Pharmacy Technician

Job DescriptionJob Description

Venesco, LLC is recruiting a Pharmacy Technician to provide services at McDonald Army Health Clinic, Fort Eustis, VA. Pharmacy Technicians will care for the needs of active-duty service members and their dependents. This is a great opportunity to give back to those who serve our country

Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package offered including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Benefits
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Professional Development Reimbursement
• Paid time off and paid Federal Holidays

Hours: Pharmacy Technicians will work an 8- or 10-hour shift between 6:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Duties include:

• Perform a full range of pharmacy technician procedures. 

• Perform pharmaceutical dispensing duties including filling new outpatient prescriptions, refilling prescriptions, and entering orders into databases. 

• Perform information consultation duties including supporting new and refill prescriptions, supporting patient requests, supporting physician’s requests, monitoring for drug interactions, and reporting adverse drug reactions.  

• Perform quality improvement duties including performing drug storage inspection, reviewing expired supplies, and producing error and workload reports and documentation.  

• Perform supply process duties including placing new orders, stocking/restocking shelves, inventory maintenance, producing not in stock reports.  

 • Perform efficiently in Basic Life Support patient situations following established protocols, remain calm, inform appropriate persons, and efficiently document events. Anticipate potential problems/emergencies and make appropriate interventions. Notify supervisor, director, or other designated person regarding problems that the HCW is unable to manage. 

 • Actively participate in the command’s Performance Improvement Program.  Participate in meetings to review and evaluate care provided to patients, identify opportunities for improvement in the care delivered, and recommend corrective action when concerns exist. 

 • Attend and participate in various meetings as directed.  • Participate in clinical staff Performance Improvement (PI) and Risk Management (RM) functions, as prescribed by the Department Head.    

• Exercise appropriate clinical delegation of tasks and duties in the direction and coordination of health care team members, patient care, and clinic activities.  

• Maintain documentation of all treatment provided in accordance with clinical directives and prepare records and reports as required. All records and reports must be legible. Abbreviations must be only those listed as approved by local/organizational instructions/regulations/protocols.   

Qualifications:

• Degree/Education:  Certificate/ Graduate from a formal pharmacy technician program accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) or a formal pharmacy technician program (i.e., technical, hospital, or retail-based program) or a formal medical services training program of the United States Military.   

•  Experience:   One year of experience as a pharmacy technician after graduation. A minimum of 24 months experience within the preceding 36 months as a Pharmacy Technician. At least six (6) of the 24 months of experience must be performed immediately prior to performing services under this task order. 

• Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers and Pharmacy Technician Certifying Board (PTCB) certification.

Venesco LLC, is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Venesco is committed to administering all employment and personnel actions on the basis of merit and free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability. Consistent with this commitment, we are dedicated to the employment and advancement of qualified minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, persons of all ethnic backgrounds and religions according to their abilities. 

Company DescriptionVenesco LLC, is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Venesco is committed to administering all employment and personnel actions on the basis of merit and free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability. Consistent with this commitment, we are dedicated to the employment and advancement of qualified minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, persons of all ethnic backgrounds and religions according to their abilities.Company DescriptionVenesco LLC, is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Venesco is committed to administering all employment and personnel actions on the basis of merit and free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability. Consistent with this commitment, we are dedicated to the employment and advancement of qualified minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, persons of all ethnic backgrounds and religions according to their abilities.

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