Pharmacy Tech 1

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 position prepares and handles medications for dispensing, supports pharmacy inventory and quality monitoring, and performs related operational duties in accordance with departmental procedures and organizational policies. The role is located at Women & Children's Hospital in Charleston, West Virginia. The work schedule varies.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Enter physician orders into the pharmacy computer system.
Prepare patient-specific medication orders for dispensing using available 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 medication through 24-hour cart exchange, where applicable.
Restock automated dispensing cabinets and prepare and deliver floor stock orders, where applicable.
Demonstrate 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 medication shipments, retrieving medications from storage, billing, filing invoices, and maintaining required records and documentation.
Participate in inventory-control management.
Complete quality monitoring for medications in the department and patient care areas throughout the health system.
Use problem-solving skills to support workflow and system improvement while cooperating with peers.
Prepare controlled-substance orders for batch delivery to automated cabinets and patient-specific controlled-substance orders, where applicable.
Maintain and document required education.
Demonstrate positive customer service and coworker relations.
Comply with the company's attendance policy.
Participate in departmental and institutional continuous quality-improvement activities.
Perform work in a cost-effective manner and in accordance with departmental pay practices and scheduling policies, including overtime, various shift work, and on-call situations.
Perform work in alignment with the organization's mission and strategic plan and follow applicable organizational and departmental policies and procedures.
Perform related duties as assigned.
For positions with direct patient contact, demonstrate developmentally appropriate patient-care competency, including obtaining and interpreting information about patient needs, knowledge of growth and development, and understanding the range of treatment needed by patients.
Demonstrate competency through initial orientation and ongoing competency validation to independently perform assigned tasks and additional duties specified in the job description and unit or department competency checklist.