Pharmacy Technician, Certified or Trainee - Acute Care-Pediatrics 50%25 AM/PM

University of Iowa•Iowa City, IA

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About The Position

The University of Iowa Health Care, Department of Pharmaceutical Care, is hiring a 50% AM/PM Pharmacy Technician, either certified or trainee, to work in its Acute Care Pediatric Pharmacy. Under general pharmacist supervision, the technician coordinates and performs technical activities in dispensing areas. Under general supervision of a technician supervisor, the technician also supports the development, coordination, and training of assigned areas and may provide functional supervision. Shifts are scheduled between 6:00 a.m. and 11:30 p.m., including every other weekend. The role involves maintaining medication inventory, supporting medication distribution and dispensing, managing inpatient Epic In-Baskets, delivering and returning medications, and maintaining medication and controlled-substance security. The technician performs sterile and non-sterile compounding and packaging, including sterile antineoplastic products, while following aseptic technique, safety procedures, and quality-control requirements. The role also includes maintaining equipment and clean-room cleanliness, conducting patient-care-area inspections, supporting medication storage inspections, and assisting with training pharmacy students and new technicians. The department intends to hire at either the Pharmacy Technician, Trainee classification (Pay Grade 8) or Pharmacy Technician, Certified classification (Pay Grade 10), based on the successful candidate’s qualifications. Applicants should indicate which classification they wish to be considered for. A resume is required for interview consideration and must be uploaded and marked as a “Relevant File.” The posting may be removed and filled after its minimum 10-calendar-day posting period. Successful candidates must disclose conviction history and undergo a criminal background check and credential and education verification. Up to five professional references may be requested later in recruitment.

Requirements

For the certified classification: registration with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy at the time of hire.
For the certified classification: national certification through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or National Healthcareer Association (NHA), with ongoing education requirements met and certification maintained.
For the trainee classification: registration with the Pharmacy Board at the time of hire.
Trainee technicians must become certified within one year of employment unless their Pharmacy Technician Trainee registration has been extended by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy; any continued trainee work must follow Board guidelines and Iowa Code.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Either a 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.
Ability to calculate ratios and proportions for pharmaceutical needs, as demonstrated by a work sample.
Applicants must provide a resume for interview consideration and mark it as a “Relevant File” in their application.
Successful candidates must self-disclose conviction history and undergo a criminal background check and credential and education verification.

Nice To Haves

Experience with inventory maintenance activities.
Experience working in a team environment.
Experience in a detail-oriented work environment.
Knowledge of Windows-based computer programs.
Experience working in healthcare with one-on-one patient interaction and experience handling challenging interactions in a work environment.

Responsibilities

Perform patient-care responsibilities under the general supervision of a pharmacist.
Maintain inventory in satellite pharmacies and dispensing areas, including emergency drug supplies; review inventory for expired medications and maintain stock levels according to established par levels.
Manage inpatient Epic In-Baskets, including printing labels for missing medications, determining quantities needed, preparing or packaging medications and labels, documenting work, and printing discharge patient lists and removing medications from patient-care units.
Deliver medications to patient-care areas and return medications that are no longer needed.
Maintain medication security in patient-care medication rooms, including room security, proper storage, dating, and refrigeration of medications.
Maintain accurate control and security of controlled substances in and outside the pharmacy, including records of preparation and delivery to patient-care areas.
Generate, review, file, and maintain records related to medication distribution and dispensing.
Use pharmacy equipment and automated dispensing systems, including laminar flow hoods, computerized label printers, pharmaceutical packaging and compounding equipment, pneumatic tube systems, OmnicellXT, AWS, MTS-350, and Med Carousel.
Maintain cleanliness of the PEC, other equipment, and the clean room in accordance with policies and procedures.
Complete quality-assurance activities and quality-control records documenting sterile compounding processes.
Maintain competency in sterile product preparation and use aseptic technique when preparing and manipulating sterile products, including proper handwashing, garbing, product handling, and attention to airflow in the clean room.
Compound sterile products, including antineoplastic drugs, in bulk supplies and single doses using aseptic technique in the PEC.
Follow proper handling and worker-safety precautions for hazardous medications, including antineoplastic medications, and medications that become hazardous waste, including EPA-designated waste.
Package and compound non-sterile products in bulk supplies and single doses.
Conduct and document monthly inspections of patient-care areas.
Assist with on-the-job training of pharmacy students and new technicians and, as needed, provide functional supervision to student technicians.
Perform controlled-substance tasks, including daily, weekly, and monthly inventories; order replacement supplies from internal sources; review documentation for completeness; and contact the manager when documentation is incomplete.
Perform OmnicellXT and AWS Medstation tasks, including picking, refilling, and expiring product.
Assist pharmacists in inspecting medications stored on patient-care units.