Pharmacy Tech Lead - Retail Pharmacy

CHRISTUS Health; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health in Santa Fe, NM seeks a Pharmacy Technician Certified Lead to manage both technician and clerical duties under pharmacist supervision.

The role requires National Pharmacy Technician Certification and IV certification, with a strong emphasis on inventory management, data entry, and adherence to policy. Multiple shifts, full-time position, evening/weekend options may apply.

Qualifications

• National Pharmacy Technician Certification required.
• Institutional IV certification preferred.
• State pharmacy registration required.

Responsibilities

• Meets CHRISTUS competencies as a leader or supervisor.
• Perform pharmacy technician and clerical duties as needed.
• Order, receive, and invoice supplies; handle data entry and reports.

Skills

Pharmacy operations

Clerical skills

Data entry

Inventory management

IV preparation supervision

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Pyxis

Job description

Summary:

Pharmacy Technician Certified Lead performs all tasks which are not required by law to be performed by a licensed pharmacist. Performs all pharmacy technician and clerical duties. The Job requires National Pharmacy Technician Certification and institutional specific pharmacy technician IV certification.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Maintains consistency with Administrative and Departmental policies with appropriate behavior, dress, attitude, attendance, confidentiality, professionalism, and reliability.
• Performs clerical duties including, but not limited to, the following: ordering, receiving, and invoicing supplies, posting patient debits and credits, computer tasks related to data entry and report generation.
• Maintains information for IV solution preparation and dispensing. Labels pre-mixed solutions and verifies Pharmacist’s work. Restocks solution bags in designated areas.
• Compounds sterile products not available from manufacturer ready-to-use including large volume, parenterals, IVPBs, TPNs, under the supervision of a pharmacist. Performs quality assurance duties related to end-product sterility verification.
• Participates in training of new associates on all technical and clerical skills.
• Selects and fills prepackaged medications for in-house patients. Pre-packs and delivers seven-day patient medication cards. Performs cart exchange and is responsible for the preparation and distribution of nutritionals.
• Monitors given amounts of drugs and assists in other inventory functions.
• Verifies written orders behind pharmacist.
• Assists pharmacist in gathering data for DUE, CI and drug regimen reviews.
• Maintain stocking and charge verification of medications housed in Pyxis.

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred

Experience

• 5+ years of pharmacy technician experience

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• Pharmacy registration in the State of practice
• Optional BLS, ACLS, and PALS for Pediatric practice

In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain the required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.

Work Schedule:

MULTIPLE SHIFTS AVAILABLE

Work Type:

Full Time