PRN Pharmacy Technician

DHRM; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Dept of Veterans Services is seeking a PRN Pharmacy Technician for Davis & McDaniel Vet Care Ctr. You will support medication distribution, inventory, and order processing in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities include delivering meds, updating resident profiles, refilling carts, and assisting with packing, labeling, and storage. Requires clerical and computer experience; background check and TB tests are required.

Qualifications

• Clerical and computer experience.

Responsibilities

• Acts as courier between the Pharmacy Department and Nursing Units; delivering medication, supplies, devices and picking up orders.
• Restocks, organizes and inventories medications and supplies throughout the facility. Ensures medications are stored properly and checks expiration dates on the nursing units.
• Enters medication orders and resident information to update the resident medication profile computer database. Enters all required information for new admissions including patient information and drug orders.
• Fills medication orders/reorders for residents. Performs proper charges and credits for medications, supplies and devices.
• Knows how to generate packing lists and filling lists. Refills medication cart supply from fill list.
• Performs manual cart exchanges every two weeks for each of the 3 nursing units.
• Prepares and packages medication. Maintains log for repackaging medications.
• Maintains STAT box, emergency box, and IV start box medications.
• Places orders with wholesalers and manufacturers and processes items received to assure correct product, quantity, price, proper storage and check expiration date. Returns to wholesaler or manufacturer all recalled, out of date or overstocked medications.
• Reviews, sorts, and files a variety of materials, including confidential information. Maintains departmental records, files, notebooks and references. Handles departmental mail and correspondence. Greets visitors and receives incoming telephone calls, screening them and making appropriate referrals to staff or departments. Performs other duties as may be assigned that are within the Pharmacy department’s mission and as situations warrant in meeting the overall needs of the facility.
• Nursing Unit and Med cart inspections as assigned by the Pharmacy Manager.
• May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

Skills

Clerical experience

Computer experience

Job description

Title

PRN Pharmacy Technician

State Role Title

Direct Service Associate II

Hiring Range

$15.00 - $19.81

Pay Band

2

Agency

Dept of Veterans Services

Location

Davis & McDaniel Vet Care Ctr

Agency Website

www.dvs.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type

General Public - G

Job Duties

Acts as a courier between the Pharmacy Department and Nursing Units; delivering medication, supplies, devices and picking up orders. Restocks, organizes and inventories medications and supplies throughout the facility. Ensures medications are stored properly and checks expiration dates on the nursing units.

Enters medication orders and resident information to update the resident medication profile computer database. Enters all required information for new admissions including patient information and drug orders. Fills medication orders/reorders for residents. Performs proper charges and credits for medications, supplies and devices.

Knows how to generate packing lists and filling lists. Refills medication cart supply from fill list.

Performs manual cart exchanges every two weeks for each of the 3 nursing units.

Prepares and packages medication. Maintains log for repackaging medications.

Maintains STAT box, emergency box, and IV start box medications.

Places orders with wholesalers and manufacturers and processes items received to assure correct product, quantity, price, proper storage and check expiration date. Returns to wholesaler or manufacturer all recalled, out of date or overstocked medications. Ensures medications are stored properly and checks/maintains expiration dates in the pharmacy.

Reviews, sorts, and files a variety of materials, including confidential information. Maintains departmental records, files, notebooks and references. Handles departmental mail and correspondence. Greets visitors and receives incoming telephone calls, screening them and making appropriate referrals to staff or departments. Performs other duties as may be assigned that are within the Pharmacy department’s mission and as situations warrant in meeting the overall needs of the facility.

Nursing Unit and Med cart inspections as assigned by the Pharmacy Manager.

May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

Minimum Qualifications

Clerical and computer experience.

Additional Considerations

None.

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 Commonwealth does not provide sponsorship; therefore, applicants must be a citizen or national of the U.S., a Lawful Permanent Resident, or an alien authorized to work.

Excluding current DVS employees, the selected candidate MUST pass a criminal background check and pre-employment drug screening and two TB Skin Tests are required.

Salaries for current state employees will be determined according to the current state compensation plan.

Applicants are encouraged to be specific regarding job related knowledge, skills, and abilities. Individuals desiring to be considered for advertised positions must submit a completed employment application or resume before the job posting closing date. Applications/resumes received after the closing date cannot be accepted. Applications submitted via postal mail, email, or fax will not be considered. Please contact us if you need assistance.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth's Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department of Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable from DARS.

Contact Information

Name: Kristen Johnson

Phone: [phone] Ext. 4903

Email: [e-mail]

Note

Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

Advertised

26 Jun 2026 Eastern Daylight Time