Pharmacy Technician, Certified 100% - North Liberty

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Iowa Health Care – Medical Center North Liberty Department of Pharmacy is seeking a 100% Pharmacy Technician, Certified. Under general supervision, the technician performs activities associated with drug distribution and control for outpatient and clinic patient dispensing. The position may be filled as a Certified Pharmacy Technician or Trainee based on the successful candidate’s qualifications; applicants should indicate which position they wish to be considered for. The role supports medication inventory, dispensing, distribution, and security across pharmacy and patient-care areas. It includes sterile and non-sterile compounding, handling hazardous medications, maintaining controlled-substance records, using automated dispensing systems and other pharmacy equipment, completing quality assurance documentation, and assisting with training. The position has a rotating day/evening schedule and is based at the Medical Center North Liberty campus.

Requirements

Be registered with the Pharmacy Board at the time of hire.
Hold national certification through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or the National Healthcareer Association (NHA).
Meet ongoing education requirements and maintain certification.
Have a high school diploma or equivalent.
Have any combination of two years of post-high-school experience and/or education in the natural sciences, or satisfactory completion of an accredited pharmacy technician training program.
Demonstrate the ability to calculate ratios and proportions for pharmaceutical needs, as assessed by a work sample.

Nice To Haves

Experience with inventory maintenance activities.
Experience working in a team environment.
Experience working in a detail-oriented work environment.
Knowledge of Windows-based computer programs.
Experience working in an environment requiring accuracy.
Experience in healthcare with one-on-one patient interaction and experience handling challenging interactions in the work environment.

Responsibilities

Maintain inventory in satellite and dispensing areas, including emergency drug supplies; review inventory for expired medications and maintain established par levels when available.
Manage inpatient Epic In-Baskets, including printing labels for missing medications, determining quantities needed for doses, preparing or packaging medications, preparing labels, documenting activities, and printing discharge patient lists and removing medications from patient-care units.
Deliver medications to patient-care areas and return medications that are no longer needed.
Maintain medication security in patient-care unit medication rooms, including room security, controlled-substance storage, medication dating, and refrigeration when needed.
Maintain accurate controls and security for controlled substances inside and outside the pharmacy, including inventory records for preparation and delivery to patient-care areas.
Generate, review, maintain, and file medication distribution and dispensing records, including Forms 127P and 131.
Use pharmacy equipment and systems, including laminar flow hoods, computerized label printers, packaging and compounding equipment, pneumatic tube systems, AcuDose Medstations, RemStar, and Med Carousel.
Maintain the cleanliness of the BSC, other equipment, and the clean room according to policies and procedures.
Complete quality assurance activities and quality-control records documenting sterile compounding processes.
Maintain competencies in sterile product preparation and follow aseptic technique when preparing and manipulating sterile products, including handwashing, garbing, product handling, and observing airflow issues in the clean room.
Compound sterile products, including antineoplastic drugs, in bulk supplies and single doses using aseptic technique in a BSC.
Follow proper handling and worker-safety precautions for hazardous medications, including antineoplastic medications and medications that become hazardous upon disposal as EPA-designated waste.
Package and compound non-sterile products in bulk supplies and single doses.
Conduct and document monthly inspections of patient-care areas.
Assist with on-the-job training of pharmacy students and new technicians and may provide functional supervision to student technicians.
Perform narcotic and controlled-substance tasks, including daily, weekly, and monthly inventories; order replacement supplies from internal sources; review documentation for completeness; and contact the manager when documentation is incomplete.
Refill AcuDose Medstations by correctly selecting and restocking medications according to procedures.
Assist pharmacists in inspecting medications stored on patient-care units.