Pharmacy Technician II – Sharp Mary Birch – Variable Shift – Part Time

Sharp HealthCare • San Diego, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of a pharmacist, utilizes technical knowledge, skill and expertise required to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care and services that support the mission, values and philosophy of Sharp HealthCare. Position requirement includes the ability to perform the defined essential functions according to established procedures, assisting in drug dispensing and distribution, IV and chemotherapy preparation, inventory control, controlled substance medication management, med reconciliation, medication safety and quality.

Requirements

• 1 Year experience in hospital pharmacy environment or in IV sterile compounding.
• California Pharmacy Technician License (TCH) - CA State Board of Pharmacy -REQUIRED
• Must be able to demonstrate competency to perform work per USP 795, 797 and 800 standards.
• Must possess knowledge of Automated Dispensing Cabinet technology and operations.
• Must possess ability to communicate clearly and effectively with other members of the healthcare team and patients.
• Must be able to manage deadlines, prioritize and manage time appropriately to accomplish assigned tasks.
• Must be proficient in all technology utilized for drug distribution.
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills required.

Nice To Haves

• 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 and chemotherapy preparation
• Inventory control
• Controlled substance medication management
• Med reconciliation
• Medication safety and quality
• Printing, accurately filling and preparing first and subsequent doses, unit dose for patient cassettes, floor stocks, and medication requests.
• Prioritizing and completing workload in a manner that promotes smooth pharmacy operations.
• 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 according to policy, procedure and regulatory standards.
• 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.
• Performing work in the IV Room per USP 797 and 800 guidelines, policies and procedures.
• 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.
• Performing Hazardous Medication / Chemotherapy Compounding and USP 800 guidelines.
• Handling and preparing chemotherapeutic agents using the appropriate precautions per established policies and procedures.
• Using Closed System Transfer Device (CSTD).
• Monitoring drug inventory, including PAR level management, to prevent stock-outs and communicating 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, completing RX checks, pulling override reports, fulfilling the stock out reports, assisting with inventory discrepancies.
• 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 to 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.
• Assuring that incoming phone calls are answered 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.
• Working as a narcotic pharmacy technician which entails meeting service level expectations for the preparation and distribution of controlled substances.
• Performing the daily shift duties as assigned with respect to controlled substances, including but not limited to open discrepancies, inventory counts, PAR level management, and C2 safe compare report oversight per set guidelines.
• Performing medication reconciliation duties as needed to comply with all related state and federally mandated requirements that include conducting patient interviews to capture and record patient information electronically (i.e. home medication name, dose, route, frequency, last dose date and time, allergies, vaccination history, patient weight, pregnancy and lactation status) in an accurate and efficient manner in accordance with recognized standards of practice and hospital policy and procedures.

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

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed