Pharmacy Technician

Responsibilities

• Prepares medications for delivery to patients, repackages medications, delivers medications to patient care areas and utilizes PARx to refill automated dispensing machines.
• Performs all functions necessary for Pyxis machines, including but not limited to, refilling, loading/unloading, managing inventory, managing outdated inventory, troubleshooting and regular physical maintenance.
• Maintains departmental inventory including: order supplies and medications, receive/process supplies and medications, return supplies and medications, ensure supplies and medications are within expiration dating and restock supplies and medication storage areas as needed.
• Maintains departmental records in accordance with policy and procedures.
• Affords assistance in ensuring 340B program Compliance.
• Affords assistance in maintaining 797 Compliance for the Sterile IV room including, performs daily equipment cleaning and performs sterile area cleaning.
• Performs monthly nursing unit inspections.
• Performs all functions specific to their assigned user role in Epic including, generates daily computer reports, process patient charges and credits accurately and message processing (inbox and anesthesia).
• Communicates interdepartmentally and intradpartmental via telephone, computer, or physically to assist in medication distribution process and daily pharmacy processes.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Experience as a pharmacy technician is required, experience with automated dispensing machines preferred.
• Techician certification preferred (PTCB).
• A high school diploma or equivalency is required.