Pharmacy Tech - Full Time

Job Description

Job Description

Pharmacy Tech - Full Time

POSITION SUMMARY:

Assists the pharmacist in various aspects of pharmacy practice with the exception of clinical decision making.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Must be minimum of 18 years of age.

Minimum Education:

• High School diploma or equivalent.

License Required:

• Pharmacy Technician
  • Must be registered with the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician.

or

• Pharmaceutical Technician in Training

• Must register with the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy as Pharmaceutical Technician in Training upon hire. 

• Will participate in on-the-job training to acquire experience that is commensurate with the duties of employment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate with employees, physicians, patients and administrative staff in a courteous and professional manner.
• One year hospital experience preferred.

POSITION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Record Keeping/Billing

• Ability to perform medication reconciliations and accurately document the provided information. 
• Ability to properly check narcotics into an automated dispensing system (Pyxis).
• Understands pharmacy billing system and how to accumulate charges.
• Understands how to inventory Pyxis and resolve discrepancies.

Medications

• Accurately orders medications for the hospital and clinics. 
• Accurately prepares clinic orders. 
• Performs medication outdates accurately and in a timely manner. 
• Accurately delivers medications to the nurse and/or automated dispensing system. 
• Checks the patient specific bins daily and remove any medications that do not belong to the patient.
• Will empty the return bins of all automated dispensing systems daily.
• Fills orders on the Pyxis fill sheets accurately, promptly and at the correct time.
• Knowledge of the pharmacy system for reordering medications and supplies.
  • Properly files invoices and purchase orders.
• Ability to prepack medications in accordance with federal and state law.
• Accurately checks the infusion center schedule and properly orders the required medications.

Intravenous (IV) Medication 

• Understands the workflow of Intravenous preparation.
• Follows directions of the pharmacist on duty regarding the preparation of IV medications. 
• Complies with USP 797 and USP 800 requirements. 
• Delivers IV solutions to the correct location and at the specified time. 
  • The employee is cognizant of any past due, discontinued or outdated solutions or medications and reports them to the pharmacist on duty.
• Retrieves and credits all unused IV solutions and medications that have been discontinued when applicable. 

Chemotherapy Preparation

• Willing and able to complete chemotherapy preparation training and adhere to USP 800 standards and CVH policy.

BENEFITS: If you are scheduled to work part-time at least 24 hours per week and full-time at least 30 hours per week, you are eligible for benefits on the first day of the month following 30 days of employment.

• NO STATE INCOME TAX
• Hometown Health Medical, EyeMed Vision, Guardian Dental and Flexible Spending Account.
• Vanguard 401(k) with match.
• Employer paid Care Flight Membership for your household (full-time employees) (A Division of REMSA).
• Employer Paid Basic Life and AD&D insurance.
• Unum Supplemental Insurance (Critical Illness, Accident, Short Term & Long Term Disability).
• Earned Time Off, Sick Leave and Paid Holidays.
• Nevada 529 College Fund.
• Unum Employee Assistance Program.
• Employer paid Credit monitoring and Identity Theft Program through CyberScout.
• Tuition Reimbursement, Clinical Ladder* & HRSA Loan Repayment Program* (*for qualifying positions).
• Priority Childcare Enrollment with the Boys and Girls Club of Western NV for ages 9 months+.
• Paid Volunteer Hours for staff to help in the community.
• and More...

CARSON VALLEY HEALTH IS PROUD TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A FINALIST IN THE

"BEST PLACES TO WORK" - NORTHERN NEVADA, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 & 2026!

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU TO OUR TEAM!!