TITLE:                                              Pharmacy Technician

DEPARTMENT:                              Pharmacy

POSITION STATUS/HOURS:       As-needed (PRN)

Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Summary:

The Pharmacy Tech works under the direct supervision of a pharmacist to fill medication orders, deliver orders and to perform other pharmacy service duties as required.

Responsibilities

• Restocking of ADCs (Omnicells) and InstyMeds machine
• Check for outdated medications and pulling them from inventory
• Fill Omnicell generated restock lists with needed medications for Pharmacist to check
• Deliver meds/IV’s to different areas of hospital/clinic
• Repackage unit dose medications
• Inventory management (placing daily drug order, putting order away on shelves, reconciling items ordered with items received, sending copy of wholesaler invoice to Accounts Payable at the end of each month)
• Rotates medication stock
• Check Scheduler daily for next day’s Outpatients and Surgeries
• Dusting/wiping down shelves and medication bins
• Code pharmacy charges
• Conduct monthly checks of all departments containing drugs
• Calculates monthly crash cart integrity compliance rates
• Disposes of pharmaceutical waste properly
• Keeps pharmacist informed of workload status
• Has knowledge in controlled substances
• Refills emergency med carts, kits, boxes
• Updates crash cart stickers
• Prepares for and conducts year-end inventory
• Help prepare for Joint Commission Survey readiness
• Daily and monthly cleaning of sterile compounding area
• Check and record refrigerator temperatures
• Check and record temperatures and pressures of sterile compounding area
• Helping with troubleshooting and any other duties as assigned by pharmacist

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent. Completion of Pharmacy Technician Certificate program or at least one year of training as a Pharmacy Technician (preferred)
• Experience in IV admixtures, unit dose drug distribution and computer entry
• Typing skills of 30 wpm; good communication skills – both written and verbal
• Knowledge of hospital and departmental policies and procedures, & general hospital practices
• Ability to work cooperatively with other employees & departments, & display a positive attitude
• Willingness to assume responsibility for self-development
• Must be flexible
• Ability to work efficiently & productively with good organization skills
• Ability to exercise independent judgment
• Demonstrates excellent customer service skills

Applications: