Certified Hospital Pharmacy Technician

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois

2d•$20 - $29

About The Position

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Prepares and packages medications (oral and intravenous) for delivery to automated medication dispensing systems and/or designated medication areas using manual or automated packaging methods. • Retrieves, counts, measures, and compounds drugs (sterile and non-sterile) under the direction of the Pharmacist using barcode technology. • Delivers medications and supplies safely and accurately to the nursing unit, stock area and/or automated dispensing cabinet. • Has a working knowledge of the functionality of all equipment and technology in the department. • Accurately fills automated medication dispensing systems. • Matches medication to dispensing labels and selects appropriate components for dispensed product. • Assists in inventory control of drug supplies and solutions for the pharmacy department. • Performs inventory checks to help ensure stock does not fall below required levels, confirms items are properly stored, and reviews expiration dates to rotate or retrieve items according to their date. • Checks pharmacy inventory and automated medication dispensing system stock for outdated and unused items. • Returns discontinued and unused medication to pharmacy, re-stocking and/or disposal. • Removes outdated items from pharmacy dispensing areas and automated medication dispensing systems. • Demonstrates competency and adherence to all required elements of United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Chapters 795 and 797. • Prepares all non-chemotherapy IV solutions including but not limited to Dialysate, Epidural, TPN and Investigational IV drugs. • Places IV order (non-chemotherapy) with wholesaler and processes receipt and stocking of drugs when delivered. • Orders, restocks and maintains IV room inventory (non-chemotherapy) and provides general maintenance of IV stock area, including monitoring of outdated drugs and beyond use dating. • Processes basic drug orders through pharmacy wholesaler, receives and restocks medications once delivered. • Appropriately triages phone calls and takes detailed phone messages. Responsible for intra-departmental communication.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent preferred
Graduate from Pharmacy Technician Program preferred
Pharmacy Technician Licensure required
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or Certification through NHA required.
Good interpretive/analytical skills for medication dosage calculations
Basic computer skills
Good interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

Prepares and packages medications (oral and intravenous) for delivery to automated medication dispensing systems and/or designated medication areas using manual or automated packaging methods.
Retrieves, counts, measures, and compounds drugs (sterile and non-sterile) under the direction of the Pharmacist using barcode technology.
Delivers medications and supplies safely and accurately to the nursing unit, stock area and/or automated dispensing cabinet.
Has a working knowledge of the functionality of all equipment and technology in the department.
Accurately fills automated medication dispensing systems.
Matches medication to dispensing labels and selects appropriate components for dispensed product.
Assists in inventory control of drug supplies and solutions for the pharmacy department.
Performs inventory checks to help ensure stock does not fall below required levels, confirms items are properly stored, and reviews expiration dates to rotate or retrieve items according to their date.
Checks pharmacy inventory and automated medication dispensing system stock for outdated and unused items.
Returns discontinued and unused medication to pharmacy, re-stocking and/or disposal.
Removes outdated items from pharmacy dispensing areas and automated medication dispensing systems.
Demonstrates competency and adherence to all required elements of United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Chapters 795 and 797.
Prepares all non-chemotherapy IV solutions including but not limited to Dialysate, Epidural, TPN and Investigational IV drugs.
Places IV order (non-chemotherapy) with wholesaler and processes receipt and stocking of drugs when delivered.
Orders, restocks and maintains IV room inventory (non-chemotherapy) and provides general maintenance of IV stock area, including monitoring of outdated drugs and beyond use dating.
Processes basic drug orders through pharmacy wholesaler, receives and restocks medications once delivered.
Appropriately triages phone calls and takes detailed phone messages. Responsible for intra-departmental communication.