Sentara Outpatient Pharmacy Technician II

Sentara Healthcare; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 67,337,000 - 104,187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

401k/403B with Employer Match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA, is seeking a Pharmacy Technician I for the Outpatient Pharmacy. This full-time role (40 hours per week) operates under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist and supports dispensing.

The position emphasizes training new staff, maintaining supplies, triaging questions, using pharmacy systems, and ensuring QA. A Virginia Pharmacy Tech license and a PTCB/NHA certification are required; one year of experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy technician license required in the state of practice.
• CPhT license (NHA or PTCB) required.
• 1 year of Pharmacy Technician experience required.
• High-paced/high-volume store experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the training of new employees
• Ensures adequate supplies are available for continuous patient care
• Triages and escalates questions outside the pharmacy technician's scope of practice as needed
• Uses appropriate systems for processing patient information
• Assumes local and/or system responsibility for assigned tasks related to pharmacy operations
• Ensures quality assurance is maintained according to departmental and legal requirements
• Operates pharmacy equipment appropriately
• Other duties may be assigned

Skills

Data entry

Insurance adjudication

Inventory management

Prioritizing workflow

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Virginia Pharmacy Tech License

CPhT License (NHA/PTCBB)

Tools

Omnicell

Epic

Job description

City/State

Norfolk, VA

Work Shift

Rotating

Overview

Additional Job Description

Sentara is hiring a Full-time Pharmacy Technician I for our Outpatient Pharmacy at Sentara Norfolk in Norfolk VA

Status

Full time (40 hours per week) Mon-Fri- Occasional Saturdays 1-2 per month

Shift/Hours

8:15am-5:15pm or 10:45am-7:15pm

The Pharmacy Technician I performs care delivery and dispensing under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist or licensed independent practitioner.

• Participates in the training of new employees


• Ensures adequate supplies are available for continuous patient care


• Triages and escalates any questions or issues outside the pharmacy technician's scope of practice as needed


• Uses appropriate systems for processing patient information


• Assumes local and/or system responsibility for assigned tasks related to pharmacy operations


• Ensures quality assurance is maintained according to departmental and legal requirements


• Operates pharmacy equipment appropriately


• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.


• A pharmacy technician license is required in the state of practice

Education

• Experience in a high-pace/high-volume store with data entry and handling insurance adjudications (Preferred)


• Familiar with managing inventory, cycle counts, and a good knowledge of handling the pharmacy queues to prioritize workflow (Preferred)


• High School Diploma or Equivalent

Certification/Licensure

• Virginia Pharmacy Tech License (Required)


• CPhT License (Received through the NHA or PTCB) (Required)

Experience

• 1 years of Pharmacy Technician experience (Required)

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We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $23.50 - $36.36 hourly. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans


• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000


• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave


• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave


• Emergency Backup Care


• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans


• Life Insurance


• 401k/403B with Employer Match


• Tuition Assistance - $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education


• Student Debt Pay Down - $10,000


• Pet Insurance


• Legal Resources Plan


• Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.

In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women's health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission \"to improve health every day\", this is a tobacco‑free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.