Pharmacy Technician II

Career At Lehigh Valley Health Network

Imagine a career at one of the nation's most advanced health networks. Be part of an exceptional health care experience. Join the inspired, passionate team at Lehigh Valley Health Network, a nationally recognized, forward-thinking organization offering plenty of opportunity to do great work.

LVHN has been ranked among the "Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years. We're a Magnet(tm) Hospital, having been honored five times with the American Nurses Credentialing Center's prestigious distinction for nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes in our Lehigh Valley region. Finally, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg, Lehigh Valley Hospital- Hazleton, and Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono each received an 'A' grade on the Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group in 2020, the highest grade in patient safety. These recognitions highlight LVHN's commitment to teamwork, compassion, and technology with an unrelenting focus on delivering the best health care possible every day.

Whether you're considering your next career move or your first, you should consider Lehigh Valley Health Network.

Job Duties

• Prepares large volume IV solutions and piggybacks, using sterile technique.
• Assists in the design of and accurate preparation of floor stock specialty kits.
• Assists in training of all new staff and monitoring progress to ensure continuity of workflow and departmental policies and procedures.
• Collects, organizes, and evaluates information for direct patient care, medication use review, and departmental management.
• Receives, files, and dispenses employee prescriptions according to standard operating procedures under Pharmacist supervision.
• Ensures that medical orders are retrieved from Nursing Units according to Pharmacy policies.
• Ensures that STAT and missing patient medication orders are received, reviewed, and filled as stated in standard operating procedure.
• Maintains adequate stock levels, rotates stock, checks for proper dating.
• Performs checks of refrigerator temperatures, and records data according to Pharmacy standard operating procedure.
• Performs bulk packaging of meds to Unit Dose using the PAC-MED machine, subsequently checked by a pharmacist.
• Performs monthly nursing station inspections and pharmacy department inspections.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED
• 2 years in related field.
• Knowledgeable and familiar with new concepts, (i.e., chemotherapy, new drugs, generic as well as trade names, drug conversions and pharmacy math).
• CPhT - Certified Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Upon Hire and
• RPT - Registered Pharmacy Technician - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire

Lehigh Valley Health Network is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with, and where applicable, in addition to federal, state and local employment regulations, Lehigh Valley Health Network will provide employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or other such protected classes as may be defined by law. All personnel actions and programs will adhere to this policy. Personnel actions and programs include, but are not limited to recruitment, selection, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, educational programs and/or social activities.