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PHARMACY TECHNICIAN 1 - TRAINEE, OR 2
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PHARMACY TECHNICIAN 1 - TRAINEE, OR 2
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Location
St. Gabriel, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
413-23-090 CTS
Department
DOC-Elayn Hunt Correctional Center
Opening Date
05/22/2023
Closing Date
Continuous
Description
Benefits
Questions
Supplemental Information
Louisiana Department of
Public Safety & Corrections –
Corrections Services
www.doc.louisiana.gov
ELAYN HUNT CORRECTIONAL CENTER
St. Gabriel, LA
THIS POSITION WILL BE FILLED AS A PROBATIONAL APPOINTMENT
or PROMOTION OF A PERMANENT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE
OF LOUISIANA STATE GOVERNMENT (State Employee)
This position has a Special Entrance Rate
Pharmacy Technician 1 - Trainee has an SER of $14.74 per hour
Pharmacy Technician 2 has an SER of $15.77 per hour
Why work for DOC? (https://doc.louisiana.gov/about-the-dpsc/careers-in-corrections/)
Culture: DOC values and supports employees through numerous recognition programs, creating a sense of community, prioritizing internal promotional opportunities, clear communication, and professional development.
Growth: Professional growth is encouraged at DOC through numerous avenues.
Benefits: DOC offers a generous benefits package including; a defined benefit pension plan, health insurance that is also available post retirement, at least 10 paid holidays, sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year, paid or time off accrued for hours worked over 40 per week, a deferred compensation plan, a flexible benefits plan, alternate work schedules, work from home, etc. Alternative work schedules including 4/10’s or work from homeMAY be an available benefit for certain positions upon meeting the policy requirements.
This position may be filled as:
DETAIL: The selected employee may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted.
PROBATIONAL APPOINTMENT: Current permanent status classified State employees may be required to accept a probational appointment, if selected.
TEMPORARY JOB APPOINTMENT: This position may be filled by temporary job appointment. If filled as a temporary job appointment, should a permanent position become available, the employee may be converted to a probational appointment.
Exams and License Requirements
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
An attached resume willnotreplace a completed application;failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered.
Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.
· SALARY DEPENDENDS ON LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE
· As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Pharmacy Technician 1(Trainee), or 2 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). The maximum salary for the Pharmacy Technician 2 is $44,741.00 annually.
Please refer to the ‘Job Specifications’ tab located at the top of the LA Careers ‘Current Job Opportunities’ page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.
To apply for this vacancy , click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities.
REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CURRENT.
IMPORTANT: In the supplemental questions section,applicants must authorizethe HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under thePrison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), to be considered for employment, by answering ‘YES’ to the PREA question.
Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.
Failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered.
There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has90 days from the closing dateof the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.
Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
This Agency is a Drug Free Workplace.
To view and apply to any of our other postings we currently have available, click HERE.
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any non-merit factor including disability.
For information about this job posting contact:
Dave Besse
Elayn Hunt Correctional Center
Human Resources Department
Ph: (225) 319-4535
Fax: (225) 342-5968
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
No experience or training required.
NOTE:
Upon accepting employment, persons must be eligible for a pharmacy technician candidate registration from the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy. Before gaining permanent status with the agency, persons appointed to this position are subject to Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy regulations and are required to obtain a Pharmacy technician certificate from the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To be trained in the performance of varied paraprofessional duties in assisting licensed pharmacists.
Level of Work:
Entry.
Supervision Received:
Close from a licensed pharmacist.
Supervision Exercised:
None.
Location of Work:
May be used by all state agencies.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from a Pharmacy Technician 2 by the absence of a Pharmacy Technician Certificate.
Examples of Work
Note:
These duties must be performed under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
Fills unit dose cassettes; verifies the amount of medication in the cassettes and the patient number (reviewed by a licensed pharmacist).
Pre-packages unit dose medication; packages individual prescription doses for dispensing by a licensed pharmacist.
Prepares and maintains patient medication profiles.
Assist in the orientation and training of pharmacy staff and students as directed by a licensed pharmacist.
Receive written doctor's orders and prescriptions and types medication labels.
Codes and posts patient profiles.
Inventories and stocks all medications, noting expiration dates and locations of drugs.
Fills requisitions and delivers stock medications to nursing stations.
Mails out-dated drugs to drug companies.
Cleans and disinfects pharmaceutical equipment.
May use the computer terminal to enter or retrieve information concerning patients or inventory.
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Mardi Gras,
Good Friday,
Memorial Day,
Independence Day,
Labor Day,
Veteran's Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system
Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
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Are you currently a permanent classified employee of Louisiana State Government (State employee)?
Yes
No
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If you have previous employment in a community confinement center, jail, lockup or prison, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) requires Corrections Human Resources to contact those employers prior to hiring any applicant for information on substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or any resignation during a pending investigation of an allegation of sexual abuse. Do you authorize the Human Resources Office of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services, to contact any of your prior employers, whether listed on your employment application or not, to ascertain information required by the Prison Rape Elimination Act, Part 115 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations? I understand that prior to any offer of employment by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections that such information must be obtained. IMPORTANT: I also understand that if I do not authorize such contact, I will not be eligible for employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Should I be appointed from this announcement, I also understand that this authorization will remain valid for the duration of my employment with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Questions should be directed to Human Resources as noted in the Supplemental Information section of this job posting.
Yes, I understand. You may contact my employers, past or present.
No. Do not contact my employers, past or present.
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How did you hear about this position?
Civil Service Website
Recruitment Event
Newspaper Ad
DOC Website
DOC Employee Referral
Indeed
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Glassdoor
Monster
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Other
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Agency
State of Louisiana
Address
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm
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