Advanced Practice Pharmacy Tech

HonorHealth•Scottsdale, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The licensed pharmacy technician may work in hospital, retail, or ambulatory infusion clinic settings and may specialize in areas such as pharmacy purchasing and inventory, automation, sterile processing, IV chemotherapy, or medication reconciliation. Assigned duties depend on the technician’s agreed-upon work assignment with pharmacy supervisors or directors. Technicians may be assigned to different settings or skill areas. HonorHealth requires technicians working in physician-based ambulatory clinics to be licensed so they can float, provide cross-coverage, and work flexibly across pharmacy practice settings. The role includes general pharmacy technician duties and, as assigned, specialized responsibilities. General duties include preparing prescription orders and sterile and non-sterile medications, preparing oral solid unit doses, dispensing medications, operating automated dispensing machines, supporting controlled-substance distribution, assisting with inventory and purchasing, maintaining stock and expiration-date checks, completing quality-assurance inspections, keeping workspaces clean, and maintaining temperature logs. Specialized assignments may involve sterile or non-sterile compounding, including chemotherapy, total parenteral nutrition, and IV admixtures; purchasing and inventory control; hospital automation equipment and related workflows; medication preparation and delivery in ambulatory infusion clinics; retail and specialty pharmacy services; or obtaining and documenting medication histories for patients. The technician performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Pharmacy technician experience or completion of a formalized technician training program.
Licensed Pharmacy Technician (LPT) license from the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy.

Nice To Haves

Completion of a formalized technician training program.
Three years of pharmacy technician experience in retail, hospital, infusion clinics, medication reconciliation, or wholesaler settings.
Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification issued by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or ExCPT.
Pharmacy Technician Diploma.

Responsibilities

Follow State Board of Pharmacy, DEA, and FDA rules and regulations.
Prepare prescription orders, including sterile and non-sterile preparations, and prepare oral solid unit doses.
Dispense medications and operate automated dispensing machines, including preparing cart fills, stocking and restocking machines, running reports, and entering required documentation.
Retrieve narcotics and follow requirements for controlled-substance distribution.
Assist with purchasing and inventory control, including maintaining stock levels, processing returns, stocking and restocking, monitoring expiration dates, and completing unit inspections.
Maintain clean workspaces and temperature-control logs.
When assigned to IV room duties, compound sterile or non-sterile pharmaceuticals, including chemotherapy, total parenteral nutrition, and IV admixtures.
For IV room assignments, complete or support quality-assurance activities, including expiration-date checks, refrigerator temperature monitoring, hood-cleaning documentation, equipment-calibration verification, and environmental sampling.
For IV room assignments, ensure medication orders and sterile compounds meet departmental quality guidelines and help maintain necessary medication and supply stocks.
When assigned to inventory specialist duties, purchase and control inventory, review items for ordering, validate invoices, maintain proper storage and inventory levels, communicate critical shortages and high-cost or high-volume drug needs, coordinate recalls and drug transfers, and manage formulary inventory.
Use pharmacy technology such as Pharmogistics to optimize distribution and inventory when assigned to inventory specialist duties.
When assigned to automation duties, oversee hospital automation equipment, support technology projects, upgrades, and installations, and help establish operational workflows for automated dispensing machines, unit-dose packagers, and other technology such as DoseEdge.
When assigned to ambulatory infusion clinic duties, oversee medication-use activities and provide pharmacy services, including preparing and delivering sterile and hazardous medications, complex IV admixtures, chemotherapy, and biotherapy admixtures.
For ambulatory infusion clinic assignments, plan and manage purchasing and inventory in compliance with applicable rules and regulations, and collaborate with physicians and clinical staff on drug dosing, standardization, and quality metrics.
When assigned to retail or specialty pharmacy duties, assist under pharmacist supervision with receiving prescriptions, filling and dispensing prescriptions, responding to patient queries, maintaining records, and assisting with insurance authorizations and manufacturer assistance programs.
When assigned to medication reconciliation duties, obtain, verify, and accurately document medication histories in the electronic medical record in a timely manner and in accordance with procedures and regulatory standards.
For medication reconciliation assignments, interview patients, family members, or significant others about medication histories for emergency department patients being admitted or direct inpatient admissions, under pharmacist supervision.
Interact professionally with patients, visitors, physicians, and hospital staff in accordance with organizational values.
Perform other duties as assigned.