What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Technician position at The State of Oklahoma?
Job Posting Title
Pharmacy Technician
Agency
650 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Supervisory Organization
Claremore Veterans Center
Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.
Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Full/Part-Time
Full time
Job Type
Regular
Compensation
Job Description
Basic Purpose
Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for assisting in filling prescriptions and dispensing drugs in a state institution or hospital, may compound drugs under close supervision, or may serve as the operations manager for the pharmacy.
Typical Functions
- Assists pharmacist in filling prescriptions and counting pills; uses electronic pill counter; including typing or printing labels and posting all information on appropriate records
- Distributes filled and labeled prescriptions
- Cleans and maintains pharmaceutical equipment; prepares standard solutions
- Ensures inventory control standards are maintained according to the State Board of Pharmacy regulations. This includes ensuring drug supplies are used according to dates; removal of outdated supplies from stock; requisitioning supplies; receiving and completing inventory reports for requisitioned medical and surgical supplies; reconciliation of medications; and checking incoming supplies for dates, dosage and conformance with requisition
- Coordinates and schedules staff according to workload
- Maintains licensures, required pharmacy documentation, and filing systems as required according to agency policies, federal and state laws and regulations, and other governing entities
- Ensures pharmacy is in compliance with the Joint Commission (JCAHO), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and other governing rules, laws, or policies
- Serves as the pharmacy operations manager
Level Descriptor
This is the specialist or team lead level where employees are assigned responsibilities for maintaining, auditing, and reporting on the inventory for drugs and medical equipment and paraphernalia; training, coaching, and mentoring lower-level staff, and other related complex and technical pharmacy services.
Education and Experience
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of three years of experience as a pharmacy clerk and possession of a pharmacy technician permit issued by the Oklahoma Board of Pharmacy and/or other recognized pharmacy technician certification board as required by the hiring entity; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting the completion of thirty semester hours of college course work for each year of the required experience.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of team dynamics, rules, policies, and guidelines of dispensing drugs; and the various databases and used in the pharmacy.
Ability is required to work in a team environment; provide quality customer service; and maintain electronic and paper documents.
Special Requirements
Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by 63 O.S. § 427.8.
Additional Job Description
Equal Opportunity Employment
The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.
Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday
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