Pharmacy Technician - FCI Gilmer, Glenville, WV

Work Location: Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institute-Gilmer Health Service Department, 201 FCI Lane, Glenville, WV 26351

Citizenship: U.S. Citizen only. Requires National Background Check with Inquiries, fingerprints, and drug screen.

Schedule

• Part-time, 7 hours per week (not to exceed 35 hours per week)
• Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays), 6:00 am – 1:30 pm, with a 30-minute unpaid lunch period
• Period of performance: 01 November 2026 – 31 October 2030

Pay

• Total compensation: $22.70 per hour

Benefits

• Paid time off: up to 80 hours per year, accrued from day one
• Sick leave: up to 56 hours per year, accrued from day one
• Eleven paid Federal holidays
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret prescriptions and medication orders written by medical staff
• Select and retrieve medications of the correct strength and dosage form prescribed
• Transcribe prescription data to labels using computer systems
• Prepare prescriptions for review by a pharmacist prior to dispensing
• Provide pertinent patient instructions when appropriate
• Complete stock medication orders as instructed by the pharmacist
• Assist the staff pharmacist in ordering, stocking, storing, and dispensing prescription and non-prescription medications while adhering to budgetary guidelines and BOP Formulary constraints
• Maintain pharmacy areas in a clean and orderly fashion consistent with departmental safety and sanitation guidelines
• Assist the pharmacist in maintaining stock of up-to-date medications (checking for outdates per policy) in the main pharmacy, satellite camp, crash carts, emergency bags, and Automated Dispensing Systems
• Assist the pharmacist with maintaining stock of forms, preparing Pill Line Medication cards, and unit dose medications for Pyxis
• Maintain the narcotics count and the needle and syringe inventories
• Maintain and restock adequate supplies for the Night Stock cabinet and perform audits of the Night Stock or Automated Dispensing System
• Possess and maintain technical computer skills pertaining to pharmacy issues
• Participate in Improving Organizational Performance Data and Quality Assurance Activities as directed by the pharmacist or HSA
• Perform minor clerical duties, including use of BOP electronic medical record, computer documentation and scheduling, scanning documents, filing, typing, call-outs, institutional memorandums, answering phones, scheduling patients, and maintaining stock records

Requirements

• Completion of a state-approved training program for Pharmacy Technicians with a satisfactorily completed internship
• Pharmacy Technician license from the state of West Virginia
• Minimum of one (1) year of Pharmacy Technician experience
• Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification (American Red Cross or American Heart Association)
• Competency in pharmacy practices as indicated by ability to complete the Pharmacy Competency Module
• Experience working in a correctional environment preferred but not required
• Copies of all certifications and resumes must be forwarded with your application

Attire

The Pharmacy Technician must wear appropriate and professional attire at all times. Khaki or green clothing of any type is prohibited, as these are the colors worn by the inmate population.