Pharmacy Technician I Certified

SEH Saint Elizabeth Medical Center•Edgewood, KY

17h

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician works under the direct supervision of a licensed Pharmacist and in accordance with State and Federal laws. The role assists with selecting, procuring, storing, preparing, distributing, documenting, and financially reconciling medications dispensed to St. Elizabeth Healthcare patients. The technician is expected to follow ICARE and AIDET principles and show respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy to patients, families, visitors, and colleagues. The position provides customer service to physicians, nurses, and patients; supports medication dispensing and delivery; maintains medication stock and inventory; and assists with regulatory compliance, safety, and process improvement. It also includes beginning sterile-compounding training and, under appropriate supervision, compounding medications for direct infusion. The role may include preparing oral syringe medications for critically ill infants in the NICU where applicable.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent GED.
Registered with the State Board where practicing.
National certification (PTCB or NHA) or an active intern license.
Typing and computer keyboarding knowledge.

Nice To Haves

Experience with MS Office.
Understanding of the metric system and pharmacy calculations.
IV admixture experience.
Previous experience as a hospital pharmacy technician.

Responsibilities

Provide customer service to physicians, nurses, and patients who contact the pharmacy; answer queries or direct calls to the appropriate person.
Process Epic messages accurately and in a timely manner.
Consistently adhere to ICARE and AIDET principles.
Assist pharmacists with timely and accurate medication dispensing, including filling medication bins and labels and restocking Pyxis medication stations and ancillary departments.
Make designated or necessary rounds to ensure timely receipt and delivery of patient medication-related information and products.
Distribute medications, including controlled substances, time-sensitive medications, and life-saving medications, and process admissions, discharges, and transfers (ADT).
Help ensure medications on nursing units comply with regulatory guidelines.
Participate in process improvement and comply with infection-control and safety policies and procedures.
Check expiration dates for medications refilled or loaded in Pyxis stations and rotate stock so that the shortest-dated products are used first.
Assist with monthly cycle counts in the inventory management system.
Process returns correctly, checking expiration dates before returning items to stock.
Begin sterile-compounding training, including media fill and fingertip testing.
Use aseptic technique under the supervision of a certified Pharmacy Technician II or higher to compound medications for direct infusion into patients.
Prepare oral syringe medications for critically ill infants in the NICU where applicable.
Meet departmental inventory-management goals through appropriate use of the inventory management system.
Support career development by attending and participating in departmental meetings, educational in-services, and communication tools.
Perform other duties as assigned.