Inpatient Pharmacy Technician - Trainee or State Licensed or Nationally Certified

Cape Cod Healthcare•Hyannis, MA

12h•Onsite

About The Position

The Inpatient Pharmacy Technician role offers a progressive career path from Trainee to State Licensed to Nationally Certified. Key responsibilities include reviewing and processing medication orders, preparing and distributing medications to patient care units, and managing medication inventory by stocking, checking expiration dates, and processing returns. The position also involves performing billing and other pharmacy duties that do not require a pharmacist, maintaining appropriate records and regulatory documentation, and pre-packaging bulk medications. Technicians are responsible for answering telephones, directing calls appropriately, and diverting all medication/clinical inquiries to a Pharmacist. Maintaining department cleanliness and adhering to established departmental policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental, and Infection Control standards are also crucial. The role requires participation in educational programs, in-services, and meetings, and consistently providing service excellence. Specific duties evolve with career progression: Trainees are responsible for the issuance and delivery of non-controlled medications and processing sales. State Licensed Technicians order medications from various suppliers, prepare parenteral products, train new support personnel, and handle the issuance and delivery of controlled medications. Nationally Certified Technicians obtain patient medication orders for reconciliation and prepare chemotherapy, including dosage calculation checks.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

3 years preferred (experience for Nationally Certified level)
PTCB certification or equivalent certification as an Inpatient Pharmacy Technician Trainee (for Nationally Certified level, as an alternative to 1 year experience)

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.
Performs 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 (State Licensed).
Prepares parenteral products (State Licensed).
Trains and orients new pharmacy support personnel (State Licensed).
Issuance and delivery of Schedule II-V medications to an Automated Dispensing Cabinet in a timely manner (State Licensed).
Obtains patient medication orders for medication reconciliation duties to input into MAR (Nationally Certified).
Prepares chemotherapy and dosage calculation checks (Nationally Certified).