Certified Pharmacy Tech, UofL Hospital, Part-time, Rotating

Job Description

The Inpatient Certified Pharmacy Technician provides daily supportive services for the Department of Pharmacy according to hospital policies and procedures and in compliance with Kentucky pharmacy laws and other regulatory agencies. The technician actively supports and participates in the department’s continuous quality improvement initiatives and competency assessments and demonstrates a commitment to customer service and patient safety. The technician responds to requests in a prompt and efficient manner.

Major job responsibilities

• distributes medications, including controlled substances, to a secure place for storage or administration
• restocks automated dispensing cabinets (ADC)
• compounds sterile and non-sterile products
• communicates with hospital staff
• completes inspections, and reports unsafe practices to leadership

Essential Functions

• provides supportive services to the inpatient pharmacy
• assists with filling, processing, and dispensing of medications
• charges and/or credits patients for medications used via the computer system
• prepares medications for loading into the ADC and unloads medications from the ADC utilizing bar code scanning
• fills inventory requests for nursing unit’s ADCs, floor stock, and fills patient specific drawers by placing the proper bins according to census profile
• supports the drug inventory process including ordering, rotation, and restocking of drug dispensing areas with drugs and supplies needed to process patient medications orders
• ensures the maintenance of a clean and orderly work area, including a sterile environment
• completes nursing unit and inventory inspections, as assigned; restocks kits and crash cart trays, as required
• fills controlled substance orders, reconciles all discrepancies and closes all loops on a daily basis
• monitors medication activity for potential drug diversion and reports any discrepancies to the pharmacist or pharmacy leadership
• delivers medications, including controlled substances, to nursing units’ ADC as scheduled and for emergent deliveries as necessary
• assists with ensuring medications are delivered efficiently and accurately to patient care unit areas. Includes checking the tube system with each delivery, retrieving and transporting medications to the appropriate location
• prepares and packages hazardous medications and adheres to all safety measures for handling hazardous medications described in USP 795/797/800
• utilizes aseptic technique following department policies and procedures when compounding sterile products
• serves as a mentor to new pharmacy technicians, pharmacy technician students, and pharmacy students
• precepts pharmacy technician students
• executes hospital and pharmacy policies and procedures
• investigates and resolves automated dispensing cabinet-related issues
• utilizes inventory management system and carousels to resolve drug distribution related issues
• covers assigned shifts as determined by departmental need
• facilitates investigational drug studies with assistance of the pharmacist and/or other personnel involved in the drug study
• completes sterile compounding training, including hazardous medications, and demonstrate competency on a frequency defined by the Sterile Compounding Supervisor
• completes extemporaneous compounding training, including hazardous medications, and demonstrate competency on a frequency defined by pharmacy leadership
• participates in orientation of new staff members
• contributes to the development of policies and procedures as requested by pharmacy leadership

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or GED/ equivalent (required)
• Completion of a formal Pharmacy Technician educational program and/or an Associate’s degree (preferred)
• One (1) year of pharmacy technician experience (preferred)

Licensure and Certification

• Registered as a pharmacy technician with the Commonwealth of Kentucky (required)
• Current Board certification by Pharmacy Technician Certification Board or National Healthcare Association (required)