Pharmacy Tech - Per Diem

Trinity Health•Philadelphia, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Registered Pharmacist, Pharmacy Manager, and Director of Pharmacy, and according to the established procedures of the pharmacy department, the pharmacy technician assists the pharmacists and other pharmacy personnel in all aspects of inpatient hospital pharmacy. This includes but is not limited to the preparation, dispensing, and delivery of medications, performing related duties to maintain workflow such as charging medications, filling Pyxis™ MedStations, crediting and redistributing returns and assisting in the maintenance of inventory levels within the department. In addition to the above, the technician assists the pharmacists and other pharmacy personnel in the preparation, dispensing and delivery of parental solutions for inpatients and outpatients. The Technician will maintain the workflow in the IV room with activities such as delivering the IVs to the nursing units, recycling of IV products, processing IV returns and batching IVs and syringes as backup stock for new orders. The purpose is delivery of quality care commensurate with the age of the patient population for the said designated area. (ie. neonate through geriatrics).

Requirements

Registered as technician or technician trainee with Commonwealth of PA prior to start.
Ability to train (week 1= monday orientation, tuesday Epic training; 1 day for required regulatory assignments; training mainly occurs on weekdays M-F, times can vary from 6am-5pm).
Need at least 3 shifts/week to ensure timely training.

Nice To Haves

1-2 Years of Pharmacy experience preferred.
Pharmacy Technician (PTCB) certification within 1 year of hire date or currently enrolled in Pharmacy School Program.

Responsibilities

Assists the pharmacists and other pharmacy personnel in all aspects of inpatient hospital pharmacy.
Preparation, dispensing, and delivery of medications.
Charging medications.
Filling Pyxis™ MedStations.
Crediting and redistributing returns.
Assisting in the maintenance of inventory levels within the department.
Preparation, dispensing and delivery of parental solutions for inpatients and outpatients.
Maintaining the workflow in the IV room with activities such as delivering the IVs to the nursing units, recycling of IV products, processing IV returns and batching IVs and syringes as backup stock for new orders.
Delivery of quality care commensurate with the age of the patient population for the said designated area (neonate through geriatrics).