Pharmacy Technician in Training

Sentara is hiring a Pharmacy Technician Trainee for Sentara Norfolk General, in Norfolk, Virginia.
Shift: Full Time (40 hours) Rotating Shift QUALIFICATIONS: Current Pharmacy Technician Trainee License REQUIRED Prior Pharmacy Technician experience preferred WHO SENTARA IS Sentara is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina based not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that has been in business for over 131 years.
Offering more than 500 sites of care including 12 hospitals, PACE (Elder Care), home health, hospice, medical groups, imaging services, therapy, outpatient surgery centers, and an 858,000 member health plan.
The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara “Employer of Choice” for over ten years.
U.
S.
News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years.
Sentara offers professional development and a continued employment philosophy! Benefits: Sentara offers an attractive array of full-time benefits to include Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Sick, Parental and Caregiver Leave, Educational Assistance, Emergency Back-Up Care and other family benefits, a 401k/403B with matching funds, 401a, Performance Plus Bonus, Career Advancement Opportunities, Work Perks, and more.
Our success is supported by a family-friendly culture that encourages community involvement and creates unlimited opportunities for development and growth.
We welcome you to be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity.
Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve! Qualifications: Virginia Pharmacy Technician license REQUIRED 1 year Pharmacy Technician experience preferred Prior hospital experience strongly preferred.
Working knowledge of: Therigy, Epic, MckessonRX, Jiva, and Microsoft Teams strongly preferred.
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Responsible for managing the drug distribution system and providing technical support in all aspects of the delivery of safe, effective, patient focused and cost efficient drug therapy.
Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist.
Safety/Quality Improvement Responsibilities: Identifies and reports potential or adverse drug events to the pharmacist and works proactively to prevent medication errors.
Improves the safety of high-alert medications by ensuring that appropriate storage and application of proper warning labels are placed on high-risk medications.
Identifies and seeks appropriate drug savings when possible.
Follows safety policies and procedures in the preparation of all medications and in the disposal of all hazardous and non- hazardous wastes generated during medication preparation.
Ensures departmental compliance with accreditation, legal, regulatory and safety requirements.
Assists with training new staff and verifies when department checklist is completed.
Completes assigned peer evaluations.
Medication distribution responsibilities: Manages all aspects of the medication distribution system.
Follows established procedures to deter theft and or drug diversion.
Follows established procedures for maintaining record of controlled substances received, stored, dispensed or removed from inventory.
Follows established procedures for removing from inventory expired, recalled, or discontinued pharmaceuticals.
Troubleshoots ADC issues.
Prepares medication for distribution including patient specific medications and ADC restock for delivery under pharmacist supervision following appropriate age specific guidelines and procedures for packaging, labeling and storage.
Technical responsibilities: Receives and screens medication requests for completeness including assessment for turn-around time requirements.
Understands the formulary and non-formulary medication process.
Assists the pharmacist in collecting, organizing and evaluating information for patient care, drug utilization evaluation and departmental management.
Prepacks medications.
Compounds non-sterile products under pharmacist supervision following appropriate age specific guidelines using proper techniques, equipment and/or devices.
Legibly documents required information when compounding sterile/non-sterile products.
Completes ADD audits.
Inventory control responsibilities: Purchases pharmaceuticals, devices and supplies.
Correctly stores and labels all pharmaceuticals.
Maintains inventory of drug stocks and supplies.
Manages inventory to maintain dynamic working inventory.
Manages recalls and pharmaceutical returns and maintains appropriate records.
Maintains STAT and Emergency boxes.
Receives and puts away daily order.
Enrollment in an approved pharmacy technician training program is required.
Registered as a Pharmacy Technician in Training with the State of Virginia is required.
Registered with the State Board of Pharmacy as a technician in training.
NC interns do not require state registration.
Employee is required to pass a national certification examination and register as a pharmacy technician with the State Board of Pharmacy.
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