Pharmacy Technician Trainee

4 weeks ago


Roanoke, Virginia, United States Carilion Clinic Full time

About the Role:

The Pharmacy Technician Trainee will work under the functional supervision of a Lead Technician and Pharmacist to provide services to Pharmacy customers. The main areas of responsibility include one or more of the following: Medication Distribution, Sterile/Non-sterile Product Preparation, Inventory Control, Secretarial, and Control Drug Management.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Liaison between Pharmacy Department, Nursing Units, and other hospital departments; delivering medications, intravenous solutions, supplies, and devices
  • Prepares medications for dispensing
  • Processes charges, credits, and returns for medications, supplies, and devices
  • Restocks, organizes, and inventories medications and supplies throughout the hospital; checks for expired medications throughout the hospital; orders needed medications and supplies; and checks ordered items as they are received to assure correctness of product, quantity, and quality
  • Accurately and aseptically prepares sterile drug products (including chemotherapy) in accordance with USP
  • Accurately prepares non-sterile drug products in accordance with USP
  • Prepares medications with bar codes and unit-dose packaging
  • Manages the planning, scheduling, requisition, purchasing, receiving, storing, and cost accounting of supplies, medications, and equipment
  • Prepares invoices for payment and forwards them to accounting
  • Maintains optimal medication, IV, and supply inventories by using effective inventory and group purchasing practices
  • Returns to the wholesaler, manufacturer, or returns company all recalled, out of date, and overstocked medications
  • Maintains and updates all drug inventory documents and related files for the Pharmacy in accordance with licensing requirements and regulatory agencies
  • Uses data to maintain PAR levels and to process recalled and out of date medications
  • Establishes productivity indicators, service standards, benchmarks, and inventory turns for senior management
  • In-services all involved areas when Supply Chain changes occur
  • Maintains contract compliance within Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) limitations
  • Maintains records of medications and supplies borrowed or loaned and keeps accounts current

Requirements:

  • A high school diploma or equivalent is required
  • Nationally Certified Pharmacy Technician is required within 9 months of hire
  • Registration with state board of pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician Trainee
  • Familiarity (including strengths, dosage forms, and uses) with a large number of medications
  • Attention to detail and accuracy
  • Must have basic computer skills
  • Basic mathematical and logistical problem solving skills
  • Must be able to effectively budget time, work efficiently and accurately, and follow procedures with minimum supervision
  • IV Admixture technicians must complete a course of instruction in sterile product preparation and demonstrate competency
  • All technicians must complete an Orientation Competency
  • Addendum for ASHP-Accredited Program
  • Candidates must: demonstrate proficiency with the English language (reading, writing and speaking) with an assessment completed during the interview, demonstrate math proficiency with an assessment completed during the interview, submit a personal statement (approximately 250 words) describing interest in the program as part of the initial application for the position, be eligible for registration as a Pharmacy Technician Trainee with the state board of pharmacy

About Carilion Clinic:

Carilion Clinic is a not-for-profit, mission-driven health system built on progress and partnerships. A courageous team that is always learning, never discouraged and forever curious. Headquartered in Roanoke, Va., you will find a robust system of award winning hospitals, Level 1 and 3 trauma centers, Level 3 NICU, Institute of Orthopedics and Neurosciences, multi-specialty physician practices, and The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute.


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