates the pneumatic tube delivery device.
Restocks medication boxes, specialized trays/kits (i.e. RSI, EMS Narcotic, etc.) and crash carts.
Operates the controlled substance dispensing machine and handles controlled substances in accordance with the department’s policies and state and federal laws.
Restocks dispensing machines accurately, timely, and in accordance with the department’s policies.
Prepares sterile products using aseptic technique and documents processes in compliance with the department’s policies and procedures.
Assists in the preparation of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) solutions.
Prepares cytotoxic agents in compliance with the department’s safety procedures.
Handles hazardous materials in compliance with the department’s safety procedures.
Enters charges and all credits accurately into the pharmacy computer system.
Assists in orienting and training technicians as assigned.
Performs other duties as assigned.