Pharmacy Technician I – Sharp Chula Vista – Variable Shift – Per Diem

Sharp HealthCare • Chula Vista, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of a pharmacist, utilizes technical knowledge, skill and expertise to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care and services that support the mission, values and philosophy of Sharp HealthCare. This position requires the ability to perform defined essential functions according to established procedures, assisting in drug dispensing and distribution, IV preparation, inventory control, medication safety and quality.

Requirements

• California Pharmacy Technician License (TCH) - CA State Board of Pharmacy -REQUIRED

Nice To Haves

• 1 Year experience in hospital pharmacy environment or in IV sterile compounding.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board -PREFERRED
• Skilled use of Microsoft Office and Excel preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in drug dispensing and distribution
• IV preparation
• Inventory control
• Medication safety and quality
• Printing, accurately filling and preparing first and subsequent doses, unit dose for patient cassettes, floor stocks, and medication requests.
• Selecting, ordering and restocking the correct medication, dosage, and strength.
• Obtaining pharmacist check prior to dispensing.
• Preparing, labeling and documenting the pre-packing / re-packaging of unit dose, bulk and compounded medications.
• Demonstrating competency of Hazardous Medication / Chemotherapy Compounding and USP 800 guidelines.
• Delivering medications to the accurate locations.
• Exchanging medication cassettes within designated time frame, appropriately transferring bulk medications/ removing discontinued medications from non-exchange medication cassettes.
• Checking nursing station refrigerators for discontinued medications.
• Responding to special delivery requests to meet criteria established for STAT, ASAP and NOW medication orders.
• Preparing all IV admixtures in strict accordance with established guidelines while maintaining a high-level of accuracy.
• Running fill lists (IV labels) and organizing workload to accomplish all admixture tasks in time to meet established batch delivery times.
• Performing primary check of labeling to confirm completeness of label according to established policies and procedures.
• Utilizing the pharmacy workflow management system and barcode technology for IV compounding per established policies and procedures.
• Obtaining pharmacist check prior to dispensing IV admixtures.
• Responding to requests to meet criteria established for STAT, ASAP and NOW IV admixtures.
• Recycling IVs where possible and removing expired products from circulation.
• Maintaining IV preparation and dispensing areas in a clean/orderly manner and restocking prior to the end of shift.
• Communicating workload or operational issues to supervisors in a consistent and timely manner.
• Monitoring drug inventory, including PAR level management, to prevent stock-outs and communicates special or urgent inventory needs to Pharmacy Buyer.
• Ensuring proper medication storage per established policies, procedures and manufacturer guidelines to prevent premature degradation or expirations.
• Removing outdated and unusable medications to segregated storage site.
• Maintaining neat and organized work areas.
• Maintaining integrity of Pharmacy Waste streams.
• Refilling, loading and unloading medications in Automated Dispensing Cabinets (i.e., Pyxis).
• Utilizing barcode technology in Pyxis.
• Completing RX checks in Pyxis.
• Pulling override reports from Pyxis.
• Fulfilling stock out reports from Pyxis.
• Assisting with inventory discrepancies in Pyxis.
• Proactively identifying potential medication safety improvement opportunities such as look alike, sound alike medication storage and packaging issues, delivery / storage / security related issues, inventory management issues, etc.
• Participating in the development of medication safety initiatives to prevent occurrence or reoccurrence of medication safety events.
• Demonstrating awareness and adherence to medication safety communications and initiatives delivered by pharmacy management and Safe Medication Practice team.
• Participating in surveillance initiatives such as: Pyxis override report monitoring, controlled substance audits, medication safety event reporting, etc.
• Maintaining competency and abiding by all medication management standards in accordance with Sharp policies and procedures, along with Federal and State regulations.
• Completing assigned monthly procedural area/ drug storage area inspections in a timely manner utilizing appropriate tools for documentation.
• Assuring all documentation and records are complete and maintained appropriately as per policies and procedures for compounding, hazardous/chemotherapy, pre-packing, controlled substance audits, Pyxis, etc.
• Consistently prioritizing and accomplishing assigned workload in a timely manner that promotes smooth pharmacy operations.
• Actively demonstrating the ability to identify process improvement opportunities.
• Bringing critical issues to the attention of management and participating in implementing the needed corrections.
• Consistently demonstrating self-motivation, cooperation, teamwork, initiative and flexibility toward the fulfillment of organizational and departmental goals.
• Establishing effective working relationships between internal and external customers by treating customers and co-workers with dignity and respect.
• Staying informed through staff meetings, electronic communication, in-services, and educational opportunities.
• Answering incoming phone calls promptly and with courtesy.
• Effectively communicating with co-workers and customers, verbal and non-verbal.
• Communicating issues as they arise to supervisor in a timely manner.

Benefits

• This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with SEIU-UHW. As part of the terms of employment, employees in this role are required to join the union within 31 days of hire and remain a member (e.g. dues paying, fee paying, religious exception contributor) for the duration of the collective bargaining agreement.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed