Certified Pharmacy Tech II Atrium Health One Health Link Landing Denver FT

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Denver, NC

42d•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a Full-time Certified Pharmacy Tech II position in the GCMG One Health: Link Landing - Family Medicine Department. The role involves assisting licensed pharmacists with technical duties related to medication preparation and distribution, including hazardous drugs and controlled substances. Responsibilities also include screening phone calls, managing pharmacy procurement and inventory, performing nonsterile compounding and sterile IV admixture, inspecting medication storage areas, and completing medication admission histories. The position may involve obtaining immunization certification and performing immunizations under pharmacist supervision. Additionally, the role includes patient demographic information gathering, data entry, insurance verification, label generation, cashiering, and developing competence in third-party billing functions. The technician must be able to provide age-appropriate patient care and may be required to travel between pharmacy locations.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED equivalent
Registration or licensure with state board of pharmacy per state of employment requirements
Certification through Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (CPhT) or National Healthcareer Association (ExCPT).
Typically, 1 year of work experience in applicable work setting.
Must be able to work well independently.
Attention to details
Good customer service, communication, organization, problem resolution and process development skills
Basic computer skills
Must have functional vision, touch and hearing
Must be able to speak and be understood by others to communicate effectively
Utilizes appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to perform job duties and minimize exposure to hazardous agents, body fluids, and communicable diseases
Takes necessary precautions to avoid inadvertent needle sticks, minor cuts or bruises.
Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job
Flexibility to travel between pharmacy locations

Nice To Haves

Certified Retail Pharmacy experience with prior experience around patient assistance, medication assistance, insurance trouble shooting, prior authorizations, and copay assistance.

Responsibilities

Assists licensed pharmacist in technical duties related to preparation and distribution of medications
Accurately selects, prepares, and labels medications for patients including hazardous drugs and controlled substances
Assists with medication distribution tasks
Screens phone calls and routes as needed using proper telephone and voicemail etiquette
Assists in daily pharmacy procurement, inventory control, and outdate checking
Complete documentation required for removing, stocking, and wasting controlled substances, where applicable
Perform nonsterile compounding following proper USP standards, where applicable
Perform sterile IV admixture, as defined at the entity level, using proper aseptic technique, where applicable
Inspects all assigned medication storage areas for adherence to storage policies
Completes and documents medication admission histories, as applicable at the facility level
Seeks additional duties when required work is done and accepts other duties as assigned
May participate in quality improvement initiatives to assure the excellence of departmental services
May assist in training pharmacy technicians and extenders in orientation to the policies, procedures, and workflows involved in pharmacy operations as applicable at entity level
Abides by all organization policies and procedures and complies with all legal, regulatory, and accreditation standards
Supports area leaders regarding goals and work assignments
Obtaining and recording initial patient demographic and other required information, data entry of required information into the pharmacy system for record keeping, insurance verification and label generation purposes, and cashiering
Develop competence in third-party billing functions
Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
May obtain immunization certification and perform immunizations for patients under the supervision of a registered pharmacist, where applicable