Home Care Pharmacy Technician II

IU Health • Indianapolis, IN

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The field of Home Infusion Pharmacy has revolutionized healthcare, providing patients with personalized, lifesaving therapy from the comfort of their home and the freedom to resume life's daily activities. We are seeking a detail-oriented pharmacy technician to join our team of office pharmacy technicians to work alongside our pharmacists to provide exceptional patient care. As an office technician, this position is responsible for recording labs, triaging phone calls, coordinating patient deliveries, monitoring patient inventory levels and ensuring patients have supplies on hand for their infusions. Office technicians are customer service based in our pharmacy who will be utilizing our EMR software and additional Microsoft applications. Under pharmacist supervision, supports the pharmacy department in one or more of the following areas: inventory, preparation, distribution, compounding, processing of medications and supplies, specialty medications, and medication histories. Assists with all functions required for medication processing including answering telephones, taking refill orders, entering orders into system, preparing the medication for pharmacist check, preparing medications for disbursement/shipment/delivery. Key job duties may consist of handling supplies, stocking prepackaged items, maintaining inventory, delivering supplies, maintaining records, distributing supplies. May assist in bulk compounding and preparation of I.V. solutions. Works with pharmacy staff to minimize the potential for medication errors. Exercises sound judgement, anticipates potential issues and challenges in common situations and applies standard policies and procedures to determine solutions or escalation.

Requirements

• Requires the absence of criminal history related to the ability to work with drugs.
• Requires strong mathematical calculation skills.
• Requires working knowledge and skills as a pharmacy technician in assigned areas and ability to work within established procedures under moderate supervision.
• Requires effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Requires effective customer service skills.
• Requires intermediate proficiency typing and using Microsoft Office applications.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Requires Indiana Pharmacy Technician License OR intern/extern license if enrolled in accredited college of pharmacy.
• Pharmacy Technician National Certification required unless enrolled in accredited college of pharmacy.

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Recording labs
• Triage phone calls
• Coordinating patient deliveries
• Monitoring patient inventory levels
• Ensuring patients have supplies on hand for their infusions
• Handling supplies
• Stocking prepackaged items
• Maintaining inventory
• Delivering supplies
• Maintaining records
• Distributing supplies
• Assisting in bulk compounding and preparation of I.V. solutions
• Minimizing the potential for medication errors
• Exercising sound judgement
• Anticipating potential issues and challenges in common situations
• Applying standard policies and procedures to determine solutions or escalation
• Answering telephones
• Taking refill orders
• Entering orders into system
• Preparing the medication for pharmacist check
• Preparing medications for disbursement/shipment/delivery

Benefits

• 401(K) retirement savings with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness - Government program that may allow qualifying participants to have the remainder of their student loan balance forgiven (after a set amount of time and specific qualifications have been met).
• Employee Assistance Program – Counseling at no cost to you
• Healthy Results - Participation in our team member wellness programs award points that contribute toward a biweekly financial incentive in your paycheck! The more you participate, the more you earn!

What This Job Offers

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