City of Norfolk, VA

Description

Norfolk, Virginia is America's most authentic and urban waterfront city. Home to the world's largest naval station and the business, arts, and cultural center of Coastal Virginia, Norfolk has been rated a top place to live, work, play, and raise a family by numerous publications. Working for the City of Norfolk is an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of others. With our commitment to competitive pay and a strong retirement package, you can do good for your community and do well for yourself. Join a caring workplace that proudly celebrates uniqueness, authenticity, and a shared commitment to improving the lives of our residents.

The Norfolk Community Services Board (NCSB) is the primary provider of public mental health, substance abuse, and intellectual disability services for the City of Norfolk. A continuum of services spans from outreach and prevention through intensive psychiatric care, provided by highly clinically oriented service professionals with expertise in these service areas.

Today, the NCSB provides treatment and rehabilitation services to over 6,000 Norfolk citizens yearly. Norfolk CSB seeks team members interested in providing skilled services in a public service environment and dedicated to supporting a positive work and treatment environment. Please join us as we provide hope and recovery opportunities for the persons we serve.

The NCSB is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team and other vital programs. In this role, you’ll work under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant pharmacy services that make a real difference in people’s lives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the pharmacist in preparing, packaging, and distributing medications.
• Perform clerical and administrative duties to support pharmacy operations.
• Deliver pharmacy services to ACT and other agency programs as needed.
• Ensure compliance with:
  • Virginia Board of Pharmacy regulations
  • DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) requirements
  • State and local laws
  • Agency policies and procedures
• Train NCSB staff using the NCSB’s Medication Re-Packaging curriculum.

Department Hiring Salary Range: $42,629 - $49,023

Essential Functions

Essential functions include but are not limited to:

• Assists the pharmacist in preparing medications and filling prescriptions by retrieving, counting, and pouring medications, correctly labeling containers, and accurately documenting pharmacy activities.
• Maintains medication inventory by determining inventory level, anticipating needed medications and supplies, and removing outdated medications. May assist and support the pharmacist on inventory management activities, such as ordering, unpacking, verifying, and storing shipments of pharmaceuticals and other supplies.
• Prepares and maintains well-documented pharmacy records as required by the Virginia Board of Pharmacy, federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS), and Norfolk CSB agency requirements.
• Packages medications as unit-dose and take-home items for delivery or self-administration.
• Enters medication information and directions into the Electronic Health Record and other electronic databases. Accesses, inputs, and retrieves patient and prescription information to and from the computer.
• Follows all internal and external policies regarding pharmacy operations.
• Ensures pharmacy areas and Medication Rooms are maintained in a safe, clean, neat, and orderly condition by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols. Reports any unsafe equipment or practices.
• Monitors refrigerator and freezer temperatures. Maintains temperature logs of refrigerators within the pharmacy areas, agency Medication Rooms, and other areas as assigned.
• Communicates effectively with pharmacists, nurses, physicians, and other agency staff to meet programmatic needs and maintain positive working relationships.

Education/Experience

Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with a two-year associate's degree, diploma or equivalent from a college, technical, business, vocational, or correspondence school. Appropriate certifications may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of advanced study or training.

One year of experience preferred working with adults who are diagnosed with mental health and substance use disorders. Experience may include experience acquired in an educational setting or internship.

Additional Information & Requirements

• Valid Driver's License not required but preferred.
• Requires a current unrestricted Virginia Pharmacy Technician registration. Current unrestricted/active National Pharmacy Technician Certification preferred.
• Current certification in basic first aid and CPR.
• Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.
• Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.
• Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.
• Retirement

If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

• The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant’s school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.

NOTE:

The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.

Non-City

Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.