Pharmacy Technician- Full Time

Shenandoah Medical Center; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Shenandoah Medical Center in Iowa City is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support pharmacists in dispensing medications, preparing unit-dose meds with Pyxis labels, and labeling per regulatory guidelines. You will handle IV meds using sterile technique and assist with IV preparation and verification processes.

You will maintain medication stock, place orders, keep formulary current, manage inventory in Pyxis units, document unit-dose and compounded preparations, and provide courteous customer

Responsibilities

• Review and prepare medications for pharmacist approval, ensuring correct dosage, form, strength and quantity for dispensing via Pyxis or for compounding.
• Maintain appropriate medication stock levels; place orders with wholesalers and monitor inventory for accuracy and up-to-date formulary.
• Triage customer inquiries with excellent service; determine when to transfer or refer and relay information to patients or providers.
• Document all unit dose and compounded preparations; store and file records per USP guidelines and regulatory requirements.
• Provide administrative support to the Pharmacy department; screen visitors, schedule drug representative and anticoagulation clinic appointments, and maintain equipment.
• Perform additional duties as assigned; comply with Know Your Rights notices and maintain confidentiality and safety standards.

Job description

1. Review and prepare medications to be dispensed for Pharmacist approval.

• Ensures correct selection of dosage, form, strength and quantity of medications for dispensing to the automated dispensing cabinet (Pyxis) or for use in compounding medications.
• Prepares unit dose medications with bar code labels for the automated dispensing cabinet (Pyxis).
• Labels medication according to regulatory guidelines with all appropriate information prior to pharmacist verification.
• Prepares intravenous (IV) medications for inpatient and outpatient use by using sterile aseptic technique as described by USP guidelines.
• Mixes pharmaceutical preparations, fills bottles with prescribed tablets and capsules, and creates labels for bottles.\

2. Maintains appropriate medication stock levels based on patient care needs for the pharmacy and the patient care areas including determination of appropriate levels and ordering of products.

• Orders supplies and medications through the pharmacy wholesaler and other suppliers as deemed necessary.
• Monitors drugs closely to evaluate and establish appropriate stock levels.
• Restocks supplies and medications in the pharmacy
• Restocks medications in all Pyxis units and other areas as approved ]Delivers medications to ancillary departments upon request
• Monitors pharmaceutical inventory within the pharmacy and other areas
• Keeps the formulary up to date with the current stock and keeps it available for use.
• Monitors medication outdates in the pharmacy department, pyxis stations, and crash carts throughout the facility.

3. Triages questions in the form of customer service.

• Demonstrates excellent customer service and a pleasant demeanor during all communication with patients or health care professionals.
• Demonstrates ability to determine the level of expertise required to address the patient/health provider need to transfer/refer them to the desired individual.
• Consults with pharmacist on medication questions and relays information to patients and/or providers when appropriate.

4. Performs and maintains documentation.

• Documents all unit dose preparations
• Documents all compounded preparations according to USP guidelines
• Documents all medications dispensed to the automated dispensing cabinet (Pyxis)
• Maintains and stores all records in the pharmacy for the appropriate amount of time according to the Iowa State Board of Pharmacy and Drug Enforcement Agency regulations
• Handles all storage of CIII-CV records in accordance with the law
• Handles all storage of T3 statements in accordance with FDA regulations
• Handles all storage of records and invoices
• Files department records.

5. Provides administrative support for the Pharmacy department.

• Initiates phones calls, receives/screens/routes incoming visitors/calls.
• Schedules appointments for drug representatives.
• Schedules appointments for anticoagulation clinic patients
• Cleans equipment according to prescribed methods.
• Maintain and audit billed transactions for inpatient and outpatient medications
• Collect pharmacy charge sheets from ancillary departments
• Input charges for medications from ancillary departments
• Maintains NDC Crosswalk on Macrohelix for the 340B Program
• Audits patient visits on Macrohelix for the 340B Program

6. Performs other duties as assigned.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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