Pharmacy Technician II - Inpatient - Jefferson Hospital

Highmark Health•Jefferson Hills, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is eligible for a $5,000 sign on bonus for a 1-year commitment. Provides distributive pharmacy services, assistance and support for the registered pharmacist. This role involves processing medication orders, maintaining pharmacy inventory, providing customer service for patient prescriptions, and compounding/stocking/repackaging medications. For Inpatient Techs, this includes preparing routine patient orders for IV pharmaceuticals. The job adheres to ethical and legal standards, including HIPAA and data security guidelines.

Requirements

Completion of a pharmacy technician training program or 1 year equivalent experience in lieu of formal training program.
Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT). Incumbents in role as of April 9, 2023 must achieve CPhT by 1/1/2024.
Compliance with ethical and legal standards, HIPAA, data security guidelines, and the company's Code of Business Conduct.

Nice To Haves

1 year of pharmacy experience in respective area.

Responsibilities

Processes medication orders including computer order entry, medication preparation and assembles all items prior to pharmacist final check.
Maintains pharmacy inventory and supplies according to established policies and procedures, including inspection of assigned areas and use of pharmacy computer systems.
Provides customer service by taking patient’s prescriptions and documenting all required information, handles all customer interactions in a courteous and efficient manner, and releases medications required by policy/procedure.
Compounds, stocks, repackages and batches from bulk medications.
Prepares routine patient orders for IV pharmaceuticals including compounding, preparation and labeling of any IV admixture including antibiotics, solutions, irrigations, narcotics, parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy.