Pharmacy Technician

Overview:

Aspire Medical Staffing is a clinician owned and operated medical staffing company founded in 2011, contracting with Commercial and Federal medical agencies, facilities, and schools. We believe in a collaborative effort with all patient care. Our medical teams always consist of support from team leaders and an efficient way to communicate and collaborate with everyone. Join Aspire Medical Staffing today to help service our Military and their families across the nation.

Responsibilities:

Assist the staff pharmacist in ordering, stocking, storing, and dispensing of prescription and non-prescription medications while demonstrating knowledge of the budgetary guidelines and BOP Formulary constraints.

Maintain pharmacy areas in a clean and orderly fashion consistent with departmental safety and sanitation guidelines.

Assist the pharmacist in maintaining stock of up-to-date medications (checking for outdates per policy) in the main pharmacy, satellite camp, crash carts, emergency bags and Automated Dispensing Systems.

Assist the Pharmacist with maintaining stock of forms as needed and updating Pill Line/Restricted Medication cards for inmates as well as filing Medication Administration Records into the Medical Record.

Assist the Pharmacist in preparing unit dose or pre-packaged medications.

Complete and maintain competency as indicated by the ability to complete the Pharmacy Competency Module while maintaining knowledge of BOP Formulary and any changes to this document.

Maintain the narcotics count and the needle and syringe inventories.

Maintain and re-stock adequate supplies for the “Night Stock” cabinet, and perform audits of the “Night Stock”or Automated Dispensing System.

Possess a working knowledge and maintain technical computer skills pertaining to pharmacy issues.

Must participate in Improving Organizational Performance Data and Quality Assurance Activities as directed by the Pharmacist or HSA.

Perform minor clerical duties; such as use of BOP electronic medical record, computer documentation and scheduling, scanning documents, filing, typing, call-outs, institutional memorandums, answering phones, scheduling patients and maintaining stock records

Qualifications:

Education: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.

Board Certification:Certified by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)

Certification: Current Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association

Licensure: Active State Pharmacy Technician license

Experience: A minimum of one year of working as a Pharmacy Technician

Permanent