Certified Pharmacy Technician, PRN

Surgery Partners, Inc • Addison, TX

6d

About The Position

Under the direction of a registered pharmacist, performs a variety of technical
and clerical duties for the hospital-wide unit dose drug distribution system and
intravenous admixture program.  Responsible to maintain confidential reports,
enter and retrieve data utilizing the computer system, fill automated medication
dispensing system with a supply of unit dose medications, procure, and fill
requests for pharmaceutical supplies and deliver supplies to nursing units.

Requirements

• National certification preferred.
• Valid state pharmacy technician registration.
• High school diploma or graduate equivalent degree.

Responsibilities

• With the use of an automated dispensing system print out, fills each MedStation with a 24-hour supply of medications.
• Verifies the contents of automated dispensing system stock by checking stock filled by another technician.
• Fills patient medication envelopes with the correct medication from computer labels prior to each run.
• Fills and delivers narcotic orders to nursing units and ancillary departments according to policy and procedure.
• Delivers checked medications to the nursing units. Refills automated dispensing system MedStations to prescribed par levels. Reports unusual occurrences to the pharmacists.
• Restocks nursing units, operating room, recovery room, and ancillary departments with a limited supply of floor stock medications and supplies.
• Maintains and restocks individual filling stations and work areas, including all satellites while contributing to the maintenance of a fixed, minimal level of a pharmacy inventory.
• Prepackages and labels medications into unit doses from bulk supply.
• Reorders pharmacy supplies from the hospital warehouse.
• Maintains pharmacy in a clean and organized fashion.
• Maintains clean and sterile environment within the intravenous admixture area, including clean room. Routinely washes and appropriate germicidal solutions all hoods, counters, carts, and all other equipment that will be used within the work area.
• Assembles materials for the preparation of the daily supply of IV’s including medication labels, medications, solutions, syringes, needles, and administration sets and other equipment necessary.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED