Pharmacy Technician 2 PRN Premium

Responsibilities

• Courier rounds—delivers medication to inpatient patient care units when scheduled to do so.
• Responds to requests from the pharmacists and nurses to deliver medications outside of scheduled delivery times.
• Processes stock requests from clinic and physician office practices in an efficient and timely manner.
• Fills Automated Dispensing Cabinet (ADC) with medication at the appropriate time for both batch fills and patient specific medications.
• Utilizes available technology to bar-code scan medications and ADC bin locations to accurately and efficiently perform the stock refill process.
• Updates medication expiration dates at the ADC when appropriate, removes outdated/expired medications, and processes medication that are located in the external return bins.
• Rotates stock to ensure use before expiration date on label. Loads/unloads medications with the cabinet.
• Delivers controlled drug substances to the cabinets, returns any controlled drug substances in external bin to the pharmacist for processing in the controlled drug substance inventory system.
• Assists the pharmacist in the monthly unit inspections assigned to them. Checks stock in the assigned areas of the inpatient pharmacy on a monthly basis for expired medications.
• Cleans IV hoods to ensure sterilization, cleans floors, shelves, work stations, bins and ceilings in the Clean Room, Ante Room, CHEMO room and STAT Hood area in order to comply with USP 797 Standards when assigned.
• Credits all IV’s returned to the IV room, restocks IV room, labels IV’s, and delivers medication in a timely and efficient manner.
• Assembles MINI-BAG PLUS & ADVANTAGE systems under sterile conditions in the IV Hood. Labels these admixtures and manufacturer ready to use IV Admixtures processed as both batch and first fill IV admixtures.
• Performs low-risk compounding of IV admixtures under the supervision of the pharmacist. Performs some medium-risk compounding of IV admixtures as determined by competency requirements.
• Credits all IV’s returned to the IV room, restocks IV room, labels IV’s, and delivers medication in a timely and efficient manner.
• Maintains inventory by removing out-of-date medication from inventory immediately upon discovery. Brings significant changes in usage to the attention of the pharmacy purchasing clerk. Records items to be re-ordered on the Want Book for those items not in the automated dispensing cabinet.
• Assists the pharmacy purchasing clerk with unpacking and restocking medications received in the wholesaler and direct shipments from manufacturers. Performs pharmacy purchasing clerk functions for the oncology infusion center utilizing the prime vendor purchasing software.
• Completes all assigned tasks and assists others when complete. Works under the supervision of the Director when assigned special projects.

Qualifications

• 1 year Hospital Pharmacy experience.
• 6 months prior IV room experience.
• High School or Equivalent (GED).
• Completion of on-the-job training in IV Admixture, Automation, and Inventory Control.