Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technician

Our client, a Healthcare company, is looking for a Pharmacy Technician for their Sitka, AK location.

Responsibilities:

• Under direct supervision of a pharmacist, provides technical support to the pharmacists and the Department of Pharmacy Services.
• Provides confidential and frontline support to customers at the pharmacy window, and waiting rooms.
• Supports the pharmacist
• Retrieves medications from shelf of Scriptpro robot (if available), counts medications, and labels containers under the supervision of the pharmacist.
• Cleans and refills the Scriptpro robot, and Kirby Lester daily and as needed.
• Orders and replaces stock in the pharmacy
• Retrieves and interprets medication orders; performs pharmaceutical calculations; enters orders into pharmacy computer system for pharmacist's review.
• Labels, fills and delivers medication to appropriate patient care locations.
• Maintains equipment and performs required recordkeeping
• Conducts inventory, orders, receives and stocks drugs and supplies.
• Performs restocks and cleans the IV Hood before and after compounding, cleans the entire IV room daily and performs other scheduled cleanings.
• Maintains log of hood pressures and notifies maintenance of insufficient air flow.
• Refills the emergency room Pyxis machine and files proper paperwork.
• Fills out appropriate paperwork when preparing and delivering controlled substances.
• Receives and triages information requests; researches and provides information where appropriate, referring other inquiries to the pharmacist.
• Retrieves expired, recalled or discontinued medications from stock and patient areas; discards or returns to stock as appropriate; completes corresponding documentation
• Assists in documentation of unit-specific procedures and quality assurance activities under Pharmacist review.
• Assist customers
• Answers telephone and takes requests for prescription refills from patients. Contacts patient's providers when prescription has no refills.
• Communicates with patients at the pharmacy window and directs traffic within the pharmacy and waiting room.
• Triages patient questions: answers questions when appropriate, refers other requests to a pharmacist.
• Gives patients a courtesy call at 10 days, returning prescriptions to stock when they are not picked up by patients within two weeks; processing prescriptions through software to reverse billing.
• Dispenses prepared refill prescriptions under the supervision of the pharmacist.
• Checks crash carts for used, outdated, or recalled drugs and replenishes them as needed.
• Keeps pharmacy areas clean, neat, and well organized.
• Monitors refrigerator temperatures.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Alaska license as Pharmacy Technician is required at hire.
• Valid Certified Pharmacy Technician Certification is required within one year of hire.
• Clinical Competency required within 3 months of hire and subsequently every three years
• High Risk Competency required within 3 months of hire and subsequently every three years
• 1-2 years of customer service experience, healthcare or related experience preferred
• Drug names and strengths, generic equivalents, pharmaceutical and medical terminology and pharmacy law
• Computer systems as well as knowledge of operation and capabilities of all automated equipment within the pharmacy as well as those in satellite areas
• Sterile compounding skills
• Hazardous drug handling
• Basic math skills required to calculate dosages
• Communicate with patients' verbally in person and on the phone
• Multitask with constant interruptions and adapt to changes in workload and work schedule
• Work cooperatively with all health-system and pharmacy staff and deal with difficult people
• Set priorities and solve problems and respond quickly in emergencies
• Clinical Competency Assessment - client, High Risk Competency - client, Pharmacy Technician License - client - Alaska State Board of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Technician National Certification - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
• Minimum Years of Experience: 1

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities