What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Technician position at Heart-Centered Health?
Location: Glenville, West Virginia
Pay: $24.00–$27.00 per hour
Schedule: Monday–Friday, generally 6:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Hours: Approximately 35 hours per week
Job Type: Full-time
Meaningful Healthcare Work with a Predictable Weekday Schedule
Heart-Centered Health is seeking an experienced Pharmacy Technician to provide pharmacy support services within the Health Services Department of a federal correctional institution in Glenville, West Virginia.
This is a rewarding opportunity for a dependable Pharmacy Technician who enjoys structured work, serving a unique patient population, and working as part of an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
The regular schedule is approximately seven paid hours per day, Monday through Friday, generally between 6:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Federal holidays are normally excluded. There are generally no evening or weekend shifts, although flexibility may occasionally be needed based on the operational needs of the facility.
Responsibilities
- Assist the staff pharmacist with ordering, stocking, storing, preparing, and dispensing prescription and nonprescription medications.
- Prepare medication cards and unit-dose medications.
- Stock and monitor medications in the main pharmacy, emergency carts, medication bags, satellite areas, and automated dispensing systems.
- Check medications for expiration dates and maintain accurate inventory records.
- Assist with narcotic counts and needle and syringe inventories.
- Restock and audit emergency or night-stock medication supplies.
- Maintain the pharmacy in a clean, organized, and sanitary condition.
- Use electronic medical records and pharmacy-related computer systems.
- Scan documents, file records, answer phones, type memoranda, schedule patients, and perform other minor clerical duties.
- Participate in pharmacy quality-assurance and performance-improvement activities.
- Maintain professional boundaries and follow all institutional safety, security, confidentiality, and patient-care requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
Applicants must meet all of the following requirements:
- Completion of a formal Pharmacy Technician training program.
- Satisfactory completion of a Pharmacy Technician internship.
- At least one year of Pharmacy Technician experience.
- Current BLS/CPR certification.
- Any registration, certification, or other credential required to work as a Pharmacy Technician in West Virginia.
- Experience using automated medication-dispensing systems and electronic documentation.
- Knowledge of medication storage, inventory control, infection control, and patient safety.
- Ability to communicate professionally with pharmacists, physicians, healthcare staff, patients, and institutional personnel.
- Ability to successfully complete required federal background screening, fingerprinting, security clearance, and facility orientation.
Correctional healthcare experience is preferred but is not required.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is:
- Dependable and punctual.
- Comfortable working in a secure correctional healthcare environment.
- Organized and attentive to detail.
- Able to maintain strict confidentiality.
- Comfortable working with diverse patients and healthcare professionals.
- Flexible when schedules change because of institutional or security needs.
- Interested in a stable, long-term weekday position.
Work Environment
The Pharmacy Technician will work on-site in the institution’s Health Services Department. The position involves frequent interaction with incarcerated patients, healthcare personnel, and correctional staff.
Employees must comply with all security and professional-conduct rules. Khaki and green clothing may not be worn because those colors are used by the institution’s incarcerated population.
Application Requirements
Please submit a current resume describing your Pharmacy Technician education, internship or practical training, and relevant work experience.
Applications will be reviewed immediately. Qualified applicants should be available for a brief telephone interview shortly after applying.
Heart-Centered Health is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome qualified applicants from all backgrounds and make employment decisions based on qualifications, experience, reliability, and the requirements of the position.
Pay: $24.00 - $27.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
Salary : $24 - $27