Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC is looking for a Specialized Pharmacy Technician. Incumbent is responsible for the receiving, assessing for appropriateness and processing of all Community Care prescriptions for verification and evaluation by the Community Care Pharmacists. .

Duties

Receive faxed, mailed, electronically prescribed or delivered prescriptions written by Non-VA Providers. Review CPRS and Third-Party Administrator portals to determine authorization of Community Care. Communicates with patients concerning prescriptions received from unauthorized provider visits and handles prescriptions appropriately Uses the VA Local and National Formulary to review authorized prescriptions. Performs a comprehensive review of CPRS and Joint Legacy Viewer to determine if medication was previously provided by VA or DOD. Initiates and enters PADR into CPRS, Ensures Anticoagulant Medication(DOAC) PADRs contain all necessary documentation. Assists with transplant patient medication reconciliation prior to discharge and coordinates pick up/delivery. Inputs prescriptions and validates prescribed medications in VISTA . Contacts patients with updates on prescriptions and documents in CPRS. Scans documents required for PADR evaluation into CPRS and scans/files all prescriptions for easy retrieval. Assists in tracking and shipping of prescriptions mailed from Durham VA Pharmacy or Charleston Consolidated Mail-Out Pharmacy. Reconciles prescriptions received via CBOC courier with their faxed copy. Communicate with Procurement Pharmacist or Technician when medications need to be ordered. Initiates request for medications from specialty pharmacies and files appropriately. Demonstrates the exercise of independent technical judgement, without the need for supervision. Demonstrates comprehensive and thorough working knowledge of the most complex or difficult pharmacy Community Care practices and procedures. Receives and interprets outpatient orders, obtains proper medication or material in the proper strength and dosage form; determines proper amount and counts, pours, or measures the medications; affixes proper label to be checked by a pharmacist before dispensing Dispenses medication through the outpatient pharmacy window using two patients' identifiers and document patient or patient designee signature for picking up prescription Selects/prepares medications in proper dosage sizes, forms and quantities to be checked by clinical pharmacist before dispensing. Participates in other program activities and assumes other responsibilities not included or mentioned above, as assigned by Community Care Program Manager, Pharmacists or Supervisors. Work Schedule: Rotating shifts (7a-3:30p; 8a-4:30p; 10a-6:30p) including weekends Compressed/Flexible:No Telework: No Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: No EDRP Authorized: This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Contact Caronda.Slocum, [email protected] , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

Requirements

Qualifications

United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Education or Experience. A high school diploma or equivalent; or at least 3 months experience. English Language Proficiency. Pharmacy technicians appointed to direct patient care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with chapter 2, section D, paragraph 5a, this part. Certification. The National Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) is required for this position. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Experience. One year experience at the next lower level and must fully meet the KSAs at the next lower level. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the following technical KSAs and the potential to acquire the assignment specific KSAs designated by an asterisk (*): Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities *1. Ability to evaluate, analyze workflow, and coordinate work activities. 2. Ability to independently gather, evaluate, and analyze data to generate reports and/or for other projects/statistical purposes. 3. Knowledge of pharmacy policies and procedures sufficient to train and orient new employees and other staff 4. Comprehensive knowledge of the operation and care of specialized pharmaceutical equipment. 5. Comprehensive knowledge of the procurement and formulary process. 6. Comprehensive knowledge of investigational drug policies and procedures. 7. Comprehensive knowledge of controlled substance policies and procedures, and the ability to identify and investigate discrepancies in these policies and procedures. 8. Comprehensive knowledge of, and ability to, analyze data in VA information systems. Assignments. Pharmacy technicians may be assigned to any area of the pharmacy including expanded distributive function assignments; for example assignment as team leaders for specific process improvement teams involving technical areas or performing more highly complex duties including preparation of oncology agents for clinical pharmacy specialists. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity (difficulty), and range of variety, and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. References: VA HANDBOOK 5005/15 PART II APPENDIX G28 PHARMACY TECHNICIAN . Physical Requirements: This position may involve potentially extended periods of sitting, standing, carrying of items weighting up to 20 pounds; i.e., files, medical records, and manuals. In general, the work does not require special physical demands.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Durham VA Medical Center 508 Fulton Street Durham, NC 27705 US
• Name: Whitlea Mitchell
• Phone: 804-738-1750
• Email: [email protected]