Pharmacy Technician - EVERGREEN

Children's National Hospital

1d•$24 - $47•Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacist technician will assist Pharmacists with technical and supportive functions, train and provide orientation and guidiance to newly hired pharmacy technicians to the CNMC's way of doing things, establish and maintain good relationships with the health care team, coordinate responses and resolutions with appropriate internal and external parties, perform all tasks in a timely and safe manner that is consistent with hospital policies, procedures as well as state and federal laws.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED (Required)
Accurate data entry skills
Able to read write and speak English fluently
Strong time management and organizational skills
Excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing.
Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) Registered Pharmacy technician in the District of Columbia (Required)

Nice To Haves

Associate's Degree science related field and 1 year of hospital experience as a hospital Pharmacy technician (Preferred)
2 years Experience in a hospital (Preferred)
Experienced in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure; this may include using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals and being able to compute rate, ratio, and percent
Self-motivated and able to work independently
Flexible and proactive to meet varied patient needs
Excellent attention to detail
Dedicated to excellence and quality
Able to effectively present information to the patient and in small group situations
Able to collaborate with other healthcare professionals
Strong interpersonal and people skills.

Responsibilities

Order Processing
Fill, sort and deliver medication orders in a timely and efficient manner
IV Preparation
Inventory Control
Responsible for inventory control.
Communicates effectively with pharmacy purchaser about low stock items that need to be ordered.
Performs monthly unit and section inspections to identify expired and soon to expire medication
Maintain records of controlled substance orders, receipts and disposition.
Maintain pyxis medication levels and accuracy of medication placement.
Purchasing and Invoicing
Coordinate purchasing of drugs and related items, note receipt of product, processes invoices, and assures payment through system.
Customer Service
Anticipate and responds to customers needs; follows up until needs are met