Pharmacy Technician / Pharmacy

About the role

Under the direct supervision of a licensed Pharmacist, the Pharmacy Technician assists in drug distribution activities in accordance with specific provisions, standards, and State and Federal laws and regulations. The role involves assisting with the preparation and delivery of medications, responding to customer inquiries, and managing inventory.

Responsibilities

• Compounds and/or prepares medications (non-sterile & sterile products, oral, topical, etc) including all hazardous medications safely and accurately in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and compliance with USP 795, 797 and 800 standards and other regulatory requirements which allow safe and accurate preparation and/or compounding of medications.
• This includes regular documentation of tasks in record-keeping systems.
• Delivers, exchanges medications to the respective patient care area and returns unused medications to the pharmacy.
• Responds to and triages requests from customers for assistance with pharmacy services.
• Operates and supports automated dispensing technology.
• Applies appropriate technology used in the day-to-day preparation, labeling and delivery of pharmaceutical care.
• Maintains established stock levels of medications and supplies within the pharmacy as well as patient care areas.
• Rotates inventory and completes expiration date management.
• Completes regulatory compliance inspection of medication storage areas.
• Participates in a variety of process improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Essential Functions:

• Compounds and/or prepares medications (non-sterile & sterile products, oral, topical, etc) including all hazardous medications safely and accurately in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and compliance with USP 795, 797 and 800 standards and other regulatory requirements which allow safe and accurate preparation and/or compounding of medications.
• This includes regular documentation of tasks in record-keeping systems.
• Delivers, exchanges medications to the respective patient care area and returns unused medications to the pharmacy.
• Responds to and triages requests from customers for assistance with pharmacy services.
• Operates and supports automated dispensing technology.
• Applies appropriate technology used in the day-to-day preparation, labeling and delivery of pharmaceutical care.
• Maintains established stock levels of medications and supplies within the pharmacy as well as patient care areas.
• Rotates inventory and completes expiration date management.
• Completes regulatory compliance inspection of medication storage areas.
• Participates in a variety of process improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Required and High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• One year of pharmacy technician work experience working in a hospital pharmacy setting preferred.
• PHRMTECH-R - Registered Pharmacy Technician in the State of Nebraska required.
• PHAR-C - Certified Pharmacy Tech from a Nebraska recognized national or local certification board within 9 months of hire.
• Successful completion of security check in compliance with requirements set by the State of Nebraska required.

Skills

• Mathematical skills necessary for algebraic conversions, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively, professionally and courteously with other health care professionals, colleagues and customers.
• Strong Technology Skills.
• Takes responsibility for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Children’s is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities. A Brief Overview: Under the direct supervision of a licensed Pharmacist, the Pharmacy Technician assists the Pharmacist by performing technical functions associated with drug distribution in accordance with specific provisions, standards, and State and Federal laws and regulations. Depending upon assignment, the principal areas of drug distribution may include unit dose, intravenous and oral drug compounding, TPN preparation, inventory control, automated dispensing equipment and related duties, as required.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in this job description.

Schedule

The schedule is variable hours, on-call, and holiday rotation.