Inpatient Pharmacy Technician - Trainee or State Licensed or Nationally Certified

Cape Cod Healthcare•Hyannis, MA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves reviewing and processing departmental order requests, preparing and distributing medications to patient care units, and maintaining medication inventory including stocking, checking expiration dates, and processing returns. The position also includes billing and other pharmacy duties that do not require a pharmacist, maintaining records and regulatory documentation, pre-packaging and labeling bulk medications, and handling telephone inquiries by directing calls appropriately and diverting clinical questions to a Pharmacist. The technician is responsible for maintaining department cleanliness and adhering to established policies, procedures, quality assurance, safety, environmental, and Infection Control standards. The role also requires participation in educational programs and meetings, and providing service excellence. Specific duties vary by level: Trainees issue and deliver non-controlled medications and process sales; State Licensed Technicians order medications, prepare parenteral products, train new personnel, and issue Schedule II-V medications; Nationally Certified Technicians obtain patient medication orders for reconciliation and prepare chemotherapy with dosage calculation checks. The position offers a clear progression path from Trainee to State Licensed to Nationally Certified.

Requirements

Massachusetts state registration as a Pharmacy Technician Trainee (for Academy Trainee).
Mathematical skills at the level of a High School graduate or equivalent, as demonstrated by successful completion of a timed CCHC Pharmacy math test (for Academy Trainee).
Ability to read, write and communicate in English (for all levels).
High School graduate or GED (for all levels).
Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment (for Academy Trainee).
Ability to work independently (for Academy Trainee).
Possesses basic computer/keyboarding skills necessary to run multiple Pharmacy specific applications and communicate efficiently via the messaging system (for Academy Trainee).
Attempt CCHC Pharmacy Tech Trainee exam after a minimum of 500 hours worked (for Academy Trainee).
Must pass CCHC Pharmacy Tech Trainee exam by 700 hours worked (for Academy Trainee).
Massachusetts state registration as a Pharmacy Technician (for State Licensed and Nationally Certified).
Duties require very good verbal communication and interpersonal skills (for State Licensed and Nationally Certified).
Must obtain PTCB certification or equivalent within 1 year of hire (for State Licensed).
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification or equivalent certification (for Nationally Certified).
One-year recent experience (within the past 3 years) as a Pharmacy Technician (for Nationally Certified).

Nice To Haves

3 years experience as a Pharmacy Technician (for Nationally Certified role).

Responsibilities

Reviews and processes departmental order requests.
Prepares medications for distribution to the patient care units.
Distributes medications to the patient care units.
Maintains the medication inventory, place orders in stock, check expiration dates, process returns as needed.
Billing and other pharmacy duties that do not require a pharmacist.
Maintains appropriate records and regulatory documentation.
Pre-packaging and labeling of bulk medications to unit dosed containers/packaging.
Answers telephone directing phone calls appropriately and diverts all medication/clinical inquiries to the Pharmacist.
Maintains cleanliness of the department.
Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and Infection Control standards.
Participates in educational programs, in-services and meetings as required.
Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and coworkers.
Performs other work-related duties as assigned.
Responsible for issuance and delivery of non-controlled medications in a timely manner (Trainee).
Accurately process sales in Community Pharmacy Point of Sale device using cash, credit cards, and checks (Trainee).
Orders medications from various suppliers (Inpatient Pharmacy Technician).
Prepares parenteral products (Inpatient Pharmacy Technician).
Trains and orients new pharmacy support personnel (Inpatient Pharmacy Technician).
Issuance and delivery of Schedule II-V medications to an Automated Dispensing Cabinet in a timely manner (Inpatient Pharmacy Technician).
Obtains patient medication orders for medication reconciliation duties to input into MAR (Nationally Certified).
Prepares chemotherapy and dosage calculation checks (Nationally Certified).