Pharmacy Rep - Patient Care

Northwell Health • Plainview, NY

2d

About The Position

Description Job Description Assists in evaluating/reconciling/implementing pharmacy patient care. Performs activities of a Pharmacy Technician, as needed. Job Responsibility Collaborates with multiple sources including, but not limited to, patients, patients' family/care-giver, outside pharmacies, physician offices, nursing/assisted-living facilities and/or other hospitals to obtain/document/organize medication and supplement information leading to clarification/completion of medication history/current profile for patients prior to (and/or during) admission. Assists in discharge planning including, but not limited to, identifying patients unable to afford medication; Identifying rejected pharmacy claims at patients' preferred pharmacy; and Initiating prior authorization process Participates in implementing and evaluating related Quality Assurance, Performance Improvement and Compliance programs. Assists Registered Pharmacist in the non-professional (non-judgmental) aspects preparing and dispensing medication: Fills, packages, labels and stocks unit dose cart from computerized pick list; brings cart to nursing unit according to predetermined schedule; Makes other deliveries, as required; Fills bottles or other package forms with measured amount of medication either manually or mechanically; Labels containers of drugs according to department specification, either manually or mechanically; Assists in clean air room, using sterile technique in filling and labeling injectable prescriptions, where required; Assists in preparation and/or labeling of IV additives; Fills medication orders in inpatient area; and Packages sudden, unexpected medication requests, as required. Assists Registered Pharmacist in maintaining a variety of records and reports: Maintains IV records with Pharmacist direction; Maintains records for medication in inpatient area; Maintains records of preparation of extemporaneous medications; Assists in the maintenance of statistics and records for all medication orders; and Enters orders into computer terminal for refill purposes. Maintains sufficient inventory at workstations in Pharmacy: Transports required pharmacy material, as necessary; Receives and maintains records of stock and inventory control; Assists in material control by maintaining records and inventories; and Maintains placement of sufficient daily inventory of supplies to all areas of the Pharmacy to assure efficient operating conditions. Performs related duties, as required.

Requirements

• Associates Degree, required.
• Active Certified Pharmacy Technician (CER-PHT) from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), required.
• Current license as a registered pharmacy technician in NYS, required when hired on/after 4/25/21.
• Minimum of three (3) years retail pharmacy experience required.
• Retail experience must be within the last five (5) years.
• Strong working-knowledge of medications including generic/brand names, standard doses, and classes of drugs used for various conditions, required.
• Demonstrates exceptional communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to display compassion to patients, families, and co-workers.
• Ability to use advanced settings of a variety of computer programs including standard Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to learn computerized hospital pharmacy system.
• Must be able to do physically strenuous work.

Nice To Haves

• Hospital pharmacy experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Assists in evaluating/reconciling/implementing pharmacy patient care.
• Performs activities of a Pharmacy Technician, as needed.
• Collaborates with multiple sources to obtain/document/organize medication and supplement information.
• Assists in discharge planning.
• Participates in implementing and evaluating related Quality Assurance, Performance Improvement and Compliance programs.
• Assists Registered Pharmacist in the non-professional (non-judgmental) aspects preparing and dispensing medication
• Assists Registered Pharmacist in maintaining a variety of records and reports
• Maintains sufficient inventory at workstations in Pharmacy
• Performs related duties, as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees