Pharmacy Technician

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Pharmacy Technician for controlled substances: monitors pharmacists and technicians for compliance with controlled substance policies and procedures to assure accountability; trains pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and controlled substance inspectors on all pharmacy-controlled substance procedures as defined in relevant VHA Handbooks and local policy; investigates all reported discrepancies; performs balance adjustments; generates all required reports in cases of controlled substance loss. Pharmacy Technician for investigational drugs: performs all inventory management, dispensing and record keeping activities for all investigational drugs on site, advises pharmacy leadership regarding issues and concerns, and recommends appropriate resolution for identified issues. Pharmacy Technician for compounding sterile products including chemotherapeutic agents: trains pharmacy staff on established procedures to assure compliance with USP Chapter 797 requirem