Pharmacy Tech Outpatient Per Diem Varied
About The Position
CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (HPMC) is an acute care facility serving Hollywood and surrounding communities since 1924. The Pharmacy Tech Outpatient assists in procuring, storing, preparing, and distributing medications under the direct supervision of a registered Pharmacist. The position also handles patient billing, inventory control, and other non-discretionary tasks related to maintaining the Pharmacy. The technician selects medications to fill patient and stock orders; prepares and labels sterile parenteral pharmaceuticals and chemotherapeutic agents, and prepares prepackaged medications under pharmacist supervision. The role also fills floor stock requests and uses the pharmacy computer system for order entry, report generation for cart fills and IV admixture preparation, and billing entry. The technician applies age-specific care knowledge when preparing medications and considering the needs of infant, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. Additional duties include answering and triaging telephone calls, requesting refill authorizations for ambulatory patients, conducting insurance intake and eligibility checks, processing cash register transactions and reconciliations, and handling billing and follow-up for ambulatory and long-term patients and medical staff. The technician replenishes pharmacy and designated storage-area stock, informs the Pharmacy Buyer according to procedure, assists with inventory maintenance, follows Kronos timekeeping and company time-management policies, and performs other assigned duties. This is a per diem position with varied/rotating shifts, 8-hour shifts, and varied weekly or biweekly hours of 8 or 16 hours (FTE 0.2).
Requirements
- High school graduation.
- Completion of coursework leading to Pharmacy Technician certification.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Ability to work in a union environment.
- California Pharmacy Technician Certificate.
- Valid Los Angeles County Fire Card, required within 30 days of employment.
- Assault Response Competency (ARC), required within 30 days of employment.
Nice To Haves
- At least one year of experience in pharmacy preparations for large-volume parenterals, intravenous antibiotics, or chemotherapeutic agents is desirable; no experience is required.
- Certification from an accredited school offering a Pharmacy Technician training program is desirable.
Responsibilities
- Select the correct drug product from inventory to fill patient orders and stock orders.
- Prepare and compound sterile parenteral pharmaceuticals and chemotherapeutic agents under pharmacist supervision, and prepare appropriate labels.
- Prepare prepackaged medications as needed under pharmacist supervision.
- Fill floor stock requests accurately and promptly.
- Use the pharmacy computer system for order entry, report generation for cart fills and IV admixture preparation, and billing entry.
- Apply knowledge of age-specific patient needs, including preparation of liquid unit-dose syringes and special dosage forms for neonates and dosage-form considerations for geriatric and comatose patients.
- Identify age-specific safety needs and relevant physiological values, assess patient skin integrity, behavior, motor skills, and activities that may pose risks, and communicate effectively for infant, pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations.
- Answer telephone calls, take messages, and triage requests from patient care areas, resolving calls when appropriate without interrupting the Pharmacist.
- Call for refill authorization for ambulatory patients.
- Conduct initial insurance intake for ambulatory patients and verify insurance eligibility.
- Perform cash register functions and reconciliation.
- Perform billing operations and follow-up for ambulatory and long-term patients and medical staff, ensuring timely submission under internal processing and external payer policies.
- Replace working stocks of drugs, solutions, and supplies in the Pharmacy and designated Medical Center storage areas; notify the Pharmacy Buyer according to procedure and assist with inventory maintenance.
- Comply with the Kronos timekeeping system and company time-management policy.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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Education Level
High school or GED
