Pharmacy Technician, Certified or Trainee - Satellite Pharmacy (weekend midnights) 50%

Pharmacy Technician, Certified or Trainee - Satellite Pharmacy (weekend midnights) 50%

The University of Iowa Health Care, Department of Pharmaceutical Care is seeking a part-time (50%) Pharmacy Technician, certified or trainee to work in our Acute Care, Satellite Pharmacy. This position is under general pharmacist supervision, coordinates and performs as necessary the technical activities of dispensing areas. Under general supervision of technician supervisor, carries out activities supportive of development, coordination, and training of assigned areas. Provides functional supervision as required. This position will work weekend Midnight hours; one week Friday, Saturday, the next weekend Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Duties to include:

• Perform activities associated with inventory maintenance in satellites and dispensing areas including emergency drug supplies
• Review pharmacy medication inventory for expired medications
• Maintain medication inventory levels according to established par levels when available
• Manage inpatient Epic In-Baskets which includes printing labels for missing medications, determining the amount of medication required to prepare the intended dose, preparing and/or package of medications; preparing the label; documentation of activities and printing the discharge patient list and removing their medication from the patient care unit
• Deliver medications to patient care areas, return medications from patient care areas that are no longer needed
• Ensure that medication security is maintained when working in the patient care unit medication rooms
• Generate, review and maintain appropriate records related to medication distribution and dispensing
• Utilize various equipment including, laminar flow hoods, computerized label printers, pharmaceutical packaging and compounding equipment and pneumatic tube system
• Maintains cleanliness of BSC and other equipment and the clean room in accordance with policies and procedures
• Completes quality assurance activities and quality control records for documentation of appropriate sterile compounding processes
• Maintain competencies in proper sterile product preparation
• Compound sterile products including anti-neoplastic drugs in bulk supplies and single doses; utilize aseptic technique in BSC
• Maintain proper handling and proper worker safety precautions regarding medications that are considered hazardous (antineoplastic medications) or medications that become hazardous upon waste (EPA designated waste)
• Package and compound non-sterile products in bulk supplies and single doses
• Conducts and documents monthly inspections of patient care areas
• Assist with on-the-job training of pharmacy students and new technicians; may provide functional supervisor to student technicians
• Perform activities involving narcotics and controlled substances including daily, weekly and monthly inventories; order replacement supplies from internal source and review documentation records for completeness and contact manager if documentation is not complete
• Perform tasks associated with refilling AcuDose Medstations including following proper procedures in picking correct medications to restock AcuDose Medstations, following proper procedures in restocking AcuDose Medstations
• Assisting pharmacist in conducting inspection of all medications stored on patient care unit

Qualifications

MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN: Registered with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy at the time of hire. National certification through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or the National Healthcareer Association (NHA). Must meet ongoing education requirements and maintain certification. High school diploma or the equivalent. Experience Any combination of two years of post-high school experience and/or education in the natural sciences OR Satisfactory completion of an accredited pharmacy technician training program MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINEE TECHNICIAN: Registered with the Pharmacy Board at the time of hire. All pharmacy technicians must be certified within one year of employment, unless their Pharmacy Technician Trainee registration has been extended by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy. In such cases, the technician may continue to work under trainee status, in accordance with the guidelines established by the Board and Iowa Code. High school diploma or the equivalent. Experience: Any combination of two years of post-high school experience and/or education in the natural sciences OR Satisfactory completion of an accredited pharmacy technician training program. Special Qualifications: Ability to calculate ratios & proportions for pharmaceutical needs as demonstrated by a work sample. Desired Qualifications: Ability to perform ratio/proportion equations Experience with inventory maintenance activities Experience working in team environment Experience working in detail-oriented work environment Knowledge of windows-based computer programs Experience working in environment requiring accuracy Experience working in healthcare with one-on-one patient interaction & experience handling challenging interactions in work environment.

Primary Location

Iowa City

Job

Patient Care Providers

Organization

Healthcare

Schedule

Regular Part-time

Travel

No