Pharmacy Technician - Full Time / Days - Retail Apothecary Unit

Job Duties

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Prepares drug orders from Physicians for review and dispensing by a Registered Pharmacist.
• Replenishes all Pyxis machines.
• Makes sure refrigerator temperatures are correct when filling and records any needed corrective actions.
• Informs the Pharmacy Manager of any ongoing issues.
• Counts, compounds, and repackages pharmaceuticals using established procedures.
• Dispenses and distributes medications to patient areas, restocks pharmacy inventory, restocks inventory in department and nursing units, evaluates stock for expired medications, performs necessary monitoring and documentation, picks up physician orders from team centers, performs light housekeeping duties, replenishes specialty and code carts, and transports IVs to the nursing floor.
• Performs various billing/crediting functions to ensure proper billing of all medications dispensed to patients to comply with hospital finance policies.
• Ensures proper documentation of waste.
• Uses aseptic techniques to prepare IVs and records IV refrigeration daily.
• Maintains competencies related to IV lab, Pyxis, McKesson Automation, and CAPS.
• Reviews and completes assigned inspections every other month and maintains all competencies required by the department and the hospital to ensure all jobs performed are done properly.
• All items are examined for expiration date, accurate storage, under proper conditions of light, refrigeration, heat, and security.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• A High School Diploma/GED
• RPT - Registered Pharmacy Technician - State of Pennsylvania

Additional Qualifications

• Lift and carry 40-50 lbs.