Certified Pharmacy Technician

NEEDED: Certified Pharmacy Technician

LOCATION:13777 Air Expressway Boulevard, Victorville, California

SCHEDULE: Monday – Friday, between 6:00 AM – 7:00 PM, 7 hours per day (not to exceed 35 hours per week).

QUALIFICATIONS:

• At a minimum, must have a medical/technical background obtained through education or on the job training in the pharmaceutical field and be a high school graduate or equivalent.
• Must have experience working as a Pharmacy Technician for a least one (1) year or have a Certificate of training for Pharmacy Technician services.
• College level training in the sciences and mathematics and past correctional experience is desirable but is not required.
• Must be certified or licensed in the State of California.
• Shall provide proof of CPR certification
• Evidence acceptable to the Clinical Director of recent testing for immunity to Tuberculosis or other communicable disease.

JOB DUTIES:

• Reading and interpreting prescriptions and medications orders written by medical staff, selection and retrieval of medications of correct strength and dosage from prescribed, transcribing prescription data to labels using computer systems, preparing prescriptions for review by a BOP/PHS Pharmacist prior to dispensing and giving pertinent patient instructions when appropriate.
• Will not fill, issue and/or deal in any way with DEA controlled substances but can be responsible for administering medications via directly observed treatment upon proper orientation by the Pharmacist.
• Assist the Pharmacist in ensuring that only medications listed in the approved BOP Formulary are dispensed
• Ensure that request for Non-formulary Medications is initiated and submitted to the Pharmacist for approval.
• Should be proficient in maintaining adequate inventories of all medications and medical supplies.
• Prepare the proper paperwork for replenishment of inventory, as well as maintaining an expiration date log to ensure that no outdated or expired stock remains in the inventory.
• Assist in updating patient education literature, assisting in improvement of performance studies and assist the Pharmacist in meeting policy guidelines for the inmates.
• Prepare recommended supply lists to order pharmaceuticals, maintain the pharmacy areas in a clean and orderly fashion, maintain stock of appropriate forms utilized in the pharmacy department, and shall in the absence of the Pharmacist maintain the pharmacy operations, within guidelines governing the duties of the Pharmacy Technician.
• Prescriptions must be verified by a pharmacist prior to dispensing or distribution to the inmate population.
• Pharmacy Technician should be able to accurately input a minimum of 25 prescriptions per hour.
• May engage in technician-check-technician (TCT) functions in the pharmacy, as allowable.
• Checking unit dose fill carts, checking medications that have been legally repackaged into unit dose form.
• Checking stock prepared for addition to inventory for automated medication dispensing cabinets, performing the visual check of medications being dispensed, and/or performing verification procedures for an automated dispensing robot.

BENEFITS: Competitive hourly pay rate, accrued vacation, accrued sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays, 401K opportunity, and healthcare benefits contributions.