Pharmacy Technician

Job Description

**Strategic Resources, Inc. (SRI)** is an international, ISO 9001:2015 Certified, CMMI Level 3 Rated full-service provider with more than 33 years’ experience in the Federal, military, and commercial marketplaces. SRI is seeking full-time committed and passionate Pharmacy Technicians to join our team to provide critical services to detainees in custody at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Health Services Corps (IHSC) Medical Facilities in support of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Health Services Corps (IHSC) Detention Center Healthcare contract opportunity.

**Overview**

The ICE IHSC exists within the organizational structure of the United States Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) under the supervision of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps Officers, civil service staff and contractors comprise the healthcare professionals working together to provide quality healthcare services. IHSC serves as the medical experts for ICE detainee health care. IHSC is committed to excellence in detention and correctional health care and the provision of safe and high-quality care to those in ICE custody.

**Description of Duties**:
The contract Pharmacy Technician is responsible for the provision of a full range of pharmacy services at the assigned facility as well as ensuring compliance with the pharmacy policies and procedures as stated in the ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC) Pharmaceutical Services Directive and Guide.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Performs all duties related to preparation and dispensing of medication orders.
- Provides direct care to patients within discipline Scope of Practice and performs functions in accordance with current accepted practice, licensure, certification, credentialing and or granted privileges.
- Provides treatment of persons throughout the life span as appropriate to discipline and facility setting.
- May be expected to respond to and or coordinate response to medical emergencies.
- Reads individual prescriptions and determines the name of the drug, strength, and dosage of drugs to be dispensed. Correlates instructions on the prescription with pharmacy policy limitations and notes such on the prescription.
- Sets up prescriptions by obtaining the correct drug stock, counting the correct amount of medication, and placing this medication in smaller containers. After the prescription has been filled, all contents and the label are set aside for a final check by a pharmacist.
- Consults with the Clinical Services Manager or clinical pharmacist directly to clarify a prescription problem. This indicates that the technician has the knowledge and experience to recognize a problem in which a physician or a pharmacist must be contacted to clarify or change a medication order.
- Required to use judgment and experience to determine when a pharmacist is to be immediately alerted to a therapeutic problem.
- When the technician is asked to act on dispensing instructions from a prescription, they can act and prioritize the requests.
- The technician has sufficient experience with the type of requests and their critical nature to be able to know when to proceed and when to immediately alert a pharmacist for follow-up.
- Sets up medications needed for new orders and arranges for a pharmacist to check all preceding steps.
- Receives supplies and checks receipts against requisitions.
- Checks for shortages, breakage, deterioration, and expiration dates. Discrepancies found are reported to the pharmacist.
- Consults with a pharmacist to prevent inventory problems and prepares requisitions accordingly.
- Withdraws outdated drugs, determines proper disposition (destruction or credit returns) and prepares necessary paperwork to initiate proper action.
- Makes necessary changes to quantities requested depending on stock levels to avoid total depletion and notifies a pharmacist of any discrepancies found in the requisition.
- Packages bulk drugs, which include liquids, tablets, capsules, ointments, and creams, etc. into specific quantities and various size containers.
- Operates various types of equipment such as tablet and capsule counting machines and labeling machines.
- Records all prepackage information including lot number, expiration date, manufacturer, current date, initials (incumbent), and sets them aside for final check by a registered pharmacist.
- Daily checks the medicine cabinet and all areas of the clinic where night pharmacy service is available, daily. Responsible for refilling any missing pharmacy drugs or supply items used during the night.
- Inspects and logs the temperature of all refrigerators that contain any type of pharmaceutical reports problems.
- As directed, or in conjunction with a pharmacist, conducts orientations, for new staff, to pharmacy policy and practice within the clinic.
- Keeps staff appraised of changes in protocols, drug recall