Travel Pharmacy Technician - $1,088 per week

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is seeking a travel Pharmacy Technician for a travel job in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Pharmacy Technician
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Duration: 8 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, flexible
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary:
Responsible for accurately preparing patient-specific and non-patient specific doses by ensuring that medications are identified, retrieved, drawn-up, labeled, packaged and stored according to the CHOP Pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures.
Responsible for accurately delivering patient-specific medications by ensuring that medications are delivered to the designated medication storage location in the proper patient care unit according to the CHOP Pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
Responsible for proper handling and accurate oversight (including, but not limited to, handling, delivery, return, inventory count, expiration monitoring) of floor-stock medications to designated automated dispensing cabinetry according to the CHOP Pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
Responsible for proper handling and accurate oversight (including, but not limited to, handling, delivery, return, inventory count, expiration monitoring) of medications in all non-automated distribution systems (i.e. medication trays, narcotic packs, transport bags or kits, etc) according to the CHOP Pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

Job Responsibilities:
-Responsible for completing required 4 Quadrant Training Programs.
-The correct medications are prepared for the correct patient, in the correct amount, at the appropriate time.
-Medication concentrations and volumes are properly confirmed to match the order details on the patient label or patient pick-report.
-Ensure all patient doses are verified by a pharmacist prior to dispensing - prepared doses are accurately identified, retrieved, drawn-up, labeled, packaged and stored.
-Doses are prepared and distributed within cycle time to ensure that the turnaround time standards are met.
-Prepare accurately and safely Compounded Non-Sterile Products (CNSPs) in accordance with USP795 and CHOP Pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
-Responsible for completing required 4 Quadrant Training Programs.
-Responsible for completing required 4 Quadrant Training Programs.
-Responsible for completing required 4 Quadrant Training Programs.
-Responsible for compliance to all federal, state, and department standards and regulations for non-sterile product compounding- USP795, USP800, CMS Conditions of Participation, FDA Compounding Guidance and JCAHO standards.
-Responsible for accurately repackaging medications into unit-dose packages using pharmacy repackaging hardware according to the CHOP Pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
-Responsible for accurately performing Inspection process according to the CHOP Pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
-Responsible for ensuring that all documentation and recordkeeping requirements set forth by CHOP Pharmacy are met, including but not limited to:
-PO Preparation logs.
-CNSP Preparation logs.
-Anesthesia Controlled Substance Records.

Required Skills & Experience:
-Basic computer skills including use of Windows operating system and word processors.
-Calculation skills.

Responsibilities are continued:

-Prepack Controlled Substance Records.
-Departmental Health Status Boards.
-Compliant to all mandates set forth by CHOP Pharmacy and by CHOP Human Resources.
-Compliant to all dress code and PPE maintenance and associated CHOP Pharmacy SOPs.
-Inventory Control.
-Kanban Inventory system is adhered to 100% of time.
-Maintains and organizes inventory supply in a manner which minimizes inventory storage cost, wastage, and stock-outs. Ensures inventory is rotated properly, stored in appropriate conditions and location with 100% accuracy.
-Complete monthly medication expiration dating assignments in a timely manner. Identify and reorder expired medications inventory and ensures that stock is stored in accordance with manufacturer requirements.
-Assures the proper replacement of prescription drugs to stock upon requisitions from various departments of the hospital either manually or through the Pyxis System.
-Ensures the secure storage of narcotics and other controlled substances.
-Document every transaction completely and accurately.
-No generation of discrepancies in the C2 Safe, Pyxis Medstation, or Inventory Logs.
-Ensure the destruction of returned controlled substance continuous medication infusions.
-Ensures secure storage of narcotics and other controlled substances on a regular basis. Maintains inventory records on narcotics and other forms of drugs as required by law.
-Performs inventory counts of controlled substances on safes as per policy and procedures.
-Achieve patient safety and satisfaction through the use of LEAN principles:
-5S.
-Elimination of Waste.
-JIT.
-Stand Work.
-Quality.
-Promote and Comply with Standardized Procedures.
-Promote and Comply with Standard Work.
-Identifiy waste in ownership process and recommends solutions for implementation.
-Correct abnormal conditions.
-Participates in hospital and departmental Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities.
-Utilizes the Lean Principals of to analyze, and resolve problems in a systematic manner.
-All improvement must be made in accordance with the scientific method.
-Participation to departmental RPI.
-Work OT to allow coworkers to participate in department RPI.

Required Education:
-High School Diploma / GED

Required Education:
-Technical Diploma Pharmacy Technician

Should be licensed as either a Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacy Technician Trainee with PA Board of Pharmacy 

RightSourcing (a part of Magnit) expected pay package may vary and/or include certain benefits like: Stipends (for clinical traveler workers only), Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K

QUALIFICATION/LICENSURE
Work Authorization : US Citizen
Preferred years of experience : 1 years
Travel required : No travel required
Shift timings : VARIED

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Job ID #37447467. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Pharmacy Tech