<p>This position is open only to Colorado state residents. </p> <p>Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.</p> <p>Opt in below to receive text message updates on CDHS recruiting events!</p> <p> </p> <p>CDHSCareers</p> <p>About Fort Logan</p> <p>The Colorado Mental Health Institute in Fort Logan (CMHHIFL) is one of two state hospitals serving our community. The vision of CMHHIFL is to provide the highest quality mental health services to persons with complex, serious, and persistent mental illness within the resources available. Our mission is to support those individuals in achieving their recovery goals and reaching their full potential. CMHHIFL provides inpatient treatment to adult patients, generally between the ages of 18-59. The hospital has adult inpatient beds, over six treatment milieus serving civil and forensic individuals. Medical services, occupational therapy, neuropsychological-rehabilitation services, and trauma-informed care services are available for all patients throughout the hospital.</p> <p>The Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan is a tobacco free campus.</p> <ul> <li>About this Work Unit:  </li></ul> <p>The Pharmacy department provides for the purchase, preparation, storage, control, and dispensing of all drugs and pharmaceutical preparations required for the treatment of patients.  Provides monitoring of patient drug therapy and provides drug information and consultation services to staff by  utilizing pharmacists as resources. </p> <p>Purpose of this Position:</p> <p>This position exists to assist the pharmacists in the daily operation of the pharmacy department by delivering medications, filling cassettes, filling prescriptions (including floor stock items, controlled substances, and discharge medications), issuing credits, removal and replacing (near) outdated medication in after-hours pharmacy, inspection of inventory for (near) outdated medication for removal and replacement, data entry, ordering and restocking pharmaceuticals and supplies, pre-packaging and labeling medications, storage of patient's own medications and retrieval at discharge with associated paperwork, picking up pharmaceuticals and paperwork from the units, process Medicare Part D claims, coordinates pickup and removal of pharmaceutical wastes with vendor, answering telephones and directing call to the pharmacy personnel, collects and sorts mail on weekly basis, communicating with hospital staff to answer questions using pharmacists as a resource, and other duties as assigned by pharmacy personnel.</p> <p>Shift Information: </p> <ul> <li> <p>The pharmacy is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  </p> </li><li> <p>This position will work (4) 10-hour shifts.</p> </li><li> <p>Shifts are subject to change based on the needs of the facility.  </p> </li></ul> <p>Primary duties are as follow:</p> <p>Deliver medications to treatment units, fill prescriptions, process Medicare part D claims, and issue pharmaceutical credits back to clients:</p> <ul> <li>Deliver medications to treatment teams and pick up medications to be returned to the pharmacy. The treatment units are in different buildings and delivery requires going outside.   </li><li>Filling prescriptions accurately (including floor stock items, controlled substances, discharge medications, and inpatient unit dose cassettes).   </li><li>Issues credits back to clients.   </li><li>Process Medicare Part D claims.   </li><li>Completes associated paperwork and computer data entry. </li></ul> <p>Package and Fill controlled medications:</p> <ul> <li>Process controlled drugs requisitions such as packaging, filling, and delivering pharmaceuticals to treatment units and use pharmacy logs and nursing control substance sign-out logs to account accurately for such medications.  </li><li>Check controlled drugs on-hand in the computer to match with the physical on-hands and document. Need to assign lot numbers to every controlled drug dispensed as floor stock. </li><li> Obtain signatures from nurses for the floor stocks and pharmacist for pharmacy. </li></ul> <p>Pre-package to Unit Dose and Return medication to pharmacy inventory:</p> <ul> <li>Pre-package and label medications for unit dose dispensing. </li><li> Properly return medication to the pharmacy inventory and credit back to patients.  </li><li>Completed associated paperwork and computer data entry. </li></ul> <p>Order Supplies and pharmaceuticals:</p> <ul> <li>Orders pharmaceuticals and supplies for the day-to-day operations of the pharmacy.   </li><li>Receive the items and put them away.   </li><li>Completes associated paperwork and computer data entry </li></ul> <p>Inspect the pharmacy for expired medication and coordinate the pickup and removal of pharmaceutical wastes with the vendor:</p> <ul> <li>Inspect the pharmacy and the after-hours medication room for expired or near-expired medications.   </li><li>Replaces medications when necessary and completes associated paperwork and computer data entry. </li></ul> <p>Other Duties as Assigned</p> <p>Education/Licensure/Certification/Experience:</p> <p>Current, valid certification or provisional certification as a Pharmacy Technician from the Colorado State Board of Pharmacy</p> <p>AND</p> <p>Two (2) years of experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position</p> <p>No Substitutions</p> <p>Special Qualifications:</p> <p>Must be an active registered pharmacy technician with the state of Colorado.