Pharmacy Technician

2 months ago

Columbus, Ohio, United States Veterans Health Administration Full time

VA Careers - Pharmacy:
A. Community Care Prescription Support

Receives faxed, mailed, electronically prescribed, or delivered prescriptions (including from CBOC locations) written by Community Care providers and documents all received prescriptions in Electronic Health Record (EHR).

Reviews EHR to determine authorization to receive Community Care.

Communicates with patients concerning prescriptions received from unauthorized provider visits and handles prescriptions appropriately, forwarding to primary care provider or returning to the patient.

Reviews authorized prescriptions for appropriateness using pharmacy technician knowledge, as well as knowledge concerning the national drug formulary and local VA formulary requirements.

Communicates with Community Care physicians and nurses to request clarification of prescriptions or medication changes due to VA formulary and forwards all changes and clarifications to a licensed pharmacist to receive from the Community Care representative.

B. Third-Party Collections

Resolves ePharmacy rejects and processes them to be dispensed.
Sends rejects to Clinical Pharmacist for resolution when appropriate.
Interacts with patients, providers, and other VA staff and third-party payers as needed to resolve rejects.

Ensures rejects are resolved so that patient receives appropriate medications in a timely manner, this should be done daily.

Helps start prior authorization request for outside prescription plans.

C. General Activities

Accurately interpret, fills, and prepares prescriptions with appropriate medications and or medical supplies for pharmacist verification.

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 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 in conjunction with pharmacy procurement personnel.

Utilizes automation dispensing equipment available to the pharmacy staff following all safety and QA procedures. Reports automation malfunctions timely the supervisor as appropriate

D. Controlled Substances Activities
These functions will be assisting in or the absence of a controlled substance technician.

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

Appropriately restocks controlled substances items in automated secured cabinets (i.e., Pyxis) in pharmacy or throughout medical center, as assigned.

Documents all controlled substance related transactions as indicated by VA and DEA guidelines.
Assures that inventory counts are correct at the time of restocking.

Ensures that proper handoff occurs when receiving or delivering controlled substances, assuring that these medications are never left unsecured.

E.

Inpatient Pharmacy Activities (when assigned):
Sterile Product Compounding (These functions will be assisting in or the absence of the sterile compounding technician.)


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.

Unit Dose Medication Management

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

Automatic Replenishment/Ward Stock

Correctly inventories, assesses, and determines the need for floor stock and external medication.

F.

Outpatient Pharmacy Activities (when assigned):
Prescription Assembly

Assembles prescriptions properly with the correct drug, strength, quantity, auxiliary labels, and prescription labels. for window dispensing and mail delivery

Window Pick-Up

Verifies the patient's identification following the Medical Center's policies (i.e., double patient identifiers)

Mail Packaging

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.

Work Schedule:
Full Time; 8AM to 4:30PM and per service needs

Compressed/Flexible
:
Not available

Telework:
Ad Hoc; Per service needs and subject to manager approval/federal policy.

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives
:
Not available

Fi

nancial Disclosure Report:
Not required

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