Pharmacy Technician - Phoenix

Phoenix Children's Hospital • Phoenix, AZ

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About The Position

Join the Phoenix Children's Inpatient Pharmacy Team at our Thomas Campus in Phoenix! We're seeking dedicated Pharmacy Technicians to support our pediatric patients. As a Pharmacy Technician, you'll play a vital role in our inpatient pharmacy environment, ensuring the safe preparation of medications for children. Enjoy a rotating schedule of evening and day shifts, including every other weekend and coverage for 3 holidays per year. We offer opportunities for advancement, with positions ranging from Tech I, Tech II, and Tech Specialist, based on experience and additional training. Exciting incentives include a $2000 sign-on bonus, relocation package for qualified candidates, and a $2500 referral bonus. Available opportunities include full-time, part-time, and PRN positions. Join us in making a difference in the lives of children while advancing your career in pharmacy! Apply now to embark on this rewarding journey with Phoenix Children's.

Responsibilities

• Assists in accurately preparing and labeling medications in accordance with Board of Pharmacy regulations and department policy.
• Receives and responds to directions from pharmacists.
• Prepares medications and verifies accuracy under the supervision of a pharmacist prior to dispensing in accordance with scope of practice and department policies and procedures.
• Performs non-sterile compounding and repackaging of both hazardous and non-hazardous medications per Federal, State, and local laws and regulations.
• Adheres to department policies & procedures, USP 795 standards, USP 800 standards, and control substance regulations.
• Accurately completes corresponding recordkeeping and quality assurance documentation and ensures proper interim steps and final verification is performed by a Pharmacist.
• Delivers medications and supplies to patient areas per hospital and department timelines, guidelines, and hospital and pharmacy policies & procedures.
• Restocks automated dispensing cabinets, rotates stock, and removes expiring medications of both patient specific doses and unit-dosed items available in the patient care areas and medication rooms prior to expiration.
• Utilizes the pharmacy information software to appropriately process pharmacy requisition and medication requests for nursing units, clinics, and other hospital departments to ensure timely availability of medications and supplies.
• Bills medications and credits, when appropriate, to patient charge record to ensure accurate and timely revenue capture.
• Actively serves as the first line for customer service support for the Pharmacy by answering telephones professionally.
• Provides direct service to hospital staff and external customers who come to the Pharmacy. Actively triages calls in a timely manner and defers calls to Pharmacist when issue is outside normal scope.
• Exhibits Phoenix Children`s Values of excellence in clinical care, service, and communications at all times.
• Proactively and independently solves customer service issues where appropriate.
• Assists in maintaining inventory levels of medications and supplies.
• Assists the pharmacy supply chain team with receipt of medications and supplies from designated vendors and Materials Management and stocks inventory accordingly.
• Rotates pharmacy inventory to ensure oldest stock is utilized first and all expired supplies and medications are removed prior to stated expiration date.
• Accurately completes and documents various quality assurance measures and checklists including, but not limited to; refrigerator temperature logs, nursing unit inspections, inventory management logs, and any other record keeping tool required during staffing shift.
• Follows all department and hospital environment of care and waste control for pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical waste in accordance with established standards, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Participates in a variety of department process improvement initiatives, in-service programs, and meetings and conferences to maintain ongoing awareness of current practices, methods, and techniques.
• Utilizes departmental training to serve as a trainer for new staff. Completes hospital & department education.
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Benefits

• $2000 sign-on bonus
• relocation package for qualified candidates
• $2500 referral bonus
• opportunities for advancement

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Hospitals
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees