Certified Pharmacy Technician, 32hrs

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Winchester (MA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health in Winchester, MA is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support the patient care team with medication dispensing and restocking Pyxis stations across units. This role helps ensure timely distribution and accuracy of medications under pharmacist supervision.

Required is a high school diploma or GED; preferred is at least one year as a certified pharmacy technician and mandatory Pharmacy Technician National Certification.

Qualifications

• Education required is high school diploma or GED.
• Experience preferred: at least 1 year as a certified pharmacy technician.
• Licenses/certifications required: Pharmacy Technician National Certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the patient care team assisting in medication dispensing.
• Restock Pyxis stations on assigned patient units.
• Prepare IV antibiotics and compound admixtures under pharmacist direction.
• Deliver medications to patient units and Winchester Hospital locations not stocked in Pyxis.
• Assist pharmacists with clinician medication requests by phone.
• Replace narcotic stock on units with clinician sign-off.
• Assemble code cart trays with medications and return to units promptly.
• Prepare pre-packaged stock medications and topical preparations for distribution.

Skills

Medication dispensing support

Narcotics stock management

Communication with clinicians

Education

High school diploma or GED

Experience: 1 year as certified pharmacy technician

Tools

Pyxis medication stations

IV admixtures preparation

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Contributes to the Hospital's mission to care, heal and to excel in service to our community by restocking medication, including controlled substances, to patient care units. This clinical staff position will have an impact on improving safety and quality of our patients by keeping the Pyxis medication stations updated to ensure proper and timely medication distribution.

Job Description:

QUALIFICATIONS

Education Required: High school diploma or G.E.D

Experience Preferred: At least one year as a certified pharmacy technician

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS

License Required: Pharmacy Technician National Certification and Pharmacy Technician

JOB FUNCTIONS

• Providing support to the patient care team assisting in medication dispensing.
• Restocks clinical unit automated medication dispensing station by visiting assigned patient.
• Prepares I.V. antibiotics and compound admixtures by injecting medications into large volume solutions under the direction of the pharmacist.
• Delivers medication to patient unit and Winchester Hospital locations that is not stocked in the automated medication dispensing station.
• Assists pharmacist in answering phone calls from clinicians as it pertains to patient medication requests.
• Replaces Pyxis station narcotic stock on patient care units on a daily basis and obtains proper sign off from clinicians on the unit.
• Assembles code cart trays with required medications and returns to specific patient unit promptly.
• Prepares pre-package stock medication, cream and ointment into individual doses for distribution to patients.

Pay Range:
$24.50 - $32.97

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

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