Pharmacy Technician, Certified or Trainee, Ambulatory Care, Iowa River Landing Pharmacy 100%25

University of Iowa • Iowa City, IA

13h • Onsite

About The Position

The Iowa River Landing Pharmacy is seeking Pharmacy Technicians, Trainee or Certified, 100%25 time. Under general supervision performs activities associated with drug distribution and control for outpatient and clinic patient dispensing. 40 hours will be accomplished between the hours of 6:30am - 8:00pm on Mondays - Thursday and 6:30am - 6:00pm on Fridays and between 8:30am -12:30pm on Saturday.
The Department of Pharmaceutical Care intends to hire at either the Pharmacy Technician, Trainee classification, or Pharmacy Technician, Certified, based on the qualifications of the successful candidate. Please indicate in your application materials the position you wish to be considered for or indicate both.

Requirements

• Registered with the Pharmacy Board at the time of hire.
• All pharmacy technicians must be certified within one year of employment.
• High school diploma or the equivalent.
• Any combination of two years of post-high school experience and/or education in the natural sciences OR
• Satisfactory completion of an accredited pharmacy technician training program.
• National certification through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or the National Healthcareer Association (NHA). Must meet ongoing education requirements and maintain certification.
• High school diploma or the equivalent.
• Any combination of two years of post-high school experience and/or education in the natural sciences or satisfactory completion of an accredited pharmacy technician training program.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Public Contact/Customer Service
• Ability to perform ratio/proportion equations
• Experience in a retail pharmacy setting
• Previous healthcare experience preferred
• Experience with inventory maintenance activities
• Experience working in a team environment
• Experience working in healthcare with one-on-one patient interaction

Responsibilities

• Under pharmacist supervision prepares patient specific and batch sterile products including hazardous medications.
• Using appropriate PPE including CSTD as appropriate
• Preparation according to NIOSH, USP, and SOP guidelines
• Performs daily cleanroom maintenance activities including:
• Cleaning of hood in accordance with SOP
• Decontamination of hood as required
• Review and documentation of hood maintenance activities
• Provide patient/customer service at Triage. Communicate with the general- public, patients, and other health care personnel in accordance with established guidelines. Receive and screen prescriptions for completeness and check for prescription readiness.
• Conduct interview with patient or patient’s representative to collect and record patient profile information including demographic information, third party coverage information, weight of pediatric patients, medication allergy information, medical conditions, and current list medications being taken other than those presented.
• Determine waiting/pick-up time.
• Triage prescription to appropriate team. Recognize workflow patterns for effective triage of prescriptions.
• Answer telephone lines and triage phone calls per established policies and procedures.
• Enter patient profile information.
• Enter patient coverage/third party information.
• Generate a “Note to Dispensing Pharmacist” as needed.
• Read label for accuracy and correct as needed.
• Label and package the correct medication.
• Answer the dedicated prescription refill telephone line.
• Generate prescription refill label.
• Verify address for prescription(s) to be mailed and the date medication is needed.
• Fill out call check and note pickup time or date to be mailed.
• Prepare prescriptions for mailing and shipping according to established policies and procedures.
• Return to stock medications that have not been picked up by patients.
• Perform daily and monthly drug inventories and audits as requested
• Generate and/or maintain (includes filing) appropriate records related to prescription dispensing such as hard copies of prescriptions, mailing/shipping forms/logs, and prescription quality assurance audits.
• Conduct weekly and monthly inventories
• Audit records associated with dispensing of narcotics and controlled substances
• Resolve discrepancies on issuance forms
• Audit area for compliance with medication security, segregation of dosage forms, expiration dates, Emergency Medication Tray expiration date, appropriate drug storage and references.
• Maintain area orderliness and cleanliness.
• Assist in on-the-job training of new technicians.
• Coordinate technical activities with other members of team.
• Perform other tasks as needed/assigned.

Benefits

• Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health, dental, life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED