Pharmacy Tech - PRN/FLEX

LCMC Health•New Orleans, LA

10d

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician provides technical support to pharmacy and healthcare professionals through medication preparation, medication delivery, and cart-fill exchange. The role performs technical duties in accordance with standard operating procedures. Under direct supervision, the technician procures, receives, prepares, packages, distributes, and disposes of medications and pharmaceutical supplies to support quality pharmaceutical care for patients. The technician prepares unit-dose, compounded oral, and intravenous medications; repackages medications in unit-dose forms; restocks medications and supplies in patient-care areas or clinics; and follows appropriate ordering procedures. The technician helps ensure product verification by the appropriate pharmacy professional and facilitates medication distribution while maintaining product integrity. The role also responds to customers by answering calls, receiving and distributing messages, and appropriately triaging requests; prioritizes and manages tasks to support patient care; conducts quality assurance inspections or audits focused on TJC and LBOP requirements; examines products and equipment for integrity and expiration; and completes logs for refrigerator and freezer temperature monitoring and required cleaning. The technician participates in professional activities and organizations, keeps current with trends and developments, and completes required training, competency assessments, and educational in-services as appropriate.

Requirements

Certified Pharmacy Technician certification is required.

Responsibilities

Procure, receive, prepare, package, distribute, and dispose of medications and pharmaceutical supplies under direct supervision.
Prepare unit-dose, compounded oral, and intravenous medications; repackage medications in unit-dose forms.
Restock medications and supplies in patient-care areas or clinics and follow appropriate ordering procedures.
Facilitate medication distribution and maintain product integrity, ensuring verification by the appropriate pharmacy professional.
Answer phone calls, receive and distribute messages, and triage customer requests appropriately.
Manage and prioritize tasks to support optimum patient care.
Conduct quality assurance inspections or audits focused on TJC and LBOP requirements.
Examine products and equipment for integrity and expiration.
Complete refrigerator and freezer temperature-monitoring logs and required cleaning logs.
Participate in professional activities and organizations to maintain knowledge of current trends, practices, and developments.
Complete required training and competency assessments and attend educational in-services as appropriate.