Certified Pharmacy Technician I - Inpatient, Rotating Shifts

BMC Software • Boston, MA

4d • $24 - $35 • Onsite

About The Position

Working under the day to day supervision of the pharmacists and Pharmacy Leadership, the technician is responsible for the proper handling of medications. This includes but is not limited to: receiving, distribution, management of expiration dates, management of inventory in Pyxis, storage, repackaging, compounding, filling orders, delivering, and stocking. The job requires excellent communication skills and a desire to work in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Written and oral communication skills
• Basic math needed for compounding
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients visitors and staff
• Is responsible for maintaining licensure CPhT and State registration as required
• Is responsible for completing all educational modules including but not limited to: Steward University
• Performs Gloved finger-tip and media fill test as required
• Must be vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu, as well as receive a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to work independently and take initiative
• Good judgment and problem solving skills
• Interpersonal and organizational skills
• Level of confidentiality

Responsibilities

• Assists with receiving order from wholesaler
• Scans in delivery
• Properly inventories/stickers delivery to ensure all items are received
• Confirms that each med is “scannable”
• Helps to maintain proper stock levels of drugs, supplies and solutions by informing in writing, the need for an item when it is getting low
• Repackages medications from bulk to unit-dose when necessary
• Performs calculations for dosing, unit conversions, admixture volumes
• Prepares clean room and sterile products area for daily use
• Prepares low and medium risk sterile and non-sterile compounds
• Complies with Universal precautions and uses Aseptic technique when compounding
• Checks expiration dates in and outside the department
• Credits and debits patients in Meditech if meds reordered or returned
• Resolves missing medication issues
• Performs monthly floor inspections to ensure integrity of medications on the units and in patient care areas
• Ensures all medications are properly labeled
• Properly disposes of medications, hazardous substances, sharps
• Properly identifies and returns expired meds eligible for credit
• Assists in semi-annual inventory activities as needed
• Receives labels and orders, and is able to accurately select proper drug, dosage form and strength
• Accurately retrieves medications from ADC fill list
• Neatly organizes filled meds for checking
• Accurately retrieves medications as requested at the window
• Properly refills trays and kits including but not limited to: Code Trays, STEMI kits, anaphylaxis kits, “tackle boxes” in preparation for pharmacist to check
• Accurately fills OR Machines
• Performs routine rounds to patient care areas and units in timely manner
• Delivers meds to proper location including but not limited to: ADC, Med Room or a nurse if requested
• Updates machines with current date for drug
• Outdates meds in ADC at each delivery to machine
• Returns meds from the floors when need
• Understands process of loading and unloading
• Fills ADC accurately by consistent use of scanner when required
• Loads meds in a neat precise manner without overfilling pocket
• Is able to trouble shoot minor equipment issues with ADC
• Is able to reboot equipment as needed
• Uses exceptional customer service skills/communication to resolve issues
• Answers phones and triages phone calls that need a pharmacists
• Communicates well with nursing and other staff outside of the pharmacy department
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism within and outside the department
• Maintains excellent working relationships with others
• Dresses professionally
• Maintains a neat, clean and organized work area
• Represents the Department of Pharmacy and acts as liaison if needed when outside the department
• Complies with HIPAA policies
• Supports the training of new staff
• Manages time effectively and prioritizes accordingly
• Responsible for the daily accurate documentation of logs including but not limited to : refrigerators, hood cleaning, eye wash
• Reports any omissions or errors
• Understands the importance of excellent record keeping, accuracy and handoffs when dealing with Controlled Substances
• Immediately reports any concerns/discrepancies to pharmacist or supervisor

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• pharmacy
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 403(b) savings matches
• earned time cash out
• paid time off
• career advancement opportunities
• resources to support employee and family wellbeing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED