Pharmacy Tech-Methodist

UnityPoint Health • Des Moines, IA

83d

About The Position

Functions as a Pharmacy Technician as defined by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy. Assists pharmacists in preparing and distributing sterile and non-sterile medications and maintaining accurate medication records. All duties are performed under the supervision of a registered pharmacist.

Requirements

• Must be high school graduate or equivalent.
• Must be able to proficiently read, write and speak English.
• Must have strong math skills, with some basic algebra.
• Some college training preferred.
• One year of experience in a hospital or retail pharmacy desirable.
• Experience in a health care facility desirable.
• Proficient in using computer systems.
• Must be registered as a Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacist-Intern (if enrolled in a college of pharmacy) with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy, prior to the commencement of employment.
• Must be a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or other nationally recognized certification provider.
• Must maintain a current Iowa Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacist-Intern registration and be in good standing with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy.
• Must provide photocopies of renewal certificates to the Pharmacy Management Team prior to the expiration dates of current certificates.

Nice To Haves

• Some college training preferred.
• One year of experience in a hospital or retail pharmacy desirable.
• Experience in a health care facility desirable.

Responsibilities

• Fosters a positive work culture centered on honesty, openness, and integrity.
• Builds and maintains relationships with members of the health care team by placing an emphasis on open communication.
• Inspires and motivates members of the health care team by promoting department morale.
• Strives to ensure the success of the team as a whole over personal success.
• Effectively balances the responsibilities of the team and individual team members.
• Demonstrates a commitment to the development and achievement of common goals within the department and hospital system.
• Integrates and demonstrates FOCUS values and Expectations for Personal and Service Excellence to guide professional behaviors, while adhering to the policies and procedures of UPH-DM.
• Demonstrates a commitment to the improvement of patient care, customer satisfaction, and team member performance.
• Encourages and provides constructive feedback to identify opportunities for improvement within the department.
• Prepares and distributes medication products to fulfill medication orders.
• Utilizes automation to assure safe and accurate distribution and secure storage of medications.
• Compounds sterile medications in an appropriate clean room environment to assure a safe, accurate and sterile product, in accordance with facility, state, and federal laws and regulations (including USP 797 and 800).
• Demonstrates competency, precision, and accuracy in the preparation of compounded products.
• Compounds non-sterile medications in an appropriate compounding area to assure a safe and accurate product in accordance with facility, state and federal laws and regulations (including USP 795).
• Answers the telephone, identifying self and department and directing calls to appropriate personnel in a professional and courteous manner.
• Ensures appropriate and adequate medication inventory by restocking, rotating stock, removing expired medications, packaging medications, and ordering supplies.
• Accurately performs data entry for patient billing.
• Ensures proper medication storage.
• Maintains a neat, clean, orderly, and secure department.
• Ensures the appropriate preparation and distribution of medications in accordance with facility, state, and national laws and regulations.
• Assures compliance with HIPAA, DNV, OSHA and other state and federal regulations guiding healthcare.
• Adheres to policies and procedures of UPH-DM.
• Prioritizes the importance of preventing errors, accidents, and infections within the workplace and reports potential or actual concerns immediately.
• Completes all competency and skills assessment requirements.
• Participates in and completes pharmacy technician orientation.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• Parental leave.
• 401K matching.
• Employee recognition program.
• Dental and health insurance.
• Paid holidays.
• Short and long-term disability.
• Pet insurance.
• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Adoption assistance.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED