Medication History Pharmacy Technician II

IU Health; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan forgiveness

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness program incentives

Job summary

IU Health Arnett Hospital seeks a Medication History Pharmacy Technician to support the patient care team by compiling accurate home and outpatient medication histories. You will interview patients and families, verify information with pharmacies and providers, and document data in the EMR to aid treatment planning and discharge care.

The role requires strong communication, organizational skills, and experience in a pharmacy setting, with supervision by a pharmacist and adherence to departmental

Qualifications

• 3+ years of recent retail experience preferred.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to interact with patients, families, providers, and pharmacists.
• Ability to perform accurate medication history gathering and data entry.

Responsibilities

• Obtain and document an accurate medication history for patients admitted or undergoing surgery.
• Enter medication histories into the electronic medical record for pharmacists and care teams.
• Coordinate with outpatient pharmacies and healthcare providers to verify information.
• Maintain professional communication with patients, families and healthcare staff.

Skills

Retail pharmacy experience

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Medical terminology

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Indiana Pharmacy Technician License

Pharmacy Technician National Certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

We are looking for team members who are passionate about challenging and significant work for the good of every patient. We are searching for individuals who are compassionate, serve with a purpose, are dedicated to supporting their team, and who seek excellence every day.

Why Join IU Health?

As Indiana’s largest and most comprehensive healthcare system, and the number 1 ranked healthcare system in Indiana, we offer:

• 401(K) retirement savings with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness - Government program that may allow qualifying participants to have the remainder of their student loan balance forgiven (after a set amount of time and specific qualifications have been met).
• Employee Assistance Program – Counseling at no cost to you
• Healthy Results - Participation in our team member wellness programs award points that contribute toward a biweekly financial incentive in your paycheck! The more you participate, the more you earn!

Description

The Medication History Pharmacy Technician is a certified pharmacy technician who supports the patient care team by obtaining and documenting an accurate list of medications taken at home and in an outpatient medical setting for patients being admitted to the hospital and patients receiving surgical care at IU Health Arnett Hospital. This role involves conducting thorough interviews with patients and their families, as well as contacting outpatient pharmacies, long-term care facilities, and other healthcare providers to verify medication information.

The technician enters the good faith effort medication list into the electronic medical record, ensuring accuracy and completeness in accordance with organizational standards and is available for pharmacists, providers, nurses, and other healthcare providers to support treatment planning, medication orders during hospitalization, and post-discharge care.

We desire technicians with 3-5 years of recent retail experience who have good organizational skills and strong multitasking skills. Candidates must have good oral and written communication skills, be comfortable with patient interactions and communicating with providers and pharmacists as well as telephone interview interactions with the patients we serve.

Additional Duties Include

• Maintaining professional communication with patients, families, and healthcare staff.
• Updating discharge pharmacy contact information.
• Pulling in outpatient vaccine administration information.
• Adhering to all departmental workflows and standards.

Requirements

Under pharmacist supervision, supports the pharmacy department in one or more of the following areas: inventory, preparation, distribution, compounding, processing of medications and supplies, specialty medications, and medication histories. Assists with all functions required for medication processing including answering telephones, taking refill orders, entering orders into system, preparing the medication for pharmacist check, preparing medications for disbursement/shipment/delivery. Key job duties may consist of handling supplies, stocking prepackaged items, maintaining inventory, delivering supplies, maintaining records, distributing supplies. May assist in bulk compounding and preparation of I.V. solutions. Works with pharmacy staff to minimize the potential for medication errors. Exercises sound judgement, anticipates potential issues and challenges in common situations and applies standard policies and procedures to determine solutions or escalation.

• 2+ years relevant experience preferred.
• Requires the absence of criminal history related to the ability to work with drugs.
• Requires strong mathematical calculation skills.
• Requires working knowledge and skills as a pharmacy technician in assigned areas and ability to work within established procedures under moderate supervision.
• Requires effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Requires effective customer service skills.
• Requires intermediate proficiency typing and using Microsoft Office applications. High School Diploma or GED required.
• Requires Indiana Pharmacy Technician License OR intern/extern license if enrolled in accredited college of pharmacy.
• Pharmacy Technician National Certification required unless enrolled in accredited college of pharmacy.