Inpatient Pharmacy Technician

Nebraska Medicine•Bellevue, NE

18d•Onsite

About The Position

Nebraska Medicine is seeking a talented individual to join them as a Full-Time Inpatient Pharmacy Technician at their Bellevue Medical Center. This role involves medication management for the pharmacy, nursing units, and operating rooms, including ordering, receiving, sorting, and distributing medications. The technician will also troubleshoot equipment issues, provide excellent customer service and patient care, create and utilize medication usage reports for inventory control, manage incoming telephone calls, prepare dosage forms and strengths, practice sterile compounding, and calculate patient IV infusion due times. Collaboration with providers, physicians, and pharmacists is also a key aspect of the role.

Requirements

Minimum of 18 years of age required.
High school education or equivalent required.
Licensed Nebraska pharmacy intern or registered as a pharmacy technician with the State of Nebraska Board of Pharmacy required.
If registered as a Pharmacy Technician, certification within twelve months of registration date required.

Nice To Haves

Prior pharmacy technician or hospital setting experience preferred.
Medical terminology and knowledge of top 200 medications prescribed preferred.
Proficient knowledge of computers, automated dispensing cabinets (Omnicell), calculators, electronic medical record (EPIC), various computerized and mechanical devices necessary for product preparation and dispensing (e.g., scales, strip packager, magnetic stirrer, etc.) preferred.
Experience with non-sterile compounding preferred.
Experience with phones, pagers, fax machines, hand held scanners, etc. preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for medication management for the pharmacy, nursing units and operating rooms including but not limited to ordering, receiving, sorting, distributing medications.
Troubleshoot equipment issues and provide excellent customer service and patient care in accordance with assigned duties.
Create and utilize medication usage reports to analyze data for effective inventory control.
Manage incoming telephone calls from inpatient units, and triage calls appropriately utilizing excellent customer service skills.
Receive orders, select proper drug, and prepare dosage form and strength.
Practice sterile compounding for immediate usage as well as non-sterile compounding of oral liquids and topicals.
Calculate patient's IV infusion due times, reorder as needed and collaborate with providers, physicians, and pharmacists recommending medication concentrations.