Pharmacy Technician

2 months ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Veterans Health Administration Full time

Maintains work areas in a clean and orderly condition by assuring that all stock and equipment are in assigned places and all shelves and counters are free of dust and debris in order to create optimal work areas.


Assures drugs and supplies are appropriately stored and secured according to USP and VA guidelines, including the storage of high-risk, look a-like sound a-like, hazardous, controlled substances, corrosive chemical, flammable liquids, and refrigerated items.


Receives, checks, rotates, and places in stock all items received from pharmacy procurement section and identifies and reconciles any discrepancies to assure correct items have been received.

Compounds and/or reconstitutes oral or external medications (non-sterile).

This includes calculating and converting to proper weights and measures the amount of drug or solution to be used for final pharmacist verification.

Assists in training and orientation of new staff technicians, interns, and students.

Assumes an active role in the overall pharmacy-training program consisting of students, externs, interns, residents, and professional and non-professional staff members.

Accurately interpret, fills, and readies prescriptions with appropriate medications for pharmacist verification.


Complies with all laws, regulations, directives, policies, and procedures applying to the dispensing, storage, transfer, inventory, and accountability of controlled substances.

Follow USP 797/800 Guidelines for the compounding of all sterile preparations, including ophthalmic, cardioplegic, TPN, hazardous, large & small volume IV solutions, PCAs, etc.

Manufactures uncomplicated and/or complicated parenteral admixtures to be delivered in the form of large volume, small volume, infusion syringe or other as required.

Performs review of medications prepared by another pharmacy employee to be dispensed to hospital areas.


Assures repackaged dosage forms are labeled according to USP and VA standards and attains a final review by a pharmacist.


Utilizes and comprehends the mail shipping programs used by the facility (i.e., USPS, FedEx, UPS, etc.) for overnight delivery of non-controlled and controlled prescriptions.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday: 7:00am - 3:30pm, 9:00am - 5:30pm, 11:00am - 7:30pm, 2:00pm - 10:30pm, 3:00pm - 11:30pm with rotating weekends and holidays.

Telework
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Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

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