Pharmacy Technician

State of North Dakota; Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Southeast Behavioral Health Clinic in Fargo, North Dakota, seeks a Registered Pharmacy Technician to join the ND Department of Health & Human Services. You will support a high-quality healthcare system by applying ND and Federal laws, and working under a North Dakota State Hospital Pharmacist.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED and an active Pharmacy Technician license. A valid driver's license and completion of the defensive driving course during new-hire orientation are required.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or GED and an active Pharmacy Technician License.
• Requires a valid driver’s license and successful completion of the defensive driving course during new-hire orientation.

Responsibilities

• Manage pharmacy operations in accordance with ND and Federal legislation, North Dakota board requirements, and DHS state policies under the direction of a North Dakota State Hospital Pharmacist.
• Count, measure, reconstitute, package, and label medications for individual or stock use.
• Enter, record, and follow prescriber orders in accordance with HSC policies and ND State Board of Pharmacy regulations.
• Complete weekly controlled substance medication counts and reconciliation.
• Ensure stock/IPP medications are acquired, inventoried, and within current expiration parameters.
• Fill and double-check each medication box per policy parameters.
• Destroy expired or recalled items per policy.
• Receive and ensure medications are stored and handled properly.
• Manage the medication administration record.
• Coordinate with director of nursing to identify necessary pharmacy supplies and inspections.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Southeast Behavioral Health Clinic is seeking a Pharmacy Technician in the Fargo, North Dakota area.

Be part of the solution to the behavioral health crisis. As a team member for ND Department of Health & Human Services, you will ensure the most vulnerable have access to a high-quality healthcare system in which prevention works, treatment is effective, and people recover.

Be part of an interdisciplinary team that provides individuals with an opportunity for recovery management so they can live and work independently in their home and community.

As a Registered Pharmacy Technician, you will:

• Manage pharmacy operations in accordance with ND and Federal legislation, North Dakota pharmacy board requirements, and DHS state policies under the direction of a North Dakota State Hospital Pharmacist.
• Perform technical and associated duties as requested by and under the direct supervision of a NDSH Registered Pharmacist.
  • Count, measure, reconstitute, package, and label medications for individual or stock use.
  • Enter, record, and follow Physician and Non-physician advanced practice prescriber orders in accordance with HSC policies and ND State Board of Pharmacy regulations.
  • Complete weekly controlled substance medication counts and reconciliation.
  • Ensure stock/sample/Indigenous patient program (IPP) medications are acquired, inventoried, and kept within current expiration parameters as applicable.
  • Fill and ensure appropriate double check of each medication box by qualified staff per policy parameters.
  • Destroy expired and/or recalled items in accordance with policy and witness parameters.
  • Receive and ensure medications are appropriately stored and handled within temperature, security and safety regulations/policies.
  • Manage the medication administration record.
  • Coordinate with director of nursing to identify necessary pharmacy supplies for ordering.
  • Coordinate with director of nursing to ensure pharmacy consultant inspections occur in accordance with policies and procedures.

To thrive in this position, you must be committed to the behavioral health specialty with a willingness to partner with patients at their level and to consider solutions that maximize the patients' opportunities for success.

To be considered for the Registered Pharmacy Technician position, Requires a high school diploma or GED and an active Pharmacy Technician License.

• This position requires a valid driver's license and successful completion of the assigned defensive driving course during new-hire orientation.

Location

This position provides essential client services face to face and therefore the person in this position needs to be able to travel to meet clients at their location.

About HHS

ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of wellbeing: physical, economic, and behavioral. The keys to success are the 2800 committed, team members who are guided by a simple but powerful belief: when we lead with light, we create systems and services rooted in hope, clarity, and possibility. Their work is supported with more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 400 different federal, state, and special sources.

To succeed in this role, you must lead with LIGHT - leading with hope, instilling purpose and meaning, galvanizing gratitude, honoring health, and talking, walking and teaching civility, kindness and love for all.

About Team ND

"Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt

More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.

Total Rewards

The State of North Dakota is committed to providing team memberswith a strong and competitive rewards package that support you, your health and your family.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.

This employer participates in E-Verify.

A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.

For more information about the position or if you need an accommodation, please contact Carolyn Tago at [e-mail] or 701.850.7310.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 23-12-10.