What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Technician (Backend) position at RemX?
**Registered Technicians in Virginia ONLY**
As a national leader in long term care pharmacy services, we are urgently seeking 4 Backend Pharmacy Technicians to join our team in Vinton, VA.
Pay: $19/hr
Schedule:
- 8am - 4pm
- 9am - 6pm
- 12pm - 9pm
Duration: 3 months with possible extension and perm opportunities
Job Summary:
Assists with drug preparation and dispensing under the direct supervision of a Pharmacist and in accordance with state pharmacy regulations. Performs at least one higher level pharmacy technician responsibility in addition to filling prescriptions, such as Control Room, MTS (prepack machines), inventory control (purchasing), data entry, IVs, servicing facility-based medication dispensing machines).
Reports To: Lead Tech; Tech Supervisor; Pharmacy, Operations Manager, Pharmacy Director
Job Duties:
- Fills prescription items, as permitted by the State Board of Pharmacy, packaging medications for dispensing and for delivery, meeting the accuracy and productivity standards of the pharmacy
- Labels products appropriately, including cautionary or auxiliary labels
- Participates in the periodic inventory of the pharmacy
- May check in drugs and supplies, stock shelves and remove out-of-date items from the inventory
- Prepares medications including emulsions, liquids, powders and ointments, which may include non-sterile compounding
- Communicates with internal and external customers in a pleasant and professional manner
- May process returned medications from the facility for credit or destruction
- Assists in the training of new employees
- Also performs at least one of the following:
- Works in the Controlled Drugs (Narcotics) Room;
- Works with automated machine to prepack drugs;
- Manages inventory functions such as monitoring pharmaceutical levels and identify expired medications, managing to the pharmacy standard for Days on Hand;
- Inputs patient data and medication orders into a computer system to produce labels (data entry);
- Mixes/packages IV medications, sanitizes IV room, equipment and hood
- Services facility-based medication dispensing machines (e.g., RxNow)
- Performs other tasks as assigned
- Need to be State Registered as a Pharmacy Technician in Virginia!!
- Looking for dependable, productive, professional personnel with strong sense of urgency and someone who is able to work any shift during the operating hours
- Experience in a pharmacy setting and medical terminology
- Computer literate
- Ability to recognize and identify medications.
- Goal oriented, team player, effective oral communication.
- Long Term Care pharmacy experience is a plus
**Email me at kage.moraka@remx.com if interested**
