Hospital Pharmacy Tech: Medication Reconciliation 2nd Shift

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Short/Long Term Disability

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Bereavement Leave

PTO Sell Back

Employee Assistance Program

Retirement with Company Match

Job summary

Baptist Health Lexington is seeking a Pharmacy Medication Reconciliation Technician for full-time second shift in the hospital setting. You will obtain medication and allergy histories, interview patients and families, and communicate findings to pharmacists to support safe inpatient care.

Responsibilities include creating accurate reconciliation lists with drug name, dose, frequency, and route; reviewing medications for duplications or contraindications; documenting changes in the EMR, and

Qualifications

• Less than High School required.
• 6 months of pharmacy experience required.
• Nationally Certified as pharmacy technician.
• Kentucky Board of Pharmacy registration certificate for Pharmacy Technician required.

Responsibilities

• Obtains an accurate medication and allergy history by interviewing the patient, family, pharmacy, long term care facility, and/or other providers.
• Screens and reviews patient medications for problems related to duplications, contraindications due to allergies or new conditions, NPO status, and communicates problems to the pharmacist.
• Accurately creates a medication reconciliation list that contains the drug name, dose, strength, frequency, and route for all prescription, over the counter, herbal, and professional samples that the patient is taking, and validates how the patient takes their medications.
• Documents changes in the historical medication list within the EMR.

Education

Less than High School

Job description

Baptist Health Lexington is seeking a Pharmacy Medication Reconciliation Technician for full-time second shift in the hospital setting. You will obtain medication and allergy histories, interview patients and families, and communicate findings to pharmacists to support safe inpatient care.

Responsibilities include creating accurate reconciliation lists with drug name, dose, frequency, and route; reviewing medications for duplications or contraindications; documenting changes in the EMR, and