About The Position
The University of Iowa Health Care, Department of Pharmaceutical Care, is hiring a full-time Pharmacy Technician at either the trainee or certified classification, based on the successful candidate’s qualifications. The position works in the Acute Care, Adult Satellite Pharmacy and, under general pharmacist supervision, coordinates and performs technical activities in dispensing areas. Under general supervision of a technician supervisor, the technician supports development, coordination, and training in assigned areas and may provide functional supervision. The role works 8-hour shifts between 6:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., with alternating weekends and variable days off. Responsibilities include maintaining medication inventory, managing inpatient medication requests and distribution, maintaining medication and controlled-substance security and records, preparing sterile and non-sterile products, and using automated dispensing and pharmacy equipment. The technician also helps train students and new technicians and assists pharmacists with medication inspections.
Requirements
- Be registered with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy at the time of hire.
- Certified Technician classification: hold national certification through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or National Healthcareer Association (NHA), meet ongoing education requirements, and maintain certification.
- Trainee Technician classification: become certified within one year of employment unless the Iowa Board of Pharmacy extends trainee registration; continued trainee work must comply with Board guidelines and Iowa Code.
- High school diploma or 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.
- Ability to calculate ratios and proportions for pharmaceutical needs, demonstrated by a work sample.
Nice To Haves
- Ability to perform ratio and proportion equations.
- 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 in an environment requiring accuracy.
- Healthcare experience involving one-on-one patient interaction and experience handling challenging interactions in the work environment.
Responsibilities
- Maintain inventory in satellite pharmacies and dispensing areas, including emergency drug supplies; review inventory for expired medications and maintain par levels when available.
- Manage inpatient Epic In-Baskets, including printing labels for missing medications, determining quantities needed, preparing or packaging medications, preparing labels, documenting activities, 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 unit medication rooms, including room access, controlled-substance storage, proper medication storage, dating, and refrigeration as needed.
- Maintain controls and security for controlled substances in and out of the pharmacy, including inventory records for preparation and delivery.
- Generate, review, maintain, and file medication distribution and dispensing records, including Forms 127P and 131.
- Use pharmacy equipment and automated dispensing systems, including laminar flow hoods, computerized label printers, pharmaceutical packaging and compounding equipment, pneumatic tube systems, AcuDose Medstations, RemStar, and Med Carousel.
- Maintain the cleanliness of the BSC, other equipment, and the clean room in accordance with policies and procedures.
- Complete quality assurance activities and quality control records documenting appropriate sterile compounding processes.
- Maintain competencies in sterile product preparation and follow aseptic technique, 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 a BSC.
- Follow safe handling precautions for hazardous medications, including antineoplastic medications, and medications that become hazardous upon disposal as 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 may provide functional supervision to student technicians.
- Perform narcotic and 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.
- Refill AcuDose Medstations by selecting the correct medications and following proper restocking procedures.
- Assist pharmacists in inspecting medications stored on patient care units.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
