Certified Pharmacy Technician

Sullivan County Community Hospital•Sullivan, IN

About The Position

The Certified Pharmacy Technician performs medication distribution, inventory management, departmental billing, medication storage unit inspections, employee pharmacy duties, quality-control activities, special procedures, pharmacy education, and general departmental tasks. The position includes IV admixture preparation and USP 797 management, maintaining medication stock and records, auditing billing and controlled-substance activity, and checking medication storage areas across the hospital and affiliated clinics. The role also includes required behavioral expectations and mandatory hospital education. The position is full-time, day shift, working 80 hours per biweekly pay period. The working environment is clean and well-lit. On-the-job training is available.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
CPhT certification by the state of Indiana.
CPR certification.
Ability to learn computer systems and programs.
Ability to handle confidential information.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Good people skills.

Nice To Haves

Medical terminology is desirable.

Responsibilities

Consistently comply with established Behavioral Expectations.
Restock automated dispensing machines at nine stations and manage minimum-fill days, maximum-fill days, return-bin emptying, and medication refill lists three times weekly.
Prepare IV admixtures and manage USP 797 requirements, including daily IV fill and discharge lists, IV room and hood cleaning, temperature/humidity/pressure checks and logging, weekly eyewash checks, and IV room stocking.
Handle MSO clinic orders, restock crash carts and emergency/RSI boxes, and fulfill walk-up orders for departments such as Respiratory Therapy, Radiology, Surgery, and Ambulance services.
Order medications daily and maintain adequate stock, including managing Cardinal, 340B/non-340B/prime vendor purchasing, split billing/SunRx, employee pharmacy invoice review, Baxter orders, and direct orders from McKesson and Nephron.
Manage medication stock, receiving, labeling, scanning, invoice review, daily and monthly prime-vendor and 340B totals, stocking, outdating, DSCSA, hazardous-drug compliance, recalls, medication repackaging and barcode management, general storeroom ordering, and infusion center orders.
Complete Pyxis billing reports and daily paperwork; conduct daily narcotic administration audits and ED/OPS billing audits comparing Pyxis credits with administration charges.
Manage interdepartmental billing, including manual billing for MSO clinics and the Pain Clinic.
Inspect medication storage units in hospital departments and clinics, including crash carts, emergency boxes, Pyxis units, medication expiration dates, and refrigerators.
Perform employee pharmacy tasks involving e-scripts and paper prescriptions, over-the-counter items, upload inspections, end-of-day reports, and 340B eligibility.
Complete quality-control activities, including daily refrigerator and medication-room temperature logs, VFC temperature logs, IV room checks, allergy/height/weight checks, and monthly crash-cart, Pyxis, Pyxis narcotic, and anesthesia audits.
Support special procedures and schedules, including Pain Clinic Day, Eye Case Day, monthly VFC data logger downloads, the Infusion Center calendar, and end-of-month intradepartmental billing.
Complete pharmacy education related to USP 797, USP 795, USP 800, continuing education, other education assigned by the Director, and mandatory hospital Healthstream education.
Perform filing, cleaning, and phone duties.