Pharmacy Tech III - General Pharmacy

Summary:

All pharmacy technicians work under the direction of Clinical Pharmacists to provide pharmacy services with compassion, excellence and efficiency. In addition, level III pharmacy technicians participate in department leadership activities, management of pharmacy associates, service line development and quality medication management as assigned.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Pharmacy Technicians perform ONLY non-judgmental technical duties under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.

Operational Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist Pharmacists with Medication Histories.
• Train and assess competencies of Tech I & II associates.
• Prepares drug orders per physician request according to established policies, procedures and protocols.
  • Verifies computerized patient medication records accurately. Maintains, accurate, complete patient drug record.
  • Compounds pharmaceuticals including non-sterile and sterile products, chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition products accurately.
  • Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as required by law and institutional policies.
  • Provides services efficiently and in a timely fashion.
• Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel. Verifies the daily activities of the department are complete and recorded.
• Maintains competency required for current job title/position
  • Maintains current technician license. Ensures applicable CE records and licensure are maintained in department files. Attends staff meetings.
  • Maintains IV certification and competencies.
  • Completes all competency/skills assessment requirements.
  • Provides analysis of medication use processes and contributes at least one related project per year.
• Specialty area
  • Serves as the lead technician in specialty areas such as the operating room, IV room, or pharmacy work areas outside the central pharmacy.
• Ambulatory care
  • Provides ambulatory pharmaceutical care services as assigned such as but not limited to anticoagulation clinics, intensive medical home, transition of care, Discharge Medication reconciliation, etc.
• Retail
  • Performs outpatient distributive functions related to entering prescriptions orders, selecting the correct medications for new and refilled prescription orders, and coordinates delivery of medications for patient pick-up or delivery.
  • Advanced knowledge of inventory control policies and procedures to ensure that areas are clean, medications are in date, and proper inventory levels are maintained with formulary or contract approved drugs.

Clinical Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures safe, appropriate, cost-effective drug therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Reads, extracts and interprets information in patient medical records accurately.
• Detects and reports suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and in a timely manner.
• Sustains the hospital drug formulary, minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols and promoting rational drug therapy selection.
• Provides accurate, adequate and timely drug information to the hospital's pharmacy associates.
• Coordinates pharmacist drug education to patients and their families per institutional protocol.
• Participates in the quality improvement and medication use review activities of the department. Collects data, conducts monitors and inspections and maintains logs, records and other documentation as assigned.
• Conducts designated interventions as defined in department Clinical Intervention activities (IV to PO, Renal Dosing, Pharmacokinetic dosing support, Anticoagulation)
  • Baseline departmental standards for reporting interventions for clinical productivity as defined by departmental goals.
• Participates in antibiotic stewardship, opioid stewardship, and shortage management activities as assigned.
• Provides services efficiently and in a timely fashion.

Occupational Hazards:

• Potential for exposure to hazardous and toxic substances (including chemotherapeutic, cytotoxic drugs and cleaning solutions), sticks or cuts by needles and other sharp items.
• Risk 0 exposure category.
• Potential for musculoskeletal injuries if proper lifting and carrying techniques are not used. Potential exposure to biologic material when participating in direct patient care activities (e.g. patient education, code attendance).

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred

Experience

• Employed with CHRISTUS as a Pharmacy Tech II for at least 2 years or 5 years of pharmacy technician experience

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• Registered pharmacy technician in the state of practice required
• Certified pharmacy technician preferred
• ACPE accredited IV certification program, including hazardous (minimum 40 hours); or meet minimum State requirement. Not applicable to Ambulatory Care setting or Retail setting
• Optional BLS, ACLS, PALS for Pediatric practice

In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain the required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.

Work Schedule:

MULTIPLE SHIFTS AVAILABLE

Work Type:

Full Time