Pharmacy Technician Senior

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Uses computer and relevant programs to access patient records to charge/credit patients for medications, and to verify patient’s location.
• Organizes and prioritizes phone calls and window traffic, and keeps the pharmacist informed.
• Collections and organizes all pertinent information under the direction of the pharmacist.
• Recognizes and prioritizes stat and emergency medication orders.
• Appropriately uses and maintains all equipment ensuring it is clean and in working order.
• Performs stock rotation, ordering, and maintaining appropriate stock levels.
• Appropriately stores medications in their designated areas.
• Compounds and/or prepackages oral suspensions, ointments/creams, unit dose oral syringes, inhalants, and tablets.
• Accurately prepares patient-specific doses with correct medication, concentration/strength, and dose.
• LABELS patient medications properly and applies auxiliary labels when necessary.
• Prepares medications for loading/refilling into automated dispensing devices, and to accurately place medications in the designated location.
• Demonstrates ability to deliver patient-specific medications to the correct patient drawer, and remove expired medications from patient drawers appropriately.
• Develops rapport with patient care units by being highly visible and available to serve their needs and address concerns as they arise.
• Accurately uses aseptic technique when preparing sterile preparations.
• Accurately prepares and compounds medications including IV fluids, parenteral nutrition, medicated drips, and sterile syringes.
• Accurately compounds bulk sterile stock solutions and assigns proper expiration dates based on hospital policy.
• Accurately prepares medication orders, compounds stock solutions, and sorts products and doses using IV pharmacy workflow technology.
• Constructs TPN compounder and utilizes compounder to fill TPN and bulk fluid orders efficiently.
• Ensures equipment is clean, and maintained in working order.
• Responsible for properly cleaning IV room laminar flow hoods in accordance with regulations and manufacturer guidelines (USP 797).
• Restocks IV clean room when supplies are low, and at the end of shift.
• Reviews stock for outdated medications.
• Prepares and compounds chemotherapy and hazardous medications by using aseptic technique to ensure safe products for patients per USP 800 standards under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.
• Responsible for properly cleaning Hematology/Oncology Clinic Pharmacy horizontal and vertical laminar flow hoods in accordance with USP 797 and USP 800, respectively.
• Responsible for maintaining appropriate stock levels of supplies and chemotherapy medications in the Hematology/Oncology Clinic Pharmacy.
• Serves as an approved technician preceptor by participating in orientation and training of new and existing employees and developing training material.
• Identifies performance deficiencies of new employees and provides feedback/training in an effort to correct deficiencies.
• Performs Charge Technician role and responsibilities as assigned.

LICENSES AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified with the Virginia Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician OR Certification eligible with the Virginia Board of Pharmacy and certification obtained within 9 month of original hire date.
• Technicians must hold current certification from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or the exam for the certification of pharmacy technicians (ExCPT).
• Completion of a pharmacy technician training program approved by the Virginia Board of Pharmacy.
• Certification in sterile product preparation required or certification must be obtained within 9 months of original hire date.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• At least 3-5 years of hospital pharmacy technician experience preferred.
• Must have 2 years of sterile product preparation required.
• Preparation of chemotherapy reparation experience preferred.
• Must possess knowledge of pharmaceutical terminology and pharmacy process.
• Position requires basic interpersonal skills necessary to deal effectively and courteously with a variety of departmental and hospital personnel when answering phone calls, delivering medications, and working with other pharmacy staff.
• Basic computer keyboard skills are required.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Pharmacy employees work in or near a clinical patient care environment with minimal exposure to hazards such as excess noise, dust, or extremes in temperature.
• Minimal or occasional exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, medicinal preparations and other conditions common in a healthcare environment.
• Minimum adverse working conditions related to the proximity and services of the clinical healthcare services.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

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