Pharmacy Technician

Title: Pharmacy Technician

State Role Title: 49053

Hiring Range: starting at $38,732 (commensurate based on experience)

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Western State Hospital

Agency Website: https://dbhds.virginia.gov/facilities/wsh/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Western State Hospital is seeking a full time Pharmacy Technician who will support the pharmacists by preparing medications for dispensing to various wards, treatment malls, and clinics and using the electronic health record (One Mind), the pharmacy automation equipment (BD Pyxis), and a unit dose distribution system. The Pharmacy Technician will process medication orders (new orders, order changes, Leave of Absence (LOA) orders), medication refills, and supplemental drug requests; review records in OM to determine when last doses were charted as given by nursing; perform the OM tasks necessary for the cart filling process; and BD Pyxis software in order to stock/restock the BD Pyxis ES Medstation Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADCs).

This position will also be responsible for repackaging using the Auto-Print machine; operating the PacMed to repackage medications for the Robot-Rx; performing the operations of the ADCs (including restocking, reconciling, troubleshooting, tracking/removal of expired medications); process claims for Medicare Part-D patients; and all duties necessary to maintain and reconcile the after hours pharmacy night cabinets (Omnicell ADCs).

This position is eligible for:

- retirement with cash match
- paid time off
- health, vision, and dental insurance
- life insurance

Minimum Qualifications

- High school education or equivalent
- Extensive previous experience as a pharmacy technician in a hospital or retail setting
- Must be a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) as recognized by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
- Must be registered with the VaBOP as a pharmacy technician
- Must be willing to obtain 20 hours of continuing education every 2 years
- Familiarity with the generic and trade names of drugs
- Ability to read and interpret prescriber's medication orders
- Ability to work in an environment requiring both speed and accuracy
- Good typing skills and familiarity with medical terminology
- Technicians need to be team players and need to be self-motivated
- Ability to communicate with other healthcare professionals and project confidence and good will

Additional Considerations

- business school, or college courses in medical terminology and/or pharmacology
- bilingual
- veteran

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

The successful applicant must pass a criminal background investigation, drug screening test and employment reference check. The applicant must have the ability to perform at the level of physical demands noted on the Employee Work Profile and the verified ability to perform the essential functions of the position.

Commonwealth’s Alternate Hiring Process: In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800- 552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.

DBHDS is a healthcare organization and must comply with the federal CMS Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care staff Vaccination Regulation which requires all employees to be vaccinated or receive an exemption. Upon acceptance of a job offer, new recruits will be asked to disclose their vaccination status (and for those fully vaccinated, proof of vaccination) during the pre-