Pharmacy Technician II Outpatient
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Job Location:
Norfolk, MA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
City/State
Norfolk VAWork Shift
RotatingOverview:
Sentara is hiring a full-time Pharmacy Technician II Transition Specialist for our Outpatient Pharmacy Meds to Beds Program at Sentara Leigh in Norfolk VA.
Location: Sentara Leigh Hospital- Norfolk VA
Status: Full-time 40 hours per week
Shift: Monday-Friday 8 hr Shifts
Hours: 8:00am-4:30pm/9:00am-5:30pm
Sentara To Home pharmacies are designed to help patients transition to home by assisting with medication needs before leaving the hospital. The program is designed to make the transition to home as simple and convenient as possible for patients and their families.
At Sentara To Home medications home medical equipment and other healthcare needs can be provided to be prepared after discharge.
The Pharmacy Tech II : transition specialist that consults with patients about what they will need to have a successful recovery once leaving the hospital. Prior to the day of your discharge the transition specialist will visit the patients hospital room to discuss medication needs and self-care requirements. The transition specialist pharmacy technician will arrange for these purchases and coordinate any payment transactions at the bedside and discharge medications and home medical equipment can be delivered to the hospital room before leaving.
The pharmacy tech performs the technician responsibilities in specialized areas of pharmacy practice under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist or licensed independent practitioner.
Demonstrates advanced technical skills and ownership of the work area
Demonstrates the ability to competently work independently in defined specialized areas of pharmacy practice
Training in an advanced Specialist Pharmacy Technician job functions
Assumes local and/or system responsibility for assigned tasks related to advanced specialist job positions
Participates in the training of new employees
Fills and delivers medications under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist/licensed independent practitioner as required by specialty position
Ensures adequate supplies are available for continuous patient care
Triages and escalates any questions or issues outside the pharmacy technicians scope of practice as needed
Uses appropriate systems for processing patient information
Ensures quality assurance is maintained according to departmental and legal requirements
Operates pharmacy equipment appropriately
Training in an advanced Specialist Pharmacy Technician job functions
In addition to the above job responsibilities other duties may be assigned.
A pharmacy technician license is required in the state of practice.
Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent
Certification/Licensure
Virginia Pharmacy Tech License (Required)
CPhT License (Received through the NHA or PTCB) (Required)
Experience
2 Years Pharmacy Experience (Required)
Transition Care Coordination Case Management Discharge Planning Meds to Beds Pharmacy to Home experience (Preferred)
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Sentara Leigh Hospital located in Norfolk VA is a 274-bed acute care facility that opened in 1903 and relocated to its present site in 1977. Our hospital completed a renovation in 2016 including two new patient towers a beautiful atrium and a multi-story parking garage. Sentara Leigh Hospital includes a dedicated Orthopedic Hospital providing patients access to a full continuum of orthopedic care from the preoperative phase and surgery to rehabilitation and home care services. Along with being a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence we also specialize in orthopedic and spine care heart vascular maternity care and general surgery. We are also home to the regions only 24-hour hyperbaric oxygen program that helps speed up the healing of carbon monoxide poisoning wounds that wont heal infections in which tissues are starved for oxygen airborne chemical exposures and scuba diving accidents.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30000-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.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Load & Unload
- LTC Pharmacy
- Typing
- Inventory Control
- Customer Service
- Hospital Experience
- Pharmacy Software
- Communication skills
- Math
- Pharmacy Technician Experience
- Order Entry
- Compounding Medications
About Company
Sentara Health, is an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system in Virginia and North Carolina. Sentara improves health everyday.
