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Pharmacy Technician

Salary

$39,228.80 - $57,324.80 Annually

Location

Coralville - 52241 - Johnson County, IA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

26-00589

Agency

244 Corrections - Iowa Medical and Classification Center (Oakdale)

Opening Date

09/05/2025

Closing Date

9/15/2025 11:59 PM Central

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Job Description

Assists in assuring the accuracy of the pharmacy inventory.

Complete physical counts and updates the count in ICON.

Ensure that all products leaving the pharmacy are accounted for and are charged in ICON to the proper recipient.

Maintain accurate counts of all controlled substances separate from the count contained in the ICON system.

Keep pharmacy stock at a level that ensures orders can be filled promptly and accurately without having excess stock on hand.

Performs technical work to assist Iowa licensed pharmacists in the practice of pharmacy.

Fill medication requests entered in ICON by nursing staff or offenders.

Fill new medication orders processed by pharmacists including, selecting correct medications, packaging medication for the order

and properly labeling the order.

Have the ability to review and understand the offender medication orders to the appropriate facility and unit.

Complete non-sterile compounding under the supervision of a pharmacist.

Ability to work and ensure the most important tasks are completed first.

Prepare medication orders for offenders leaving the DOC or leaving the institution for a court order.

Package medication orders as needed or in bulk production.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

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 thislink to view the job description. (https://das.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/hr/documents/class\_and\_pay/JobClassDescriptions/PharmacyTechnician-02227.pdf)

Additional Qualification Requirements

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.

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Do you understand that the information provided on your application and resume must be truthful, honest, and accurate to the best of your knowledge?

Knowingly misrepresenting the facts when submitting any information related to an application, examination, certification, appeal, or any other facet of the selection process will result in your disqualification from this application and future employment with the state of Iowa.

+ Yes - I understand and agree

+ No

02

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Have you filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq?

+ No - I have NOT filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq

+ Yes - I HAVE filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq

03

Do you have one year of full-time technical work experience assisting a pharmacist with pharmaceutical tasks?

+ Yes

+ No

04

How many months do you have of a combination of full time technical experience assisting a pharmacist with pharmaceutical tasks AND/OR semester hours in a college or university pharmacy technician training program? 30 semester hours equals 12 months of experience.

+ I do not have of the combination of required education and/or experience

+ Less than 12 months of the combination of required education and/or experience

+ 12 months or more of the combination of required education and/or experience

05

Are you a current State of Iowa employee (executive branch) IF YES – Do you have two years of full-time work experience in the classification of Pharmacy Assistant for the State of Iowa?

+ Not applicable - I am not a State of Iowa employee

+ Yes

+ No

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Employer

State of Iowa

Agency

244 Corrections - Iowa Medical and Classification Center (Oakdale)

Address

2700 Coral Ridge Ave

Coralville, Iowa, 52241

Website

https://doc.iowa.gov/find-facility/iowa-doc-districts-and-facilities/imcc

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