Inpatient Pharmacy Technician, National Certification

Cape Cod Healthcare Inc.; Falmouth (MA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Cape Cod Healthcare Inc. in Massachusetts is seeking an Inpatient Pharmacy Technician to support pharmacists by performing technical functions, preparing medications, and distributing to patient care units.

Responsibilities include handling inventory, ordering from suppliers, preparing parenteral products, training new staff, handling billing, and maintaining regulatory records with a focus on patient safety and service excellence.

Qualifications

• Massachusetts state registration as a Pharmacy Technician.
• PTCB certification or equivalent.
• One-year recent experience as a Pharmacy Technician; 3 years preferred, OR PTCB certification or equivalent certification.
• Duties require very good verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• High school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and processes departmental order requests.
• Prepares medications for distribution to the patient care units.
• Distributes medications to the patient care units.
• Orders medications from various suppliers.
• Prepares parenteral products.
• Maintains the medication inventory, place orders in stock, check expiration dates, process returns as needed.
• Trains and orients new pharmacy support personnel.
• Billing and other pharmacy duties that do not require a pharmacist.
• Maintains appropriate records and regulatory documentation.
• Pre-packaging and labeling of bulk medications to unit dosed containers/packaging.
• Answers telephone directing phone calls appropriately and diverts all medication/clinical inquiries to the Pharmacist.
• Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and coworkers.
• Maintains cleanliness of the department
• Performs other work related duties as assigned.
• Obtains patient medication orders for medication reconciliation duties to input into MAR.
• Prepares chemotherapy and dosage calculation checks.

Skills

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

English fluency

Education

High school diploma or GED

Massachusetts state registration

PTCB certification

Job description

Purpose of Position

Assists Pharmacist by performing technical functions.

Description

1. Reviews and processes departmental order requests.
2. Prepares medications for distribution to the patient care units.
3. Distributes medications to the patient care units.
4. Orders medications from various suppliers.
5. Prepares parenteral products.
6. Maintains the medication inventory, place orders in stock, check expiration dates, process returns as needed.
7. Trains and orients new pharmacy support personnel.
8. Billing and other pharmacy duties that do not require a pharmacist.
9. Maintains appropriate records and regulatory documentation.
10. Pre-packaging and labeling of bulk medications to unit dosed containers/packaging.
11. Answers telephone directing phone calls appropriately and diverts all medication/clinical inquiries to the Pharmacist.
12. Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and coworkers.
13. Maintains cleanliness of the department
14. Performs other work related duties as assigned.

Additional Inpatient Nationally Certified Pharmacy Technician Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Obtains patient medication orders for medication reconciliation duties to input into MAR.
2. Prepares chemotherapy and dosage calculation checks.

Qualifications

Inpatient Pharmacy Technician, National Certification - Grade FHS7A, Job Code 00024

• Ability to read, write and communicate in English.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Massachusetts state registration as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification or equivalent certification.
• One-year recent experience (within the past 3 years) as a Pharmacy Technician; 3 years preferred, OR PTCB certification or equivalent certification as an Inpatient Pharmacy Technician Trainee.
• Duties require very good verbal communication and interpersonal skills.