Pharm Tech I (.8 FTE)

EvergreenHealth•Kirkland, WA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pharm Tech I assists pharmacists, patients, and other healthcare personnel in providing pharmaceutical services. The role supports clinical excellence and safety, with primary responsibility for timely medication delivery to patient care areas and teamwork in triaging medication delivery requests. The technician responds to departmental requests, prepares medications for pharmacist review, maintains pharmacy inventory and medication storage, delivers medications throughout served patient care areas, and operates pharmacy automation and technology. The role also maintains the chain of custody and records for controlled substances and collaborates with coworkers to complete daily tasks efficiently.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Current Washington State Pharmacy Technician license.
Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated organizational ability.
Ability to work efficiently and accurately in busy and stressful situations.

Nice To Haves

Healthcare pharmacy experience.
Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT).

Responsibilities

Answer and triage phone calls and in-person requests within the department using excellent customer service skills.
Calculate, determine, and select the correct dose to measure, withdraw, or assemble for pharmacist review.
Safely and accurately prepare medications for pharmacist review, including compounding topical ointments and creams and oral solutions, repackaging unit-dose medications, and preparing hazardous oral medications in their final dosage form.
Maintain pharmacy inventory by checking stock levels, anticipating medication and supply needs, ordering and expediting items, verifying receipt, rotating inventory, and removing outdated drugs.
Ensure medications are stored according to manufacturer requirements and organizational policies, including requirements for expiration dating, temperature, light exposure, look-alike/sound-alike medications, high-risk medications, and emergency medications.
Deliver medications to patient care areas, including restocking automated dispensing cabinets and patient-specific medications; fulfilling floor-stock requests; responding to emergency and routine requests; restocking emergency medication boxes and crash-cart trays; and transacting retail or hospice prescriptions.
Operate pharmacy automation and technology safely, accurately, and efficiently, including the pharmacy medication system, tube station, automated dispensing cabinets, reporting tools, packaging machines, and medication credit/debit transactions.
Maintain controlled-substance chain of custody, storage, control, delivery, transaction records, and related paperwork.
Complete assigned daily tasks in a timely and efficient manner.
Communicate with team members about workflow and assist coworkers as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.