Pharmacy Tech Senior - Outpatient/Specialty

LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); Sur place; USD 40 000 - 54 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

LCMC Health in New Orleans, LA, seeks a Pharmacy Technician Senior to provide technical support in medication preparation, delivery, and cartfill exchanges. The role includes supervising junior technicians and ensuring compliance with SOPs and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities cover unit dose preparation, IV medications, quality assurance, and timely medication distribution. Requires 3 years of hospital pharmacy tech experience and a HS diploma or equivalent, with LA licensure.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience as a Pharmacy/hospital pharmacy technician.
• High School Diploma or GED or technical/vocational training.

Responsabilités

• Procures, prepares, packages, distributes, and disposes of medications and pharmaceutical supplies to support quality patient care.
• Prepares unit dose, compound oral, and intravenous medications; repackages medications as needed.
• Ensures product verification and safe distribution of medications to maintain integrity.
• Responds to requests, triages tasks, and prioritizes workload to support timely patient care.
• Participates in training, competency assessments, and professional activities to maintain knowledge of current trends.

Connaissances

Pharmacy technician experience

Formation

High School Diploma/GED or equivalent or Technical/vocational school

Description du poste

Your job is more than a job. The Pharmacy Technician Senior provides technical support to the pharmacy/healthcare professional(s) through medication preparation, delivery of medications, and cartfill exchange. Performs technical duties in accordance with standard operating procedures and regulatory requirements. Provides direction to new/junior technicians as required.

General Duties

Medication Preparation: Procures, receives, prepares, packages, distributes, and disposes of medications and pharmaceutical supplies to assist the department in providing quality pharmaceutical care for all patients. Prepares unit dose, compound oral, and intravenous medications. Repackages medications in unit dosage forms. Stocks medications and supplies. Follows appropriate ordering procedures, restocks medications and other supplies in patient care areas/clinics.

Medication Delivery: Ensures product verification by the appropriate pharmacy professional and facilitates the distribution of medications to maintain product integrity.

Prioritization and Triaging: Responds to customers' needs by answering phone calls, receiving and distributing messages, and triaging requests appropriately. Understands, implements appropriate time management and prioritization of tasks ensuring optimum patient care.

Quality Assurance: Conducts regular quality assurance inspections/audits focused on TJC/LBOP requirements, including product and equipment examinations regarding integrity and expiration. Completes logs to include refrigerator/freezer temperature monitoring and required cleaning.

Training/Education/Professional: Participates in professional activities and organizations to maintain knowledge of current trends, practices, and developments. Completes all required training, competency assessments and attends educational in-services as appropriate.

Guidance: Provides guidance to new team members and junior level technicians as required.

Experience Qualifications

Required: 3 years as a Pharmacy/hospital pharmacy technician

Education Qualifications

High School Diploma/GED or equivalent or Technical/vocational school

Licenses and Certifications

Certification Name: Pharmacy Technician Required Issuer: Louisiana Board of Pharmacy Licensure Speciality: Licensure Entity:

Certification Name: Certified Pharmacy Technician Preferred Issuer: Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Licensure Speciality: Certification Entity:

Work Shift

Variable Hours (United States of America)

About LCMC Health

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary Lakeside Hospital has a heritage rooted in extraordinary care for women and babies, while evolving to meet the healthcare needs of the whole family. As an essential part of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, Lakeside Hospital brings a new level of expert care by going the extra mile, treating the whole patient and not just a condition. Learn more about Lakeside Hospital and our expanding access to comprehensive and specialty healthcare services in Metairie

Our Extras

Deliver healthcare with heart. Give people a reason to smile. Put a little love in your work. Be honest and real, but with compassion. Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care. See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective. Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other. Love what makes you, you - because we do. You are welcome here.

Equal Opportunity Employer

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. Simple things make the difference.