PHARMACY TECHNICIAL CERTIFIED

Community Hospital Fairfax•Fairfax, MO

14h

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician Certified performs nonprofessional and clerical duties in the pharmacy that do not require professional judgment. The role oversees purchasing and inventory control, performs charge capture and reconciliation, and assists pharmacists under their direct supervision with patient profiles, dispensing, labeling, and record keeping. The technician handles communications and reception duties, maintains pharmacy forms and work areas, manages medication and supply inventory, processes returns and expired stock, and places orders with approved vendors. The role also reconciles medication charges and automated dispensing machine (ADM) inventory, maintains current patient profiles, fills medication and supply orders, delivers medications to nursing units, prepares and labels medications, and completes routine inspections and reports. The position works in a clean, organized, well-lighted, and well-ventilated area. Most of the workday is spent standing. The technician may need to lift heavy boxes or use stepladders to retrieve supplies. Physical tasks include standing for long periods, handling small tablets and objects with the hands and fingertips, and lifting, pushing, or pulling up to 10 pounds. There are no direct reports.

Requirements

Complete pharmacy technician training acquired through informal training and experience.
Be registered as a Pharmacy Technician in the state of Missouri.
Have a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
Be able to follow oral and written instructions.
Be able to perform light lifting and repetitive physical activity.
Be willing to learn drug names, dosages, symbols, and drug categories.
Maintain patient confidentiality.
Be able to stand for long periods and handle small tablets and objects using the hands and fingertips.
Be able to lift, push, or pull up to 10 pounds.

Responsibilities

Perform pharmacy clerical duties that do not require professional judgment.
Handle telephone and electronic communications concerning patient information, medication orders, and stock orders.
Act as receptionist for employees, staff, physicians, vendors, and other pharmacy visitors.
Maintain pharmacy forms and keep work areas neat and orderly.
Process approved drug returns and reconcile credits with return authorizations.
Return eligible patient medications to active stock.
Unpack stock shipments, verify received items against invoices, price items, store supplies, and update computer charge tables.
Check drug supplies monthly for expiration dates and appropriately return or destroy expired drugs.
Maintain orderly pharmaceutical and dispensing supplies.
Order medications and department supplies through appropriate vendors and comply with hospital purchaser contracts.
Perform annual and as-needed inventory counts.
Calculate, reconcile, and prepare drug charges; compare ancillary department pharmacy charges and Pyxis reports with patient medical records.
Restock and reconcile Pyxis inventory under pharmacist supervision.
Check ancillary medication charges, including medications issued and charged by other departments and automated dispensing machines.
Maintain patient confidentiality and record dispensed medications on patient profiles or ADM refill/delivery sheets.
Keep inpatient profiles current and promptly address admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Fill medication orders according to pharmacy policies and fill hospital department supply requisitions while maintaining disposition, order, and charge records.
Fill medication carts and ADMs with physician-ordered patient medications and deliver medications or carts to nursing units.
Prepackage medications in an approved manner and record required information in the Pharmacy Logbook.
Prepare labels for dispensed and prepackaged medications.
Perform routine inspections and review ADM discrepancy reports with the pharmacist; report missed doses during charge reconciliation.
Run daily, weekly, and monthly reports for pharmacist review and filing.
Perform other duties as assigned.