Pharmacy Tech 1 -- Pharmacy -- General Hospital

CAMC Health System•Charleston, WV

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of a pharmacist, the Pharmacy Tech 1 assists with or performs tasks that allow pharmacists to focus on improving patient care and therapeutic outcomes. The role supports medication preparation, dispensing, inventory control, delivery, and quality monitoring in the pharmacy and patient-care areas of the health system. The position requires completing required education, demonstrating positive customer service and coworker relations, following attendance and departmental policies, participating in quality-improvement activities, and performing work in a cost-effective manner. Duties are carried out in alignment with the organization’s mission and strategic plan, including compliance with scheduling policies for overtime, various shift work, and on-call situations. Other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
State-certified Pharmacy Technician credential.
Demonstrated competency through initial orientation and ongoing competency validation.
For positions with direct patient contact, obtain and demonstrate the required patient-group knowledge and skills by the end of the orientation period.

Responsibilities

Enter physician orders into the pharmacy computer system.
Prepare patient-specific medication orders for dispensing using departmental equipment and automation, with appropriate doses, routes of administration, and dosage forms.
Repackage and label unit doses from bulk medication supplies and complete associated quality documentation accurately.
Prepare sterile products using appropriate sterile technique, where applicable.
Handle, store, and deliver medications and other chemicals with consideration for their chemical and physical properties.
Deliver medications through 24-hour cart exchange, where applicable.
Restock automated dispensing cabinets and prepare and deliver floor-stock orders, where applicable.
Use appropriate telephone communication skills.
Prepare non-sterile products, including ointments, creams, and topical, oral, or rectal solutions, using departmental procedures, where applicable.
Perform basic drug purchasing and inventory-control functions, including maintaining restock levels, checking in shipments, retrieving medications from storage, billing, filing invoices, and maintaining required documentation and records.
Participate in inventory-control management.
Complete quality monitoring for medications in the department and patient-care areas throughout the health system.
Work cooperatively with peers to solve workflow problems and support system improvement.
Prepare controlled-substance orders for batch delivery to automated cabinets and patient-specific controlled-substance orders, where applicable.
Maintain and document all applicable required education.
Demonstrate positive customer service and coworker relations and comply with the company’s attendance policy.
Participate in departmental and institutional continuous quality-improvement activities.
Perform work cost-effectively and in accordance with departmental pay practices and scheduling policies, including overtime, various shift work, and on-call situations.
Follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures, work in alignment with the organization’s mission and strategic plan, and perform related duties as assigned.
Demonstrate competency through initial orientation and ongoing validation to independently perform required tasks and additional duties.
For positions with direct patient contact, demonstrate developmentally appropriate patient-care knowledge and skills, including obtaining and interpreting information about patient needs, understanding growth and development, and understanding the range of treatment required.