Pharmacy Technician Certified

UnityPoint Health; Sioux City (IA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's is seeking a Full Time Pharmacy Technician for day shifts with rotating weekends/holidays.

Under pharmacist supervision, you will prepare chemotherapy, TPNs, IV additives, and sterile products using aseptic technique, and assist with inventory, recalls, and dispensing systems. Responsibilities include ensuring patient safety, accurate medication handling, and delivering meds to patient care areas across neonatal to geriatric patients.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required.
• Two years of related work experience or education to replace work experience preferred.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician Certification or willing to obtain within 1st year of employment.
• Registration with State of Iowa Board of Pharmacy or willing to obtain within 1st year of employment.

Responsibilities

• Under supervision, manages scheduling of and preparation of chemotherapy, TPNs, IV additives using aseptic technique.
• Assists the pharmacist with ordering supplies, unpacks and stores drug supplies, and maintains recalls and regulations.
• Rotates inventory, checks expirations, refills automated dispensing cabinets, and delivers meds to patient care areas.
• Focus on patient safety and confidentiality during loading, labeling, and delivering medications.

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

• Shift: Days - 0645-1715, weekend and holiday rotation
• Job ID: 186288

• Area of Interest: Pharmacy
• FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0
• Department: Pharmacy- Downtown
• Shift: Days - 0645-1715, weekend and holiday rotation
• Job ID: 186288

Overview

Unity Point Health -St. Luke's

Full Time, Days

0645-1715, rotating weekends and holidays

Under the direct supervision of a Registered Pharmacist, manages scheduling of and preparation of chemotherapy, TPN’s, IV additive solutions, and irrigating solutions using aseptic technique in the laminar air flow hoods. Assists the pharmacist with ordering supplies and pharmaceuticals, unpacks and stores drug supplies, manages recalls and DSCSA Regulations, rotates inventory, checks outdates, refills Automated Dispensing Cabinets, utilizes and updates Bar Codes in Omni refills and EMR system, refills/stocks crash carts, and delivers medication to patient care areas. These services are provided to support the care of neo-natal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric customers.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options focused on your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.Here are just a few:

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
• Dental, health and vision insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.
• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Join our team of experts and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

• Understands and follows standard dilution and preparation procedures for all drugs for all age groups. Uses IV Room Reference Books, Micromedex, and Pediatric dilutions for Antibiotics and Dilutions as defined in NeoFax Reference for ICN drug preparation.
• Prepares Large Volume solutions with additives, IVPB’s, syringes, and irrigation solutions using good sterile technique and using equipment in accordance with all regulations and training.
• Completes twice annual sterile technique testing and monitors results.
• Utilizes TPN compounder to manufacture TPN solutions safely and accurately always using good sterile technique (follows procedures for setup, monitoring accuracy, replacing fluid supplies using bar code scanning technology, and arranges finished product for Pharmacist check).
• Assures all necessary doses are ready for delivery runs to depart in a timely fashion.
• Loads or delivers ‘stat’ and ‘now’ medication orders to nursing units promptly after pharmacist check (is firmly committed to patient care).
• Understands drug expense and minimizes drug waste. Follows Drug Shortages and keeps inventory levels appropriate in the Pharmacy and in the ADCs.
• Keeps drug storage areas checked for outdates, including process of refilling Omni’s using accurate expiration dates. Keeps stacks and the entire Pharmacy clean.
• Focus on Patient Safety and confidentiality when loading medications, labeling medications, and delivering medications.

Qualifications

Education:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required.

Experience:

• Two (2) years of related work experience or education to replace work experience preferred.

License(s)/Certification(s):

• Certified Pharmacy Technician Certification or willing to obtain within 1st year of employment.
• Registration with State of Iowa Board of Pharmacy or willing to obtain within 1st year of employment.