Medication Technician

Quick Facts

• Role: Medication Technician administering and distributing inmate medications

• Focus: Safe medication delivery, accurate documentation, and pharmacy support in a correctional institution

Description

Serve as a Medication Technician in a federal Bureau of Prisons institution. You will administer and distribute medications (including oral, topical, nebulized, meter dose inhaler, and insulin) using nationally recognized safe medical practices, and document medication-related events. You will also assist with pharmacy-related tasks such as entering physician orders into a computerized pharmacy information system and preparing medications for pharmacist review.

Responsibilities

• Administer and distribute medications to inmates in designated health service and housing areas

• Verify patient identity, medication, dosage, time, and route before administration

• Record and report adverse medication reactions

• Support pharmacy operations: enter physician orders, prepare medications for pharmacist review, prepare medication administration records, and manage storage and inventory of pharmacy supplies (including controlled substances)

• Participate in required correctional institution security duties; security duties take priority over position duties

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required

• Meet one-year specialized experience (or equivalent education) in a relevant health/medical support field

• Have completed a certified program: nursing assistant, medical assistant, pharmacy technician, vocational/practical nursing, or EMT (evidence of completion required)

• If applicable, maintain current licensure/certification (e.g., vocational nurse, EMT, paramedic, certified pharmacy technician)

• Upload program completion evidence at application time and clearly address requirements in your resume

• Successful completion of the three-week “Introduction to Correctional Techniques” training course at Glynco, Georgia

• Pass pre-employment and panel interview, urinalysis, physical, and background investigation

• Satisfy NCIC and credit screening requirements

• Be subject to geographic relocation; initial supervisory/managerial appointments include a one-year probationary period

Benefits

Federal government benefits package; eligibility depends on position type and whether the job is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.