What are the responsibilities and job description for the Compounding Pharmacy Technician 2 position at Inova Health System?
Inova Compounding Pharmacy is seeking a dedicated Retail Pharmacy Technician 2 to join the team. This role will be full-time Monday - Friday, days/evenings rotating shifts (20-hrs per week). Weekend as needed.
Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Position is available at 3901 Stonecroft Blvd, Chantilly, VA 20151
Featured Benefits:
Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.
Compounding Pharmacy Technician 2 Job Responsibilities:
- Prepare customized medications by accurately measuring, mixing, and packaging ingredients according to prescription orders and established formulas.
- Operate and maintain compounding equipment such as ointment mills, capsule machines, and mixers, ensuring proper calibration and cleanliness.
- Follow strict aseptic techniques and USP <795> and <800> guidelines to maintain safety and compliance in both sterile and non-sterile environments.
- Maintain inventory of raw materials, ensuring proper storage conditions and timely ordering of supplies.
- Assists the Pharmacist in reviewing, processing, preparing, filling, labeling and dispensing medications and supplies.
- Cleans equipment and maintains all required temperature logs according to system policies and procedures.
- Checks medication and administration supply inventory for out-of-date products, removes products from inventory and works with the appropriate resource to record out-of-date products in the Expiring Medication log book.
- Performs computer entry of prescription information including, but not limited to, patient/prescriber search, drug selection, prescription interpretation/entry, insurance billing and basic problem resolution.
- Prepares medications for clients through mixing medications, counting pills, and labeling bottles.
Minimum Requirements:
Work schedule: 8-hour shift (days/evenings rotating shift. Weekend as needed).
Education: High School or GED.
Certification: Registered Pharmacy Technician in the state of Virginia or a Pharmacy intern license. Basic Life Support (BLS) within 3 months of hire.
Preferred Requirements:
Experience: Two (2) years of Compounding Pharmacy Technician experience.
As a recipient of federal financial assistance, Inova Health System (“Inova”) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services or benefits under any of its programs or activities, whether carried out by Inova directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Inova arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
This policy is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at 45 C.F.R. Parts 80, 84, 91 and 92, respectively.
Salary : $5,250