Pharmacy Tech- Iowa Veterans Home - State of Iowa : Job Details

The Iowa Veterans Home is looking for an enthusiastic Pharmacy Technician.

Duties include:

* Entering refills, package, and deliver medications to the residents under the direction of a Pharmacist.

* Ordering, inventorying, crediting, answering the window and phone, and communicating with staff and residents are daily essential functions.

What we offer as a full time Iowa Veterans Home employee:

* Team oriented, positive work environment

* Opportunity for professional growth and development

* Paid time off (sick leave and vacation) plus nine paid holidays per year

* Medical and Dental Insurance Benefits:

Monthly optional Medical Insurance Premium (Iowa Choice*) for 2024:

* Single: $61/mo = employee share; $818/mo = state share

* Family: $205/mo = employee share; $1,854/mo = state share

* * National Choice option also available

Monthly optional Dental Insurance Premium for 2024:

* Single: Free

* Family: $46

* Optional flexible spending accounts for health & dental expenses, & dependent care

* $20,000 basic life insurance at no cost

* Exceptional retirement package: IPERS (Iowa Public Employee Retirement System)

* Optional 401(a) Plan with employee contribution: The State makes match contributions into the employee's selection of investments in a 401(a) employer match account. The match is $1 for every $1 contributed up to a $75 monthly maximum.

* Lactation rooms throughout our campus

* Wellness Program: Onsite fitness center available to staff 24/7 for only $36 per year

* Annual flu vaccine is available free of charge to all staff

All applicants are subject to a Criminal Background Check Dependent Adult Abuse and Child Abuse Check.

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1) One year of full-time technical work experience assisting a pharmacist with pharmaceutical tasks.

2) A total of one year of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in a pharmacy technician training program equals one year of full-time experience.

3) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes two years of full-time work as a Pharmacy Assistant.

For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description.

Within a timeframe determined by the appointing authority at the time of hire, registration as a certified pharmacy technician (CPhT) or pharmacy technician trainee by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy must be obtained and subsequently maintained to continue employment.