CERTIFIED PHARMACY TECH - PHARMACY

North Oaks Health System; Hammond (LA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

North Oaks Health System in Louisiana is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to assist pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications and maintaining patient records. The technician works under pharmacist supervision and may perform tasks only allowed for a registered pharmacist when appropriate.

The role requires a high school diploma, possible Louisiana licensure as a pharmacy technician, and attention to accuracy in dosage calculations, data entry, and inventory management.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy experience preferred.
• Typing skills and excellent math skills are essential.
• Current and valid licensure with the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy as a certified pharmacy technician or candidate.

Responsibilities

• Fills patient-medication cart with unit doses of medications according to patient profiles.
• Prepares unit doses of medications for verification by pharmacist prior to dispensing.
• Re-packages bulk medications into unit-dose containers.
• Makes daily rounds to inventory floor-stock medications and reconciles stock with patient charges.
• Replaces medications and supplies in automated dispensing systems and reconciles stock with charges.
• Files floor-stock sheets daily.
• Answers telephone and relays messages accurately.
• Enters daily patient charges from charge sheets.
• Inspects medication storage areas monthly.
• Places and stocks orders with wholesalers and vendors.
• Maintains medication and supply inventories.
• Organizes expired or overstocked medications for return to vendors.
• Generates reports, picks lists, and labels as required.
• Answers window requests and delivers stat medications as needed.
• Replenishes medications in emergency crash carts and floor stock areas.
• Acquires current home med list for admitted patients and enters it for pharmacist review.
• Performs duties with awareness of patient age, growth, development, and cultural differences.
• Provides prompt, courteous service to internal and external customers and aims to improve service quality.
• Identifies opportunities to improve processes and financial performance and supports quality initiatives.
• Assists teammates and mentors new co-workers to ensure continuity of service.
• Follows hospital compliance programs and regulatory guidelines.

Skills

Pharmacy experience

Typing skills

Math skills

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Status: PRN - As Needed

Shift: Day, evenings, and weekends

Exempt: No

Summary

The Pharmacy Technician assists pharmacists in preparing and distributing medication, and maintaining patient records. The Pharmacy Technician works only under the supervision of a Registered Pharmacist. The Pharmacy Technician does not perform duties that can legally be performed only be a Registered Pharmacist.

Other information

Education

High school diploma is required

Experience/Skills

• Pharmacy experience preferred
• Typing skills and excellent math skills are essential.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

Current and valid licensure with the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy as a certified pharmacy technician or a pharmacy technician candidate.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to see (near and have depth perception), hear, talk, have use of right and left hands, have dexterity in fingers.
• Strength:Medium
• Push:Frequently
• Pull:Frequently
• Carry:Occasionally
• Lift:Occasionally
• Sit:Frequently
• Stand:Occasionally
• Walk:Occasionally

Responsibilities

• 1. Fills patient-medication cart with unit doses of medications according to patient profiles and with attention to patient ages.
• 2. Prepares unit doses of medications for verification by pharmacist prior to dispensing.
• 3. Re-packages bulk oral solid and liquid medications into unit-dose containers.
• 4. Makes daily rounds to patient care areas to inventory floor-stock medications and supplies.Reconciles stock levels with patient charges.
• 5. Replaces medications and supplies in automated dispensing system according to dispensing records.Reconciles stock levels with patient charge information.
• 6. Files floor-stock sheets daily.
• 7. Answers telephone, receiving and relaying messages accurately and as needed.
• 8. Accurately enters daily patient charges using information from charge sheets.
• 9. Inspects medication storage areas monthly as assigned.
• 10. Places, receives and stocks orders with wholesaler and other vendors as required.
• 11. Maintains medication and supply inventories.
• 12. Organizes expired or overstocked medications for return to appropriate vendors.
• 13. Generates reports, picks lists, and labels as required.
• 14. Answers requests at the window and makes stat deliveries to patient care areas when requested.
• 15. Replenishes medications in emergency crash carts or floor stock areas accurately.
• 16. Acquires current home med list of admitted patients by using resources available including patient/family interview, HCS medication query, patient's pharmacy or patient's physician.Enters Home Med List into HCS for Pharmacist review and reconciliation.
• 17. Performs other duties and assignments as assigned and maintains the department in a neat, clean and orderly manner.
• 18. Performs duties with an awareness of patient's age, growth, development, cultural and spiritual differences.
• 19. Provides prompt, courteous services to all internal and external customers.Prioritizes and addresses customer needs and demands in a professional manner, providing follow-up and developing cooperative relationships.
• 20. Identifies opportunities and recommends methods to improve customer services, work processes and financial performance.Assists in design and implementation of quality improvement initiatives on departmental and organizational levels.
• 21. Assists team members in completion of task and assignments to ensure continuity of service.Orient new co-workers and actively support team development.
• 22. Follows North Oaks Health System's compliance programs and all Federal and State regulatory guidelines.