Outpatient Pharmacy Tech Senior

LCMC Health•Metairie, LA

32d

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician Senior provides technical support to pharmacy and healthcare professionals through medication preparation, medication delivery, and cartfill exchange. The role performs technical duties in accordance with standard operating procedures and regulatory requirements and provides direction to new or junior technicians as needed. Responsibilities include procuring, receiving, preparing, packaging, distributing, and disposing of medications and pharmaceutical supplies; preparing unit-dose, compounded oral, and intravenous medications; repackaging medications into unit-dose forms; stocking medications and supplies; following ordering procedures; and restocking supplies in patient care areas and clinics. The technician facilitates medication distribution while ensuring product verification by the appropriate pharmacy professional and maintaining product integrity. The role also responds to customer needs by handling calls and messages, appropriately triaging requests, and prioritizing tasks to support patient care. It conducts quality assurance inspections and audits focused on TJC/LBOP requirements, checks product and equipment integrity and expiration, and completes refrigerator/freezer temperature and cleaning logs. The technician participates in professional activities, completes required training and competency assessments, attends educational in-services, and guides new team members and junior technicians.

Requirements

Three years of experience as a pharmacy or hospital pharmacy technician.
High school diploma/GED or equivalent, or technical/vocational school education.
Pharmacy Technician licensure from the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy.

Nice To Haves

Certified Pharmacy Technician certification from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board.

Responsibilities

Procure, receive, prepare, package, distribute, and dispose of medications and pharmaceutical supplies.
Prepare unit-dose, compounded oral, and intravenous medications.
Repackage medications in unit-dose forms.
Stock medications and supplies, follow ordering procedures, and restock items in patient care areas and clinics.
Facilitate medication distribution and ensure product verification by the appropriate pharmacy professional while maintaining product integrity.
Answer phone calls, receive and distribute messages, and appropriately triage customer requests.
Manage and prioritize tasks to support optimum patient care.
Conduct quality assurance inspections and audits focused on TJC/LBOP requirements, including examinations of product and equipment integrity and expiration.
Complete refrigerator/freezer temperature monitoring and required cleaning logs.
Participate in professional activities and organizations to maintain knowledge of current trends, practices, and developments.
Complete required training and competency assessments and attend educational in-services as appropriate.
Provide guidance to new team members and junior-level technicians.