Pharmacy Technician II - Teamsters Jefferson Hospital

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Allegheny Health Network

**Job Description :**

**GENERAL OVERVIEW:**

***This position is eligible for a $5,000 sign on bonus for a 1-year commitment***

Provides distributive pharmacy services, assistance and support for the registered pharmacist.

**ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES**

• Processes medication orders including computer order entry, medication preparation and assembles all items prior to pharmacist final check. (25%)
• Maintains pharmacy inventory and supplies according to established policies and procedures, including inspection of assigned areas and use of pharmacy computer systems. (25%)
• Provides customer service by taking patient's prescriptions and documenting all required information, handles all customer interactions in a courteous and efficient manner, and releases medications required by policy/procedure. (25%)

+ Patient Population:

• Outpatient Techs: Validates Medicaid, Medicare, or commercial insurance drug coverage and ensures adjudication is complete addressing any error messages, plus handles cash, prepares deposits and accounting reports.
• Inpatient Techs: Compounds, stocks, repackages and batches from bulk medications. Prepares routine patient orders for IV pharmaceuticals including compounding, preparation and labeling of any IV admixture including antibiotics, solutions, irrigations, narcotics, parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy. (25%)
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

**QUALIFICATIONS:**

Required

• Completion of a pharmacy technician training program or 1 year equivalent experience in lieu of formal training program.
• Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT). Incumbents in role as of April 9, 2023 must achieve CPhT by 1/1/2024.

• Preferred
• 1 year of pharmacy experience in respective area.
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• *_Compliance Requirement_** **_:_** _This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral_ _expectations as_ _set forth in_ _the code of business conduct and company policies._
• As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be_ _protected at all times_ _.  In connection with this, all employees must_ _comply with_ _both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines_ _established_ _within the Company's Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy. _
• Furthermore, it is every employee's responsibility to_ _comply with_ _the company's Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements._

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