Description
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Reports to: Director of Pharmacy
16-21 per hour
FLSA Status: Full-time Non-Exempt, Hourly
Pioneers Medical Center is a community-based healthcare facility focused on building life-long partnerships with our patients to empower them to achieve optimal health. In addition to our hospital and emergency facilities, we collaborate with leading physicians to provide local care for your cardiac, orthopedic, oncology, urology and internal medicine needs. We treat our patients like a valued family member. Whether for an emergency, serious illness, surgical procedure, lab test, radiology scan, chronic disease management, preventative care, home health service or long-term care and from infants to adults to seniors, we provide The Care You Count On.
The Pharmacy Technician will provide technical and clerical assistance in the development and operation of the Pharmacy; for assisting in the receipt and dispensing of orders; for the development and maintenance of records and reports under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
Essential Functions:
* Assist with management of outdated medication in areas including Pharmacy, ER, Hospital, Surgery, Pyxis system, Clinic, Crash Cart and Medication Kits.
* Pyxis refilling daily. Make adjustments of Pyxis par levels based on usage.
* Work with licensed pharmacist to assure purchasing, handling and dispensing of medication complies with state and federal regulations.
* Answer phone calls and screen for which calls are operational and which could handled by a technician and which are clinical and need to be addressed by a licensed pharmacist.
* Assist with ordering of non-controlled medications from suppliers.
* Order and maintain all supply items in the pharmacy. Help with filling and maintaining all required records.
* Assist with the management of Pyxis users' access and formulary.
* Deliver medication to all areas of the facility.
* Review Athena charge reports daily.
* Place charges into Athena system for items that did not bill properly.
* Register specific product bar codes into Athena system to allow nursing to scan barcodes upon administration.
* Work in "clean room" once fully trained, including monitoring and completing cleaning tasks that will need to be logged daily.
* Monitor and log refrigerator temperatures.
* Inspect all drug storage areas monthly and record issues.
* Assist with filling and recording all inter-departmental drug transfers.
* Log all expired drug products (for $ value) and prepare them for return via reverse distributor.
* Adheres to the standards and policies of the corporate compliance program, including the duty to comply with applicable laws and regulation, and report to a designated manager (or employer hotline) any suspected unethical, fraudulent, or unlawful acts or practices.
* Adheres to the safety guidelines as outlined by the facility and reports unsafe equipment, areas, practices, etc., as required by policy.
* Other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
* High School diploma or equivalent and successful completion of a pharmacy technician program.
* One to three years of previous office, business, or retail systems experience required; one of which as a Pharmacy Technician with telephone and in-person contact/transactions desired.
* Ability to keyboard accurately with moderate speed, and the ability to work/complete tasks individually and with minimal supervision.
* One year of experience working as a pharmacy tech performing pharmaceutical calculations and other related tasks desired.
* Be registered with DORA as a pharmacy technician (required).
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Pioneers Medical Center is committed to equal treatment and opportunity in all aspects of recruitment, selection, and employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other category protected under the law. As an equal opportunity employer, Pioneers Medical Center will not limit or segregate employees in any way which would tend to deprive them of employment opportunities/promotions, or affect the status of their employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
