Technician, Pharmacy I

Responsibilities

• Communicates with pharmacists, nurses, patients, physicians, and other ancillary personnel.
• Solves problems within scope of technician responsibilities and refers complex issues to pharmacists.
• Supports pharmacy personnel by running fill lists, filling patients' cassettes, delivering and exchanging cassettes, and filling and exchanging stock medication trays.
• Restocks UD pick bins in dispensing areas, runs IV labels, fills IVS, and delivers IVS.
• Processes charges and enters data into the computer, files billing, pulls discharges, enters patients' orders, checks stock, and reorders.
• Prints and distributes MARs, enters TCU/SNF charges from the fill list and narcotic sheets, and answers phones and requests at the door.
• Collaborates with management to coordinate the training of all new pharmacy technicians.

Requirements

• No more than 2 written substantiated complaints representing a breach of policy, procedure, or professional behavior since last evaluation.
• Follows established hospital and department policies.
• Maintains confidentiality as related to job responsibilities.
• Exhibits willingness to resolve problems as they arise.
• Projects a positive professional image through appearance and behavior.
• Attends 75% of staff meetings or reads and initials minutes.
• Completes assigned work within shift.

Qualifications

• High school graduate and graduate of a pharmacy technician course.
• At least 2 years of acute care experience.
• Pharmacy tech certificate by the CA Board of Pharmacy.
• BLS certification.