Pharmacy Technician II - Fitzsimmons Veterans Community Living Center
Pharmacy Technician II - Fitzsimmons Veterans Community Living Center
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- This position is open to current Colorado residents onlyOffice of Adult Aging and Disability ServicesColorado Veterans Community Living Center at FitzsimonsColorado Veterans Community Living Center (VCLC) at Fitzsimons is a beautiful 180bed skilled nursing facility serving Colorados veterans. We strive to honor and respect those living in our community through companionship and personcentered care while providing a comfortable and safe place to live. At Fitzsimons we provide longterm care and shortterm rehab and have a secured memory care neighborhood. We are conveniently located on the medical campus with UC Hospital and the Aurora VA Medical Center. Fitzsimons celebrates a low 18 staff turnover rate and substantial longevity among staff.Visit us online at: below to receive text message updates on CDHS recruiting events!
Description of Job
Additionally as a Pharmacy Technician II you can expect to:- Under the direction of a Pharmacist position fills and distributes prescriptions to the different neighborhoods for residents. Once pharmacist approves prescription(s) position bills insurance company
- Orders medication stock to ensure par levels are maintained and controls inventory costs packages medications mixes intravenous solutions fill refill price and label prescriptions fax refill requests. Process refills into the computer and associated insurance billing
- Maintains inventory of chemicals or other controlled substances and helps to ensure their security. Prices prescriptions inputs resident information into computer. Resident data includes such data as resident name prescribed medication and cost to maintain pharmacy files insurance system and inventory
- Answers phone calls and handles those duties that dont require a licensed pharmacist including problem solving
- Retrieves corrects or deletes previously entered data where necessary
- Reconciles insurance payments with resident billings
- Maintain attention to the residents needs and protect the safety of the resident
- Anticipate future needs and or problems of residents and take action to meet these needs
- Prepares and organizes medications to be delivered to inhouse nursing stations or remote facilities via shipping process. Maintains pharmacy devices including but not limited to fax machines automated dispensing systems medication carts glove box unit aseptic techniques of counter tops and dispensing stations
- Cleans sterilizes and or disinfects areas and/or equipment
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications Substitutions Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Special Qualifications:
- Must have Pharmacy Technician certification from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or ExCPT(Examination for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians) Certification
Education/Licensure/Certification/Experience:- Current valid certification or provisional certification as a Pharmacy Technician from the Colorado State Board of Pharmacy
- Two 2 years of experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position
Preferred Qualifications:- Detailoriented with strong organizational skills
- Knowledge of basic pharmacy practices and procedures
- Retail Pharmacy or Long Term Care Pharmacy experience preferred
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:- CDHS employees (all Direct contact with vulnerable persons):
CBI name check and fingerprint check ICON Colorado court database Medicare fraud database Reference Checks Professional License verification (licensure requirements) Drug Screen PREA (Division of Youth Services) Trails check (direct contact with children) CAPS (direct contact with adult Mental Health Institutes Regional Centers Veterans Community Living Centers) - Current/Valid and unrestricted US Drivers License
- May have to transport medications to other VCLC facilities in state vehicles
- Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.
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About Us:
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference consider joining the dedicated people of theColorado Department of Human Services(CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety independence and wellbeing of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work we offer:
Strong secure yet flexible retirement benefits including aPERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Planplus 401(k) and 457 plans
Employer supplementedHealth Savings Account
Paid life insurance
Short and longterm disability coverage
11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
Excellent worklife programs such as flexible schedules training and more
Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
*Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more
information go to Values:
We believe in a peoplefirst approach:To serve the people of Colorado we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized inspired and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans.
Balance creates quality of life:We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility health and wellness and employee engagement.
We hold ourselves accountable:We take responsibility through our actions programs and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.
Transparency matters:We are open and honest with employees our partners the Coloradans we serve and the public.
We are ethical:We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right not what is easy.
Collaboration helps us rise together:We work together with all partners employees and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
ADA Accommodations:CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment including completing the application process interviewing completing any preemployment testing participating in the employee selection process and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position please direct your inquiries to our ADA Coordinator Nancy Schmelzer at or call.
THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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