Pharmacy Technician, Marlborough Hospital, 40hr, Eve

UMass Memorial Health•Marlborough, MA

19d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician assists professional personnel in dispensing medication and preparing IV admixtures. The technician delivers IV solutions and medications as needed, replenishes floor stock, supports required record keeping, and maintains the professional appearance of the Pharmacy at Marlborough Hospital. The position carries out pharmacy workflows involving automated dispensing machines and the pharmacy computer system; inventory ordering and control; sterile compounding; sample medications and patient-owned medications; and inspections of patient care areas. The technician follows established policies and procedures, maintains documentation in accordance with regulatory and hospital requirements, participates in continuous quality improvement, and may assist with training or orienting new pharmacy employees. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

High school education or certificate of equivalency.
License by the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy.
CPhT certification required within the first 90 days, subject to the posting’s additional statements that CPhT is preferred but not required and that national certification will not be required within a year post-hire.
Familiarity with drug brand and generic names.
Knowledge of admixing sterile intravenous products.
Previous experience in a hospital pharmacy setting, with a minimum of 500 hours as a pharmacy technician trainee, or an equivalent combination of the stated experience and skills.

Nice To Haves

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) is described as preferred but not required in the experience/skills section.

Responsibilities

Obtain and maintain appropriate knowledge of the Department of Pharmacy at Marlborough Hospital and follow established policies and procedures.
Operate and restock automated dispensing machines (Pyxis Medstation®), load and unload drugs, monitor expiration dates, run reports, and process discrepancy, rejection, and credit reports.
Use the pharmacy computer system to process medication charges accurately and promptly, repackage and label unit-dose products and determine expiration dates, and generate reports and labels.
Perform calculations for usual dosage determinations and solution preparation using metric weight and volume equivalents.
Order drugs through authorized distribution agents’ approved ordering systems; check in orders, document receipt, resolve and document order problems, and maintain pharmacy and automated dispensing machine inventory.
Monitor drug expiration dates in the pharmacy and automated dispensing machines.
Aseptically compound parenteral admixtures and other sterile dosage forms, complete a pharmacy worksheet for each compounded product, clean and document cleaning of the IV hood, and present compounded products to a pharmacist for checking.
Manage pharmaceutical sales representative sign-in and identification badges, document sample medications, complete sample release forms when applicable, and deliver samples to approved storage areas.
Handle patient-owned medications stored in the pharmacy, including pickup and logging and, for CVI, logging out and delivery to the patient care area.
Inspect patient care areas and other departments, identify and discuss problems with appropriate representatives, help resolve issues, and notify the pharmacist or Director of Pharmacy about serious or unresolved problems.
Participate in the departmental continuous quality improvement program by collecting and tabulating requested information and implementing recommended procedural changes.
Maintain documentation in accordance with regulatory and hospital requirements.
Participate in training and/or orientation of new pharmacy employees upon request.
Deliver IV solutions and medications as necessary and replace medications in floor stock.
Perform other duties as assigned.