Pharmacy Tech Specialist (Full-time, Evenings)

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

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Location: Plainsboro, NJ

Schedule: 12pm - 8:30pm + every 3rd Sunday

Summary:

• A member of the pharmacy department support staff who assists in the provision of pharmacy services as authorized by the NJ State Board of Pharmacy Rules and Regulations. Responsible for assisting pharmacy operations management focusing on technician workflow and serving as a technical advisor to the pharmacy staff, nursing, and providers. In addition, appropriately maintains medication inventory and supports the pharmacy purchaser in preparing orders, ensuring accurate billing and shipment of orders, as well as reconciling, unpacking and restocking products into pharmacy automation systems. This individual utilizes system reports to monitor regulatory compliance (e.g. resolution of controlled substance discrepancies, unit inspections) and optimizes the inventory quantities (e.g. inventory cycle counts, minimize incidence of medication stock outs). Conducts audits on a regular basis and provides analyzed reports to management to enhance quality of pharmacy services.

Responsibilities:

• Performs Performance Improvement (PI) activities, including managing Pharmacy dashboard, monthly data collection for various audits. Prepares and analyzes a variety of standard and customized management reports. Identifies trends and areas for improvement to pharmacy management.

• Monitor narcotic vault activity and promptly report any issue to the pharmacy management.

• Responsible for monitoring appropriate discrepancies resolution, ensuring pharmacy discrepancies are resolved within a timely manner and analyzing monitoring reports.

• In the narcotic vault, performs receiving task of CDS, as appropriate.

• Conducts audits, including automated dispensing system audits (e.g. CDS discrepancies, and waste activities) to ensure that the respective practice standards are being followed.

• Partner with medication safety pharmacist to conduct overrides audits.

• Prepares data for discussion at weekly Inventory Management meetings. Helps develop and implement operational plans to prevent/manage medication shortages and their resultant impact to patient care.

• Manages all pharmacy medication recalls and completes monthly report submissions. Maintains records of medication recalls for FDA including but not limited to:

• Maintain electronic system for recall

• Report recalls to Environment of Care (EOM) monthly

• Assesses, prepares, implements, and manages new automation systems to continually enhance efficiency and decrease potential for error, with an intense focus on patient safety.

• Prepares and maintains training materials for pharmacy technology and data systems. Trains staff and end users of pharmacy information and dispensing technology systems. Assesses the need of further education.

• Coordinates with information systems staff to resolve issues and/or re-design processing, as needed.

• Demonstrates and oversees the proper and accurate operation and maintenance of all automated dispensing devices. Monitor and optimize inventory of automated dispensing devices through daily and monthly reports. Assists users with issues, as needed.

• Assists the pharmacy purchaser with medication inventory, ordering of medications, and billing.

• Coordinates meetings with pharmacy technicians, as appropriate. Identify opportunities for optimizing the technician workflow to pharmacy management.

• Facilitate product turnover to minimize waste.

• Assist with adjustments to staff assignments and workflow in response to staff call outs.

• Proposes formulary deletions based on data regarding usage trends to facilitate cost saving initiatives.

Credentials:

• Lic-Pharmacy Technician Reg (Required)

• Certified Pharmacy Technician - PTCB (Required)

• Current National "Certification for Pharmacy Technicians" (Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification required prior to employment. It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain this certification throughout their employment with the PMPH Pharmacy Department.

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)

• Two to four years related work experience.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Salary Range:

$23.10 - $36.83/Hourly

As part of their job offer, successful candidates are provided a specific rate, taking into consideration various factors including experience and education.

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We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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