Certified Pharmacy Technician - 3rd Shift - Scheduled Position, SEH Facilities Float

Certified Pharmacy Technician Float Pool

At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We're guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.

Job Summary:

The Certified Pharmacy Technician Float Pool is responsible to float where placed, to all needed St. Elizabeth Healthcare facilities for pharmacy services. The Certified Pharmacy Technician Float Pool will be scheduled to the staffing needs of the acute care facilities; inclusive of all shifts and across all acute care sites. The Certified Pharmacy Technician Float Pool, under the direct supervision of a licensed Pharmacist and in accordance with all State and Federal laws, assists with the selection, procurement, storage, preparation, distribution, record keeping, and financial reconciliation of all medications dispensed to patients of St. Elizabeth Healthcare. This individual is registered as a pharmacy technician in the states of Kentucky and Indiana. While adhering to the ICARE values and exhibiting the AIDET principles demonstrates respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Job Description:

• Customer Service:
• Provide excellent customer service through interactions with physicians/prescribers, nurses, and patients.
• Answers queries or directs the call to the appropriate person for resolution.
• Processes Epic messages in a timely and accurate manner.
• Consistently adheres to and exhibits ICARE values and AIDET principles.
• Medication Distribution:
• Assists the pharmacist in the dispensing of medications in a timely and accurate manner filling medication bins: filling labels, restocking Pyxis med stations and ancillary departments.
• Properly distributes medications, including controlled substances, time sensitive and life-saving medications, and processes ADT (Admissions, Discharges and Transfers).
• Ensures timely receipt and delivery of all patient medication related information and products by making rounds as designated or necessary.
• Certify for delivery medication refilled by another technician.
• Compounding/Medication Preparation Techniques:
• Sterile Compounding: Performs all aspects of sterile compounding of medications for intravenous administration into patients, including that of chemotherapy and total parental nutrition, through use of aseptic technique and compliance with USP 797 and 800 regulations and requirements. Utilize metric system calculations to calculate appropriate doses required for sterile compounding. Assists the pharmacist in labeling, storing and processing IV's and managing and minimizing waste in the IV room.
• Non-Sterile Compounding/Repackaging: Prepare oral syringe medications for critically ill infants in the NICU where applicable. Repackage bulk medications into unit-of-use/unit-dose or patient-specific packaging.
• Quality Assurance:
• Maintain sterility and maintenance of IV room equipment through routine cleaning and decontamination procedures.
• Regulatory Readiness:
• Assists in assuring medications on nursing unit and all medication storage outside of pharmacy and offsite units are compliant with regulatory guidelines.
• Quality Improvement:
• Participate in the Process Improvement Program and comply with all policies and procedures related to Infection Control and Safety to improve the quality of patient care and outcomes.
• Direct Patient Care:
• Perform patient medication histories which will include, but is not limited to, documenting the patients prior to admission medications accurately and completely.
• Document resolution of discrepancies in the medical record so attending physician can review and reconcile.
• Organize and deliver medications to patients if needed.
• Contributes to the Positive Overall Financial Status of the Department:
• Certifies that all expiration dates for medications refilled/loaded in Pyxis med stations have been checked and stock has been rotated to ensure shortest date is used first.
• Processes returns correctly while checking expiration dates before returning items to stock.
• Professional Development:
• Enhances career development through attendance and participation in departmental meetings and educational in-services and communication tools.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Credentials, Licenses:

• High school graduate
• Currently Registered, or eligible for registration, with Kentucky and Indiana Boards of Pharmacy
• If currently registered in Kentucky, will be required to have Indiana registration within 90 days from start date
• Nationally Certified (PTCB or NHA) or active Intern license
• IV Certification (SEH) or equivalent experience

Specialized Knowledge:

• Typing / Computer Keyboarding
• MS Office
• Understanding of Pharmacy Calculations and Metric System
• Automated Dispensing Cabinets
• Carousel drug storage and or inventory management
• Proficient with workflow management and preparation software, IV room pumps, Chemotherapy preparation as appropriate
• Knowledgeable in the Epic system
• Problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Effective communication skills

Kind and Length of Experience:

• At least 6 months of pharmacy technician experience in a hospital setting or comparable practice setting

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

Right Career. Right Here. If you're looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you'll take pride in the level of care we offer our community.