Senior Pharmacy Technician - Compounding & Coordination

VCU Health System Authority; United States; On-site; USD 29,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

VCU Health System Authority seeks a Certified Pharmacy Technician II to assist pharmacists in providing comprehensive pharmaceutical care. Responsibilities include preparation, dispensing, record-keeping, and transport of medications for all age groups, under supervision with growing duties in compounding and packaging.

The role requires current CPhT certification (PTCB or ExCPT), Virginia licensure, and a clean record, plus at least one year of pharmacy experience.

Qualifications

• Current certification by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) OR valid ExCPT certification provided by the National Health Career Association
• Current licensure with the Virginia State Board of Pharmacy
• By virtue of societal trust and security explicitly imparted to pharmacies for the control of drugs, candidate/incumbent must have a clean criminal record (i.e. no felony conviction; no drug or pharmacy related convictions, including misdemeanors; no denial, suspension, revocation, or restriction of registration or licensure by any State Board of Pharmacy)

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate competency in CPhT I responsibilities
• Maintain medications and supplies used for compounding purposes
• Compound various medication formulations
• Understand and practice compounding according to United States Pharmacopeia requirements on non-sterile, sterile, and hazardous preparations
• Repackage bulk medications into a unit-dosed form, including patient-specific doses
• Acclimate to additional pharmacy-related technologies, supporting the packaging and compounding of medications
• Provide staffing support among multiple, pharmacy service shifts/sites
• Train other team members or students with regard to CPhT II shifts and skills
• Perform some CPhT III shifts and responsibilities, once assessed for CPhT II mastery, and during subsequent acclimation toward CPhT III classification
• Serve as the back-up to the CPhT III as the "Technician-In-Charge" during weekends

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Compounded Sterile Preparation Technician (CSPT) Certification

PTCB Assessment-Based Certificate Programs: TPV, Hazardous Drug Management, Billing and Reimbursement

Job description

VCU Health System Authority seeks a Certified Pharmacy Technician II to assist pharmacists in providing comprehensive pharmaceutical care. Responsibilities include preparation, dispensing, record-keeping, and transport of medications for all age groups, under supervision with growing duties in compounding and packaging.

The role requires current CPhT certification (PTCB or ExCPT), Virginia licensure, and a clean record, plus at least one year of pharmacy experience.