Inpatient Pharmacy Technician - Nights

City/State

Work Shift

Overview:

Sentara is hiring a Full-time Night Shift IV Pharmacy Technician for the Inpatient Pharmacy at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center in Woodbridge, VA.

Location: Northern Virginia Medical Center- Woodbridge, VA

Status: Full Time

Shift: Nights - 12 hour shifts

Hours: 8:30pm-8:30am. 7 days on, 7 days off, beginning on Wednesdays.

Holiday : Rotation

The Pharmacy Tech II Clinical performs the technician responsibilities of clinical pharmacy care delivery under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist or licensed independent practitioner. This position works in a Sterile IV room for IV mixtures and sterile compounding.

• Demonstrates advanced technical skills and ownership of the work area

• Demonstrates the ability to work independently defined areas of pharmacy practice competently

• Assumes local and/or system responsibility for assigned tasks related to advanced clinical job positions

• Participates in the training of new employees

• Fills and delivers medications under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist/licensed independent practitioner

• Ensures adequate supplies are available for continuous patient care

• Triages and escalates any questions or issues outside the pharmacy technician's 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

• Participates in clinical initiatives to continuously improve patient care

• Training in an advanced Clinical Pharmacy Technician job function

• 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 (Required)

Certification/Licensure

• Virginia Pharmacy Tech License (Required)

• CPhT License (Received through the NHA or PTCB (Required)

Experience

• 2 Years Pharmacy Experience (Required)

• 1 Year IV or Sterile Compounding Experience (Preferred)

• Inpatient Pharmacy Tech Experience (Preferred)

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Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center located in Woodbridge, VA is a 183-bed not-for-profit hospital. We combine the resources of a major health system with the compassionate, personalized care of a community hospital. We offer quiet, private rooms and quality care focused on safety and patient satisfaction. Our clinical services include advanced imaging, cancer services, cardiovascular care, emergency care, lab services, orthopedics, weight loss services and more, all powered through Sentara eCare®, a comprehensive electronic medical record system. In addition to our hospital, Sentara Health is enhancing access to healthcare services in Northern Virginia with outpatient and imaging centers in Lake Ridge, Lorton, Springfield and Alexandria, Va. We improve health every day, come be a part of the community.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-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.