</p> <p>Preferred Qualifications</p> <ul> <li> <p>Two (2) years of recent experience filling, labeling, and storing drugs in a pharmacy setting;</p> </li><li> <p>Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with pharmacy and healthcare professionals; </p> </li><li> <p>Exceptional organizational and multi-tasking skills;</p> </li><li> <p>Ability to maintain adequate inventory/supplies;</p> </li><li> <p>Basic computer literacy and skills;</p> </li><li> <p>Mathematical computation skills;</p> </li><li> <p>Customer service and problem solving;</p> </li><li> <p>Ability to work as a team member;</p> </li><li> <p>Ability to meet work schedules. </p> </li><li> <p>Previous State employee</p> </li></ul> <p>Conditions of Employment: </p> <ul> <li>Must be 21 years of age or older </li><li>Pre-employment Physical/ TB test </li><li>May use, handle or expose to hazardous materials - some pharmaceuticals require special disposal per regulation. </li><li>Must be available for shift work may be requested to work various hours for coverage outside of normal business hours </li><li>Must be an active registered pharmacy technician with the State of Colorado and PTCB certified. </li><li>Full Background - Name check, TRAILS, Drug Screen and Fingerprinting </li><li>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. </li></ul> <p>APPEAL RIGHTS:</p> <p>If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.</p> <p>An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department's action.</p> <p>For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.</p> <p>How to Apply (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)</p> <p>Please note that ONLY your State of Colorado job application will be reviewed during the initial screening; if you submit a resume and cover letter, they will be reviewed in later stages of the selection process.  Therefore, it is paramount that you clearly describe all of your relevant experience on the application itself.  Applications left blank or marked "SEE RESUME" will not be considered.</p> <p>Your application will be reviewed against the minimum qualifications for the position.  If your application demonstrates that you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be invited to the comparative analysis process, which is described below.</p> <p>Note: Current and former employees (transfers, voluntary demotions and reinstatements) are required to apply and participate in the comparative analysis process.</p> <p>The Assessment Process:</p> <p>Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted through a comparative analysis. The comparative analysis for this position will include a review of your application material and your responses to any supplemental questions. Applications and responses will be reviewed by a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to assess and rank applicants in order to establish an eligible list for referral to the hiring manager for final consideration.</p> <p> </p> <p>Be sure the "Work Experience" section of your application is complete and specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, and accomplishments as they relate to the Description of the Job, Minimum Qualifications, Required Competencies and Preferred Qualifications as listed above. Resumes and "see resume" statements will not be accepted in lieu of the "Work Experience" section of the application. Failure to include adequate information or follow instructions by the closing date may result in your application not being accepted and/or may affect your score, rank or inclusion in the final pool of eligible applicants.</p> <p> </p> <p>If you have transcripts, a license or other relevant documentation regarding your qualifications, upload and attach copies to your application.</p> <p>Note: Transfers, voluntary demotions and reinstatements are required to apply and participate in the selection process. </p> <p>For recruiting questions, please contact leticia.tavarez@state.co.us</p> <p> </p> <p>About Us: </p> <p>If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan www.copera.org plus 401(k) and 457 plans</p> </li><li> <p>Medical and dental health plans</p> </li><li> <p>Employer supplemented Health Savings Account</p> </li><li> <p>Paid life insurance</p> </li><li> <p>Short- and long-term disability coverage</p> </li><li> <p>11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave</p> </li><li> <p>BenefitHub state employee discount program</p> </li><li> <p>Employee Wellness program MotivateMe</p> </li><li> <p>Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more</p> </li><li> <p>Remote work arrangements for eligible positions</p> </li></ul> <p> </p> <p>Our Values:</p> <p>We believe in a people-first 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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.</p> <p>Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.</p> <p>We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.</p> <p>Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.</p> <p>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.  </p> <p>ADAA 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 pre-employment 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 ADAAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at  cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.</p> <p>~THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER~</p> <p> </p> <p> Toll Free Applicant Technical Support: If you experience technical difficulty with the NEOGOV system (e.g. uploading or attaching documents to your online application) call NEOGOV technical support at 855-524-5627 Mon-Fri between 6 am and 6 pm (Pacific Time).  Helpful hints: if you are having difficulty uploading or attaching documents to your application first- ensure your documents are PDF or Microsoft Word files, and second, close the document before you attempt to upload (attach) it.</p> <p> </p> <p>Toll Free Applicant Technical Support</p>