Pharmacy Technician

Caduceus Healthcare Inc.; California; On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Caduceus Healthcare Inc. seeks Pharmacy Technicians to support Naval Medical Center San Diego and associated NBHC clinics. Technicians may be assigned to any listed location to meet center needs, with work across multiple sites as required.

Duties include processing prescriptions, labeling, inventory, patient records, insurance claims, and assisting pharmacists. Requires ASHP-accredited program or PTCB, plus 1 year of recent experience.

Qualifications

• Graduate from ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Technician Program or hold PTCB certification.
• One year of experience as pharmacy technician within the last 3-4 years.

Responsibilities

• Process prescriptions, count and label pills, stock shelves and maintain patient records.
• Process insurance claims and manage inventory when required.
• Answer general customer questions and refer clinical concerns to the pharmacist.
• Dispense or assist with filling outpatient prescriptions and entering orders into databases.
• Provide information on medications, monitor for drug interactions and report adverse events.
• Assist with drug storage, expiration reviews, and workload reporting.

Education

ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Technician Program

PTCB Certification

Job description

Location: Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCS) and other Naval Branch Health Clinics associated with NMCSD. Although you may work at a primary location daily, you may be assigned to any pharmacy location to support the medical center. Due to a fluctuation in staff workload, services may be required at NBHC Kearney Mesa Pharmacy; NBHC NAB Coronado Pharmacy; NBHC MCAS Miramar Pharmacy; NBHC NTC Pharmacy; NBHC Eastlake Pharmacy.

Schedule: Services shall be provided Sunday through Saturday, between the hours of 0600 to 2330 hours. Shifts will normally be scheduled for an 8.5 to 11-hour shift to include an uncompensated 30 or 60-minute meal break. The HCWs are expected to provide services at any location. The Government anticipates scheduling 30 individual Pharmacy Technicians to work Sunday through Saturday between the hours of 0600 and 1800 and 10 individual Pharmacy Technicians to work Sunday through Saturday between the hours of 1100 and 2330. For weekend service, the Government anticipates scheduling 10 Pharmacy Technicians to work every weekend (Saturday and/or Sunday). In no instance will the HCW be required to provide services more than 80 hours per two-week period. The government will provide the schedule 90 days in advance, however, updates to the schedule will be done as needed to reflect changes as they occur to support clinic operation. While a HCW may be assigned to a specific location, they can be assigned to any of the locations to support the medical center mission.

Requirements

• Must be a graduate from a formal pharmacy technician program accredited by the AmericanSociety of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) or a formalpharmacy technician program(i.e., technical, hospital, or retail- based program) or a formal medical services training program of the United States Military. -OR- have a current, Active Certification by the PharmacyTechnician Certification Board (PTCB).
• One year of experience within the last 3-4 years as a pharmacy technician.

Duties and Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

• Perform a full range of pharmacy technician procedures - Key duties include processing prescriptions, counting and labeling pills, and stocking shelves. They also manage patient records, process insurance claims, managing inventory when required and answer general customer questions, referring clinical concerns to the pharmacist.
• 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.
• Utilize pharmacy computer and robotic systems in accordance with MTF protocols.