Acute Pharmacy Technician
About The Position
The Acute Pharmacy Technician works under pharmacist supervision to package, distribute, compound, and document pharmaceutical supplies. The role serves as a liaison between customers and pharmacists, supports medication inventory and automated dispensing technology, and maintains a safe, clean, compliant work environment. The technician is expected to become proficient in preparing compounded intravenous medications, total parenteral nutrition products, and chemotherapeutic agents in accordance with USP regulations. The role also uses pharmacy computer systems to investigate and respond to missing medication requests and may educate and train other pharmacy technicians, externs, trainees, and volunteers. The technician must provide care appropriate to patients’ ages. This is an evening position scheduled from 2:00 PM to 10:30 PM, with rotating weekends and holidays, at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona.
Requirements
- Pharmacy Technician licensure and active Pharmacy Technician certification, or Pharmacy Intern licensure, in the state of practice.
- Arizona incumbents must provide an Arizona Board of Pharmacy Wallet Card at hire.
- Ability to complete moderate to difficult mathematical calculations using a hand-held calculator.
- Strong customer service focus, exceptional communication skills, attention to detail, prioritization, problem-solving, and ability to multitask.
- Knowledge of computer software, particularly medication management information systems, Microsoft applications, and automated dispensing systems.
- Effective oral and written communication skills for interacting with staff, physicians, patients, and other contacts.
Nice To Haves
- Additional related education and/or experience.
Responsibilities
- Identify medications and supplies for reorder; receive, check in, and restock deliveries; verify quantities against invoices; and address shorted, short-dated, or unusable items.
- Manage users in automated dispensing technology databases according to policy, investigate discrepancies, and troubleshoot malfunctions.
- Provide customer service and respond to standard requests from internal customers, patients, visitors, staff, and physicians.
- Restock medications in nursing and ancillary areas, including automated dispensing technology where permitted and after required checks, training, and competency assessment; restock trays, code carts, and emergency boxes.
- Compound non-sterile medications, follow worksheets and USP guidelines, calibrate equipment, measure ingredients, repackage bulk medications into unit-of-use packaging, and document compounding and repackaging.
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment, perform quality-control inspections, and document refrigerator temperatures and equipment maintenance.
- Handle controlled substances in compliance with federal and legal requirements and follow storage, inventory, and documentation procedures.
- Compound and label intravenous non-hazardous medications using appropriate sterile and aseptic technique; understand adult, pediatric, and neonatal product lines; complete environmental cleaning and required documentation.
- May educate and train peer Pharmacy Technicians, Technician Externs, Technician Trainees, and volunteers.
Benefits
- Hire-on incentive of up to $2,500.
- Flat-rate $1 per hour weekend shift differential.
- 18% night shift differential when applicable.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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