Pharmacy Technician

The Sky City

The Community – Acoma Pueblo

Acoma Pueblo is regarded as the oldest continuously inhabited community in the United States. Access to the pueblo is difficult as the faces of the mesa are sheer. Before modern times access was gained only by means of a hand-cut staircase carved into the sandstone. There are several interpretations of origin of the name "Acoma". Some believe that the name Acoma comes from the Keresan words for the People of the White Rock, with aa'ku meaning white rock, and meh meaning people. Others believe that the word aa'ku actually comes from the word haaku meaning to prepare; a description that would accurately reflect the defensive position of the mesa's inhabitants. Today, fewer than 50 tribal members live year-round in the earthen homes of Sky City. Those living in the community tend to the massive San Estévan del Rey Mission, completed in 1640. Both the mission and pueblo have been designated as a Registered National Historical Landmarks. Nearly 3,000 additional tribal members live in the nearby villages of Acomita, McCarty's and Anzac.

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Acoma Pueblo

Airport Information:

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The Facility – Acoma-Canoncito-Laguna Service

Rarely do culture and history meet such beauty; Acoma-Canoncito-Laguna Service Unit (ACLSU) is surrounded by enchanting mesas, boasting remarkable views of the high desert and sweeping views of the beautiful mountains of Mount Taylor. This unique landscape studded with canyons and mesas provides a dynamic setting. The Acoma and surrounding reservations are archaeological treasures with a rich history dating back to at least 1200 A.D. Area tribes are known for their Service Unity, receiving wandering tribes and other travelers to share the abundance of their sacred valley. ACLSU is located 60 miles west of Albuquerque, New Mexico's major metropolitan area and within two driving hours of Santa Fe, the premier cultural center of the southwest. The facility serves a tribal population of approximately 9,100 tribal members, comprised of two tribes: the Pueblo of Acoma, and the Pueblo of Laguna. At ACLSU, instead of being relegated to a single job, you can become a vital member of a comprehensive team. Our Joint Commissioned accredited Service Unit is a full-service inpatient and outpatient facility staffed by 230 dedicated team, including physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. Our Inpatient Unit has a six bed capacity, and services include general medical care, Outpatient services include general medical, primary care, woman's health, podiatry, physical therapy, optometry and dentistry. ACL Service Unit has 126,000 patient visits a year and high-risk outpatients and those requiring surgery or complex medical care are referred to another facility for the appropriate higher-level care. Location: 80B Veterans Blvd. Acoma, NM 87034

Duties and Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Interpreting physicians' orders and copying them onto medication profiles;
• Assisting the pharmacist in dispensing medications for individual patients into the automated medication cabinet, from the medication profiles. This activity will require knowledge and medication profiles. This activity will require knowledge and training in drug names and strength, generic equivalents, and dosage;
• Maintaining stock control of a satellite pharmacy and is responsible for strip packaging and labeling drugs into unit dose forms. Although final work is checked by a pharmacist, it demands concentration, accuracy, and dependability; and
• Assists pharmacist in the preparation, labeling, and storage of medications for inpatients and outpatients of all age ranges receiving services at the hospital.

In the I.V. additive program, the contractor shall be required to have the same drug knowledge as above plus knowledge and training in sterile techniques, drug incompatibilities, precise and exacting mathematical computations relating dosage requirements to weights, volumes, concentration, and dilution with the following responsibilities:

• For selecting additives, compounding, visually checking for foreign particles and labeling parenteral solutions independently with only a final check by a pharmacist.
• For preparing complicated Total Parenteral Nutrition Solutions. Contractor will prepare chemotherapy after receiving proper training in Chemotherapy Techniques.

Contractor will be expected to have the knowledge and training to fill prescriptions with only a final check by a pharmacist. This activity requires the following:

• Ability to read and interpret prescriptions for drug name, strength, dose;
• Type the complete label;
• Select correct medicine, fill proper amount;
• Label the complete prescription, and
• Familiarity with drug names, generic equivalents, dosage strengths, and usual dosage range is necessary.

Other duties will include the following:

• Maintenance of the integrity of emergency crash carts;
• Filling ward and clinic drug supply orders;
• Prepackaging medication into unit-of-dispensing sizes;
• Maintaining inventory of stock and I.V. bulk solutions;
• Ward inspections; and
• Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be certified by the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (NPTC).
• Must have inpatient experience.
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years experience as a Pharmacy Technician.
• College level training and/or past correctional experience is desirable, but not required.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) as approved by the American Heart Association (AHA).

KurzSolutions is committed to improving health outcomes by providing well-managed companies with the top healthcare talent in the market. KurzSolutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.