Job Description

Pharmacy Technician

Work Location: Baltimore, MD; Boston, MA; Cape Cod, MA; Cape May, NJ; Atlantic City, NJ; Elizabeth City, NC; New London, CT; Norfolk, VA; Portsmouth, VA; Selfridge, MI; Staten Island, NY; Washington, DC; Yorktown, VA; Traverse City, MI; Philadelphia, PA; Borinquen, PR; Clearwater, FL; Galveston, TX; Miami Beach, FL; Mobile, AL; New Orleans, LA; Opa Locka, FL; San Juan, PR; St. Petersburg, FL; Corpus Christi, TX; Miami, FL; Savannah, GA; Key West, FL; Jacksonville, FL; Charleston, SC; Alameda, CA; Juneau, AK; Ketchikan, AK; Kodiak, AK; North Bend, OR; Port Angeles, WA; Petaluma, CA; San Pedro, CA; Seattle, WA; Warrenton (Astoria), OR; Humboldt Bay, CA; Honolulu, HI; Barbers Point, HI; Sacramento, CA; Sitka, AK; San Diego, CA

Wolf Lake Services is seeking a highly qualified professional to join our team in support of the US Coast Guard (USCG) Multidiscipline Healthcare Services. The primary focus of this position is to provide medical services to all eligible beneficiaries within the capabilities normally granted to a Pharmacy Technician. The Pharmacy Technician shall meet or exceed the industry standards in accordance with established principles, practices, and ethics and shall reflect the degree and care, skill and learning expected of a reasonably prudent healthcare provider in the Pharmacy Technician profession in the state of their practice. This position is contingent upon award .

Core Duties:

• Prepare, package, compound, label and dispense pharmaceutical products and medications
• Review orders written by authorized providers (i.e., Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Dentists, Health Services Technicians, etc.)
  • Provide patient counseling relative to a medication's use, contraindications, and product warnings
  • Maintain pharmacy logs and other records as required
  • Maintain inventory levels
  • Order supplies
  • Restock pharmacy supplies
  • Receive, review and process prescriptions utilizing the pharmacy's computer program / system
  • Receive and process prescription refills by phone
  • Communicate effectively with the patients, providers, and other ancillary personnel
  • Inventory medical and pharmaceutical product stocks to ensure adequate supplies and inventory controls
  • Provide immediate evaluation and management of emergent problems as they occur
  • Prepare and submit appropriate documentation as specified in applicable regulations
  • Maintain required pharmacy security
• And other administrative work as assigned by the Pharmacist or Clinic Administrator

Travel Requirements

0 - 10%

Salary Grade

Job Requirements

Requirements:

• A diploma / certification from an accredited Pharmacy Technician school
• A current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) for the Health Care Provider by the American Heart Association (AHA), American Red Cross (ARC), American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI), or the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
• Individuals not graduating from an accredited school must provide proof of a minimum of 1 year of work experience in a military, federal, civilian retail, or hospital pharmacy providing like services. New or recent (past 4 months) graduates, without experience will be placed on a 90-day probationary period upon hire and must provide 2 letters of recommendations from their Pharmacy Technician school professors/instructors regarding their expected potential success in this field
• Maintain current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association (AHA), American Red Cross (ARC), American Safety & Health Institute (ASHI), or the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
• " No adverse information on file " with the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) or any state Board of Pharmacy

Category

Healthcare

Location

USCG Alameda - Alameda, CA 94501 US (Primary)
USCG Barbers Point (Kapolei) - Kapolei, HI 96707 US
USCG Honolulu - Honolulu, HI 96819 US
USCG Humboldt Bay (McKinleyville) - McKinleyville, CA 95519 US
USCG Juneau - Juneau, AK 99801 US
USCG Ketchikan - Ketchikan, AK 99901 US
USCG Kodiak - Kodiak, AK 99619 US
USCG North Bend - North Bend, OR 97459 US
USCG Petaluma - Petaluma, CA 94952 US
USCG Port Angeles - Port Angeles, WA 98362 US
USCG Sacramento - McClellan Park, CA 95652 US
USCG San Diego - San Diego, CA 92101 US
USCG San Pedro - San Pedro, CA 90731 US
USCG Seattle - Seattle, WA 98134 US
USCG Sitka - Sitka, AK 99835 US

Education

Certification