Inpatient Pharmacy Technician

City / State

Norfolk, VA

Overview

Work Shift

Rotating (United States of America) Sentara is hiring a Pharmacy Technician at Sentara Leigh Hospital for our Inpatient Pharmacy!

Sign On Bonus up to $5,000 Offered for qualified candidates!

Status : Full Time (40 hrs / wk)

Shift : Rotating (8.5hr shift)

Hours : 6am-11pm

Weekends : Every Other Weekend

Holiday Rotation

Required qualifications :

• Virginia Pharmacy Technician license
• CPhT license through PTCB or NHA - required if licensed in VA after 7 / 1 / 2021

Preferred qualifications :

1 year Hospital Pharmacy Technician experience preferred

Job responsibilities :

• Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist
• Measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders
• Responsible for managing the drug distribution system and providing technical support in all aspects of the delivery of safe, effective, patient-focused, and cost-efficient drug therapy.

About Sentara Leigh Hospital

Sentara Leigh Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 274-bed acute care facility. This 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 region's only 24-hour hyperbaric oxygen program that helps speed up the healing of carbon monoxide poisoning, wounds that won't heal, infections in which tissues are starved for oxygen, airborne chemical exposures, and scuba diving accidents.

Benefits

Sentara offers an attractive array of full-time benefits to include Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Sick, Parental and Caregiver Leave, Educational Assistance, Emergency Back-Up Care and other family benefits, a 401k / 403B with matching funds, 401a, Performance Plus Bonus, Career Advancement Opportunities, Work Perks, and more.

Our success is supported by a family-friendly culture that encourages community involvement and creates unlimited opportunities for development and growth.

We welcome you to be a part of an excellent healthcare organization that cares about our People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity.

Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve!

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Job Summary

Responsible for managing the drug distribution system and providing technical support in all aspects of the delivery of safe, effective, patient focused and cost efficient drug therapy.

Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist.

Registered with the VA State Board of Pharmacy. NC Pharmacy Technicians do not require state registration.

PTCB or NHA preferred

Qualifications :

Pharmacy Technician - State License - Other / National, Pharmacy Technician - State License - Virginia Department of Health Professionals (VADHP) Pharmacy Technician

Skills

Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Mathematics

Sentara Healthcare 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.

Per Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), some clinical environments require proof of education; these regulations are posted at ecfr.

gov for further information. In an effort to expedite this verification requirement, we encourage you to upload your diploma or transcript at time of application.

In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.