Tech-Pharmacy - T6400

SSM Health • St. Louis, MO

32d

About The Position

A Pharmacy Technician prepares intravenous admixtures, enters medication orders and maintains patient profiles, and assists the pharmacist in medication dispensing and order filling.

Requirements

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience
• Missouri Pharmacy Technician Registration

Nice To Haves

• One year of relevant hospital pharmacy technician experience, or two years of retail pharmacy experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Follows department policy and procedure for preparing and dispensing pharmaceuticals under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
• Fills unit dose bins, mixes intravenous solutions, Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) solutions, oncology chemotherapy; properly labels and dispenses unit dose and bulk medications; fills floor stock orders, packages items in unit-of-use and replenishes Pyxis Med station stock as required.
• Develops and maintains pharmacy information system order entry and report generation skills.
• Proficient in all aspects of unit dose, bulk medication, intravenous admixture, controlled substance, TPN and outpatient medication order entry and report generation.
• Meets department developed criteria for work volume and accuracy.
• Delivers, picks up and debits/credits pharmacy items from nursing areas.
• Exchanges unit dose bins and batch prepared intravenous admixtures, delivers and picks up unit dose, intravenous admixture and TPN solutions.
• Debits/credits patient accounts as defined by department policy and procedure.
• Completes required paperwork for area.
• Completes all Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement monitoring data sheets.
• Completes all controlled substance records.
• Maintains complete and accurate patient records.
• Assures computer entry of patient-specific information including patient weight, body surface area (as required) and allergy information.
• Practices according to safety and infection control policies.
• Practices universal precautions and disposes of hazardous wastes per established guidelines.
• Maintains a safe, clean, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families/employees in accordance with hospital standards.
• Maintains clutter free environment.
• Keeps conversations and background noise to a minimum.
• Adheres to dress code.
• Reports risk management concerns.
• Assumes responsibility for completing all annual mandatory requirements: Safety/Fire, Blood Borne Pathogen, Hazardous Communication, TB, Department Specific, Age Appropriate Care (for clinical staff only)
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Provides service excellence to the customers of Saint Louis University Hospital by delivering timely, high quality care in a courteous, and respectful manner.
• Focused on monitoring a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Be courteous & respectful to all.
• Demonstrate ability to relate to coworkers in a professional and respectful manner, in order to assure and promote a culture of safety.
• Incorporates Quality Assessment into one’s daily work.
• Provides age-appropriate care to: Infant, Child, Adolescent, Adult, Geriatric
• Provides a safe environment by following age appropriate safety measures.
• Communicates effectively by following age appropriate techniques.
• Involves family or significant other in decision making related to services provided.
• Demonstrates ability to provide service needed for the age groups routinely served by the department assigned.

Benefits

• SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees