Acute Pharmacy Technician

Banner Health•South Tucson, AZ

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Health is a leading nonprofit health care system dedicated to fostering career development and supporting its team members. This position is located at Banner - University Medical Center South, a comprehensive academic medical center in Tucson, Arizona. The medical center offers a wide range of specialty services, including inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, diabetes treatment and education, geriatrics care, and comprehensive orthopedics. The Pharmacy Technician role is crucial in supporting the pharmacy operations under the supervision of a pharmacist, ensuring efficient and accurate distribution of medications and pharmaceutical supplies.

Requirements

Requires Pharmacy Technician licensure and active Pharmacy Technician certification OR Pharmacy Intern licensure in the state of practice.
Incumbents in Arizona must provide the AZ Board of Pharmacy Wallet Card at time of hire.
Ability to complete moderate to difficult mathematical calculations using a hand-held calculator.
Strong customer service focus.
Exceptional communication skills.
Strong attention to detail.
Prioritization capabilities.
Superior problem-solving skills.
Ability to multi-task.
Knowledge of computer software, particularly medication management information system software, Microsoft applications, and automated dispensing systems.
Must demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills for interfacing with all levels of staff, physicians, patients, and other contacts.
Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Identifies medications and other items for reorder to maintain inventory.
Receives, checks-in, and restocks medications, verifying quantities against invoices.
Assesses practical ways to deal with shorted, short-dated, or unusable items.
Manages users within the automated dispensing technology database and troubleshoots malfunctions.
Exhibits excellent interpersonal and customer service skills in all interactions.
Responds to standard requests from internal customers and interacts with various personnel, patients, and physicians.
Restocks medications to nursing and ancillary areas using automated dispensing technology or requisitions, with pharmacist verification.
May restock automated dispensing technology using barcode scanning verification devices when permitted and trained.
Restocks medications to areas outside of automated dispensing technology, including trays, code carts, and emergency boxes.
Compounds non-sterile medication products following product worksheets/recipes and USP compounding guidelines.
Performs calibrations of equipment and accurately measures components for compounding.
Repackages bulk medications into unit of use packaging.
Completes accurate documentation of medications compounded and repackaged.
Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with policies, laws, and regulations.
Performs quality control activities, such as monthly nursing unit inspections and pharmacy section checks.
Completes documentation of refrigerator temperatures and equipment maintenance.
Handles narcotic medications following all federal and legal requirements.
Understands regulatory requirements for controlled substances.
Adheres to storage and inventory movement documentation requirements for controlled substances.
Performs compounding and labeling of intravenous non-hazardous compounds using proper sterile and aseptic technique.
Understands product lines for different patient populations (adult, pediatric, neonate).
Completes required environmental cleaning procedures.
Documents all required tasks and other information per policy.