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Pharmacy TechnicianDepartment of Veterans Affairs • Birmingham, AL, United States
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Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technician

Department of Veterans Affairs • Birmingham, AL, United States
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The Pharmacy Controlled Substance / Automation Technician is certified, highly specialized technician and is responsible for the first line management of all controlled substances handled by the pharmacy for the assigned area. Mandated accountability and control of scheduled drugs makes this a particularly sensitive position that is considered critical by all levels of management. The incumbent must also have expert understanding of the complexity of the Automation program.

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FUNCTIONS / SCOPE OF DUTIES :

1. Controlled Substance Management

  • Ability to prepare, fill, and dispense controlled substance according to policies and procedures.
  • Conducts regularly scheduled inventories every 72 hours and daily if needed according to regulations and policies.
  • Assists the Controlled Substance Compliance Inspectors to complete the monthly inspections.
  • Effectively coordinates, manages, completes, and documents the purchasing of all prescription and non-prescription drug products and supplies by maintaining a comprehensive knowledge of the procurement and formulary process.
  • Maintains, verifies, stocks, and replaces outdated CS medications from stock including inpatient wards, inpatient / outpatient storage cabinets, vaults.
  • Maintains accurate electronic inventory through decrementing prescriptions, entering received inventory, transferring to automated dispensing cabinets, dispensing on green sheets, and transferring to other dispensing vaults.
  • Follows policies and procedures for handling the destruction and return of controlled substance medication.
  • Works with pharmacy procurement personnel by providing information regarding medications and supplies needed from the warehouse or wholesaler based on items used.

2. Automation (Automated Dispensing)

  • Coordinates the technical aspects of pharmacy drug distribution activities to ensure standard operating procedures are aligned with automation capabilities so that efficiencies are maximized. Incumbent is instrumental in recommending changes for the improvement of the workflow, work methods, and priorities involved within the drug distribution system.
  • Evaluates and analyzes workflow and coordinates all work activities involved with Pharmacy automation. This will involve trouble shooting, regularly gathering data, analyzing, and interpreting VA data and formulating action plans.
  • Ensures that automated dispensing data is archived within established guidelines for each type of equipment.
  • Ability to participate in process actions teams to improve automation quality and safety, continually seeking ways to improve the service provided to patients and other customers.
  • Resolves problems and complaints regarding all pharmacy and automated dispensing automation, troubleshoots problems with all automated dispensing equipment when production is compromised and alerts appropriate personnel.
  • Has oversight responsibility of the user files of all automated dispensing systems.
  • Has oversight responsibility for the addition of new items and deletion of obsolete items from all automated dispensing systems.
  • Ensures that equipment is cleaned and maintained to minimize downtime.

    • 3. Outpatient Pharmacy Activities (when assigned)

  • Processes and fills outpatient prescriptions in compliance with regulations, policies, and procedures.
  • Utilizes the automated dispensing machine (i.e., ScriptPro) for packaging and dispensing medications.
  • Assembles prescriptions properly with the correct drug, strength, quantity, auxiliary labels, and prescription labels.
  • Assures that the correct medication is filled by using bar code scanning on stock bottles.
  • Appropriately assigns and prints label for completed prescriptions notating if it's window, mail, UPS, refrigerated or non-refrigerated item.
  • Supports automation by manually completing prescriptions not processed through the automation dispensing machine.
  • Assures the timely completion of all prescriptions.
  • Verifies the patient's identification following the Medical Center's policies. Ensures two patient identifiers are utilized when dispensing medications.

    • 4. Inpatient Pharmacy Activities (when assigned) :

  • Performs a review of medications prepared by another pharmacy employee to be dispensed to hospital areas.
  • Inventories and replenishes emergency trays / carts / kits.
  • Operates and maintains automated dispensing unit dose systems such as Pyxis and Parata.
  • Inspects packaged items for accuracy and suitability before submitting for final check, prior to distribution to hospital areas.
  • Utilizes the Parata Perl inspection system after medications are repackaged.
  • Assures repackaged dosage forms are labeled according to USP and VA standards and attains a final review by a pharmacist.
  • Maintains repackaging records that assures all regulatory and review standards are met.
  • Trouble shoots minor mechanical problems of all automated systems as they occur and coordinates resolution of more involved mechanical or software problems with Supervisor, vendor help desk, ADPAC, etc. as appropriate.

    • Work Schedule : 8 hr. shift between 5 : 30a and 6p with rotating weekend, holiday, evening and night (WHEN) hours

    Recruitment / Relocation Incentive : Not authorized

    Telework : Not available

    Virtual : This is not a virtual position.

    Permanent Change of Station (PCS) : Not authorized

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