Pharmacy Technician II - Inpatient

Pharmacy Technician II - Inpatient

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Summary: The Pharmacy Technician II - Inpatient will support the pharmacy staff in medication preparation and dispensing under the direction of a pharmacist.

Responsibilities:

• Supports daily Pharmacy operations, including but not limited to the following:
• Utilizes technology to pull medications for accurate dispensing and inventory control
• Communicates inventory concerns or special needs to the Pharmacy Procurement Coordinator
• Accurately completes controlled substance documentation
• Repackages medications compliant with local policy
• Assists nurses/clinical staff with Pyxis questions
• Sterile compounding of intravenous medications
• Non-sterile compounding of oral medications
• Maintains an organized and effective work environment under minimal direction
• Avoids errors through high attention to detail to prevent undesirable clinical outcomes
• Uses an array of business systems on a stationary computer workstation
• Delivers medications to patient care units in a timely manner
• Maintains efficient workflow and timely dispensing of patient medications
• Takes direction from pharmacist staff regarding clinical concerns/questions
• Optimizes and develops working processes for self and peers in pursuit of lean operations
• Assists in training/onboarding new staff

Other information:

Qualifications Hired candidates will be required to register with the Board of Pharmacy within 30 days of hire for a nominal fee

Required:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) from the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) required or must be currently enrolled in an accredited PharmD candidate program
• Must have proficient pharmaceutical mathematics skills, including but not limited to multiplication, ratios, and percentages, as assessed by the CPhT test
• Physical Demands / Working Conditions
• Stands and walks majority of shift.
• Good eye-hand coordination.
• Light lifting and stretching.
• Frequent stressful situations.

Preferred:

• 3 years customer service experience
• Training as a pharmacy technician from an educational institution or in a hospital environment preferred.