• Job Description

  Req#: R36597
  **3000.00 for offers accepted by June 30, 2025. Terms and Conditions apply**
  
  The Cert Pharmacy Tech II aids pharmacists in providing pharmaceutical care services to patients by assisting in the preparation, dispensing, record keeping, and transporting of medications for all patients including the following age groups: neonatal, pediatric, adolescence, adult, and geriatric.
  
  Under minimal supervision, the Cert Pharmacy Tech II performs the required duties of a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) II at a high level of proficiency, demonstrating exemplary work behaviors and ownership for the success of the work area.
  
  The CPhT II is tasked with all of the independent actions required of the CPhT I, in addition to increased responsibilities of medication coordination, compounding, and packaging.

  Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire:
  Current certification by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
  Current licensure with the Virginia State Board of Pharmacy
  By virtue of societal trust and security explicitly imparted to pharmacies for the control of drugs, candidate/incumbent must have a clean criminal record (i.e. no felony conviction; no drug or pharmacy related convictions, including misdemeanors; no denial, suspension, revocation, or restriction of registration or licensure by any State Board of Pharmacy)
  
  Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for continued employment:
  Current certification by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
  Current licensure with the Virginia State Board of Pharmacy
  
  Experience REQUIRED:
  One year of previous pharmacy practice experience
  
  Experience PREFERRED:
  Two years previous pharmacy practice experience in a similar setting
  One year of medication compounding experience, sterile and/or non-sterile
  Previous experience using a standard keyboard and typing speed of 20-30 words per minute
  
  Education/training REQUIRED:
  High school diploma or equivalent
  
  Education/training PREFERRED:
  Compounded Sterile Preparation Technician (CSPT) Certification, and/or
  PTCB Assessment-Based Certificate Programs:
  Technician Product Verification (TPV),
  Hazardous Drug Management, and/or
  Billing and Reimbursement
  
  Independent action(s) required:
  Demonstrate competency in CPhT I responsibilities
  Maintain medications and supplies used for compounding purposes
  Compound various medication formulations
  Understand and practice compounding according to United States Pharmacopeia requirements on non-sterile, sterile, and hazardous preparations
  Repackage bulk medications into a unit-dosed form, including patient-specific doses
  Acclimate to additional pharmacy-related technologies, supporting the packaging and compounding of medications
  Provide staffing support among multiple, pharmacy service shifts/sites
  Train other team members or students with regard to CPhT II shifts and skills
  Perform some CPhT III shifts and responsibilities, once assessed for CPhT II mastery, and during subsequent acclimation toward CPhT III classification
  Serve as the back-up to the CPhT III as the “Technician-In-Charge” during weekends
  
  Supervisory responsibilities (if applicable): N/A
  
  Additional position requirements:
  Must be available to work all shifts, weekends, holidays, and emergency coverage.
  
  Age Specific groups served: All
  
  Physical Requirements (includes use of assistance devices as appropriate):
  Physical - Lifting 20-50 lbs.
  Activities: Prolonged standing, Prolonged sitting, Frequent bending, Walking (distance), Climbing (steps, ladder, other), Reaching (overhead, extensive, repetitive), Repetitive motion
  Mental/Sensory: Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical thinking
  Emotional: Fast pace environment, Steady pace, Able to handle multiple priorities, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Noisy environment, Able to adapt to frequent change

  Days

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• About the company

  VCU Medical Center is Virginia Commonwealth University's medical campus located in downtown Richmond, Virginia in the Court End neighborhood.

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