Pharmacy Tech Outpatient

Pharmacy Technician (Certified)

Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

A Brief Overview The certified pharmacy technician must have the ability to work all technician shifts within the department. This position must possess familiarity with all aspects of Pyxis, inventory management, billing/charging, medication compounding (sterile and non-sterile) and repackaging of medications. In addition, this technician will work closely with the Pharmacy Automation Specialist, and Billing and Regulatory Compliance technicians to ensure compliance with policy, protocol, and regulations. The technician agrees to support the goals, objectives, and proper function of the department and the hospital, to provide positive patient outcomes while maintaining patient confidentiality. The technician will comply with the policies, laws, regulations, and standards that govern the practice of pharmacy as well as those of the hospital. The technician will maintain an appropriate level of competency, to perform the job duties as required by the department, the hospital and any regulatory agencies.

What You Will Do

• Assist the pharmacist in meeting the pharmaceutical needs of neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Demonstrate proficiency in all aspects of medication preparation, prepacking, and compounding.
• Demonstrate proficiency in all aspects of Pyxis including refilling, loading, outdating, and destocking medications, as well as proficiency in CII safe transactions.
• Follow processes to ensure the safety & quality of sterile products compounded within the pharmacy department in accordance with USP 797 Standards
• Demonstrate and ensure completion of annual medication related competencies and continuing education requirements
• Maintain and evaluate medication management and security within the Pharmacy department and throughout the hospital.
• Actively work with Lead Technician to ensure optimization of inventory including ordering, maintaining proper par levels, and addressing expired and recalled medications.

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma graduate or equivalent required with specialized training in an accredited pharmacy Technician program Required

Experience Qualifications

• 3 years of hospital experience preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work cooperatively with health-system and pharmacy staff.
• Ability to handle frequent interruptions and adapt to changes in workload and work schedule.
• Ability to work all the technician shifts at both hospitals, including the dispensing roles and medication reconciliation roles.
• Ability to set priorities, make decisions, and respond quickly to emergency requests.
• Familiarity with Pyxis, Pyxis operations, Inventory management, and Billing/Compliance issues.
• Must recognize most pharmaceuticals with basic understanding of dosage, dosage forms, and routes of administration
• Ability to prioritize and balance workload
• Ability to locate and evaluate pharmaceutical information
• Excellent computer skills including EMR, Outlook, internet
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Reviews and updates Tidelands Medication reconciliation policy as needed.
• Must maintain an appropriate level of competency
• Strong knowledge of medications required.
• Good human relations and oral/written communication skills required.

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board with the SC LLR Board of Pharmacy Required
• PTCB (Pharmacy Technician Certification Board) nationally certified and state certified with SC LLR Board of Pharmacy. Required

Physical Demand Light-Medium Physical Demand The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.