Pharmacy Technician II

Summary

Day Shift. Varied days. Every other weekend. 7am - 3:30pm.

Pay

Most new hires start between $18.30-$22.80 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

Benefits

N/A

Qualifications

• Required Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Required Work Experience: Direct - 1 year of experience
• Required Certifications: Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) – PTCB - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), Pharmacy Technician - AR State Board of Pharmacy

Requirements

• Recommended Education: Associate Degree
• Recommended Certifications: N/A

Skills

N/A

Benefits

N/A

Schedule

Full time

About the Role

Pharmacy Technicians provides a moderate level of assistance to pharmacists and other healthcare professionals with the medication delivery system. Technicians will prepare new and refill medication doses which include oral, injectable, IV solutions, floor stock requests and other supply needs. They will communicate any issues with order preparation and delivery with staff pharmacist. A moderate level is identified as mastering five of the advanced practice competencies.

Responsibilities

• Prepares medication and IVs, fills order request, cart fills and refills efficiently and accurately.
• Processes orders safely, prioritizing needs. Repackages and labels medications appropriately. Investigates and processes missing doses of medications.
• Fills emergency and stat orders in a timely manner.
• Performs controlled substances responsibilities which may include delivery, inventory, returns, preparation and labeling and communication of problems or discrepancies to management.
• Communicates with other hospital staff to provide information and resolve issues to improve patient care. Solves issues with missing medication, debits and credits, etc.
• Maintains drug storage areas to assure items are stored in a clean and orderly manner. Checks and cleans expired medication area, updates lot numbers and expiration dates.
• Performs aseptic and clean procedures when processing sterile and non sterile medication orders.
• Documents fill list, manufacturing and repackaging, ordering unit dose oral solids and liquids. Assists with stocking and inventory control. Repackages medications from bulk to single units and updates lot numbers and expiration dates.
• Performs other duties as assigned.