Pharmacy Technician

Description

HCA Solutions is currently seeking qualified individuals to work as Pharmacy Technicians within the Meds by Mail area of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Dublin, GA. This is a contracted full-time position. 

Description of Duties

• Ordering, stocking, storing, and dispensing of prescription and non-prescription medications while demonstrating knowledge of the budgetary guidelines and Formulary constraints.
• Maintain pharmacy areas in a clean and orderly fashion consistent with departmental safety and sanitation guidelines.
• Maintaining stock of up-to-date medications (checking for outdates per policy) in the main pharmacy, satellite camp, both crash carts, emergency bags and Automated Dispensing Systems.
• Maintaining stock of forms as needed and updating Pill Line/Restricted Medication Administration records for inmates as well as filing Medication Administration Record’s into the Medical Record.
• Will prepare unit dose or pre-packaged medications.
• Complete and maintain competency as indicated by ability to complete the Pharmacy Competency Module while maintaining knowledge of Formulary and any changes to this document.
• Maintain the narcotics count along with the needle and syringe inventories.
• Maintain and re-stock adequate supplies for the Pyxis machine, and perform audits of Pyxis machine.
• Possess a working knowledge and maintain technical computer skills pertaining to pharmacy issues.
• Must participate in Improving Organizational Performance Data and Quality Assurance Activities as directed by the BOP Pharmacist or HSA.
• Perform minor clerical duties; such as use of electronic medical record, computer documentation and scheduling, scanning documents, filing, typing, call-outs, institutional memorandums, answering phones, scheduling patients and maintaining stock records.

Requirements

Education and Experience

• Must have completed a formal Pharmacy Training Program with at least six months of course credit and/or internship satisfactorily completed
• Must have at least 1 year of Pharmacy Technician experience
• Have a current CPR certification
• Proof of current TB Test within the last year
• Proof of all current vaccinations including COVID