Medicine Reconciliation Technician - ED

Tift Regional Health System; Tifton (GA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

JobRx, Inc. is seeking a Medicine Reconciliation Tech to work full-time at Tift Regional Medical Center. In this role, you will be responsible for interviewing patients in the Emergency Room, collecting and verifying medication lists, and entering data accurately into computer systems.

The ideal candidate will have a High School Diploma or equivalent and be a Certified Pharmacy Technician. One year of hospital experience is preferred. The position offers an opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment with an emphasis on patient care.

Qualifications

• Must have a Certified Pharmacy Technician credential.
• One year of hospital experience preferred.
• Demonstrates self-direction and ability to perform tasks efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Collect and verify patient medication lists in the emergency department.
• Interview patients to compile comprehensive medication lists.
• Partner with clinical staff and other third parties for verification.

Skills

Patient interviewing

Medication verification

Computer proficiency

Knowledge of federal/state regulations

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Pharmacy software systems

Job description

DEPARTMENT: PHARMACY

FACILITY: Tift Regional Medical Center

WORK TYPE: Full Time: 7 on, 7 off

SHIFT: Daytime

SUMMARY

Medicine Reconciliation Techs record and pass along information about a patient's medicines by interviewing patients in the Emergency Room to develop a list of the patient's current medications. If necessary, they call sources, such as physicians' offices and pharmacies, to gather additional information or verify information. He/she enters medication information into computer systems, which provides the information to the clinical staff. In addition, they partner with on‑duty nurses to verify and finalize medication lists.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists the emergency department staff in collecting and verifying medication lists.
• Participates in the training of Pharmacy Technology students and new employees.
• Directly interviews patients to collect comprehensive listing of all current medications.
• Partners with third parties such as doctors' offices, pharmacies, and other hospitals to verify medications.
• Enters all information correctly into computer system.
• Effectively partners with clinical staff to verify and finalize medication lists.
• Demonstrates self‑direction by independently completing common tasks as they are presented such as: repackaging medications, restocking emergency carts, stocking anesthesia kits and EMT boxes and other recurring tasks.
• Keeps abreast of pertinent federal, and state regulations and laws and Tift Regional Health System, Inc. ("TRHS") policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.
• Understands and adheres to: TRHS' compliance standards as they appear in TRHS's Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy; and HIPAA and TRHS policies regarding privacy and security of protected health information.
• Demonstrates the ability to perform tasks that meet the age‑specific requirements of the persons, patients, vendors, and staff that the employee is charged to interact with as required by the position.
• Offers suggestions on ways to improve operations of department and reduce costs.
• Attends all mandatory education programs.
• Improves self‑knowledge through voluntarily attending continuing education/certification classes.
• Maintains required competency levels as identified in written exams, skills checklists, skills labs, annual safety and health requirements as well as service excellence education hours requirements.
• Cross‑trains in order to better assist co‑workers and to provide maximum efficiency in the department.
• Volunteers/participates on hospital committees, functions, and department projects.
• Manages resources effectively.
• Reports equipment in need of repair in order to extend life of equipment and removes malfunctioning equipment out of service with timely reporting to the appropriate personnel.
• Makes good use of time so as to not create needless overtime.

EDUCATION

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

CREDENTIALS

• Certified Pharmacy Tech

OTHER INFORMATION

• One year of hospital experience, preferred.

Southwell/Tift Regional Health System, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.