Pharmacy Technician, Full Time

Responsibilities

• Delivers appropriate quantities to Pyxis stations and ancillary departments.
• Charges for controlled substances using daily accountability records.
• Delivers all meds in a timely fashion.
• Reviews and resolves all Pyxis discrepancies.
• Reports all unresolved discrepancies to supervisor.
• Continuously determines if medication discrepancies have occurred by inspecting the MAR form, reviewing the patient chart or consulting with the appropriate nurse.
• Completes cart exchange & flow-sheets in a timely manner.
• Processes Flow-sheet changes in computer system and has entries verified by a pharmacist as soon as possible.
• Credits all IV’s as indicated while doing Flow-sheets.
• Continuously communicates workload status to fellow team members.
• Keeps the pharmacist-on-duty informed on all workload issues as well as customer concerns.
• Captains all work and meal breaks.
• Effectively communicates workload status between shifts.
• Accurately replace and charge for all emergency medications.
• Checks for expiration dates and log and secure appropriately.
• Fulfills floorstock requests as needed.
• Restocks storage bins daily.
• Requests reorder of drugs and supplies daily when levels reach minimum assigned amounts.
• Assists in maintaining the cleanliness of the department and all work areas.
• Assists in the proper maintenance of all equipment, furniture and fixtures within the organization.
• Continually selects and appropriately labels ordered medications for check by a pharmacist.
• Prepares oral adult, NICU and pediatric preparations into unit dose packaging as needed to fulfill patient orders and avoid stock-outs.
• Documents all compounding and prepacking activities as required prior to check by a pharmacist.
• Answers all telephone calls within specified time period, using appropriate customer service skills.
• Triage calls for technician or pharmacist intervention and follows through in an appropriate manner.
• Assigns appropriate priorities to med orders as they are received.
• Verifies correct supply of medications delivered to the patients’ respective floor daily.
• Screens for discontinued medications, bulks requiring transfer or doses still to be administered that should remain on the unit.
• Sends tubes to patient floors and pulls tubes when necessary to keep station clear and fulfill designated turnaround times for STAT and routine orders.
• Manages cartfill, completing process within designated times and facilitates pharmacist QA checks.

Qualifications

• Must meet complete competencies and be eligible for training for Level II Technician within 2080 hours of employment at Valley Health.
• Criminal background check required.

Benefits

At Valley Health, we believe everyone is a caregiver, and our goal is to create an environment where our caregivers thrive physically, financially, and emotionally. In addition to a competitive salary, our most popular benefits for full-time employees include:

• A Zero-Deductible Health Plan
• Dental and vision insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance
• Retail Savings Match
• A Robust Employee Assistance Program to help with many aspects of emotional wellbeing
• Membership to Healthy U: An Incentive-Based Wellness Program
• Several perks come with working for the largest employer in the region, such as discounts to on-campus dining, and more.

To see the full scale of what we offer, visit valleyhealthbenefits.com.