Pharmacy Technician I

Mount Nittany Medical Center; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Nittany Health is seeking a Pharmacy Technician I to provide dispensing support under supervision. Responsibilities include maintaining sterile product storage, processing orders, serving pharmacy customers, unit-dose preparation, inventory management, billing, delivering medications to patient units, and collecting patient medication histories.

The role involves handling Class II controlled substances, repackaging duties, and ensuring compliance with safety policies within the health

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent required.
• No previous experience required, but prior experience preferred.
• Registration with the Pennsylvania Pharmacy Board required.

Responsibilities

• Maintains security and proper storage of sterile products.
• Delivers products to patient units maintaining security and proper storage.
• Processes provider orders and maintains downtime records for each patient.
• Provides services to Pharmacy customers and handles telephone inquiries and service window duties.
• Performs unit-dose drug supply processing and delivers medications to patient units and rooms.
• Keeps drug supplies stocked/secured and replenishes stock on all patient units.
• Performs billing functions per Corporate Compliance guidelines.
• Delivers Class II CS to nursing stations and completes electronic entries.
• Maintains inventory, checks for expiration and order needs.
• Oversees drug repackaging and ensures quality control and proper dating.
• Collects a patient medication history in the Emergency Department and documents in the electronic record.
• Picks up and makes delivery rounds; performs daily Code Cart quality checks.

Skills

Mathematics

Technology skills

Attention to detail

Organization

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

Performs various duties that provide dispensing support to the Pharmacists under their direct supervision.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education:

1. High school education or equivalent required.

Experience:

1. No previous experience required, but prior experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

1. Proficiency in Mathematics.
2. Proficient technology skills.
3. Strong attention to detail.
4. Maintain a clean and organized work environment

License/Certification/Registration:

1. Registration with the Pennsylvania Pharmacy Board required.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Receives direct supervision from the Pharmacy Manager, Supervisors, and Staff Pharmacists. Receives guidance from Pharmacy Technician IV.

SUPERVISION GIVEN

None

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Maintains security and proper storage of sterile products
   1. Maintains proper storage of reconstituted injectables and final products.
   2. Delivers products to the patient units maintaining security and proper storage.
2. Processes provider orders.
   1. Maintains hard-copy downtime chronological records for each patient.
3. Provides services to Pharmacy customers.
   1. Receives telephone communication from health system staff, provider offices, and the public. Collects pertinent details and triages call to appropriate staff for follow up when indicated.
   2. Tends the pharmacy doors and service window.
4. Performs unit-dose drug supply processing.
   1. Accurately fills patient medications using health system refill lists.
   2. Adjusts each patient's account based on returned doses when necessary.
   3. Maintains current patient medications using the health system reports.
   4. Delivers the unit dose medications to the patient units and transfers new drug supply per department procedures.
   5. Delivers medications to each patient room pass-through or in-room storage cabinet.
      1. Handles interactions with health system staff, patients, and visitors while delivering into rooms.
      2. Interacts with patient care staff to help resolve any storage or delivery issues.
5. Keeps drug supplies stocked/secured.
   1. Selects drugs and supplies based on floor stock usage from automated dispensing machines (ADM) reports.
   2. Replenishes drug stock on all patient units.
6. Performs billing functions.
   1. Performs charging and crediting functions per Corporate Compliance guidelines.
   2. Performs charging and crediting functions of meds for discharges when necessary.
7. Delivers Class II Controlled Substances (CS) to the nursing stations.
   1. Delivers Class II drugs to ADM after the drugs are dispensed by a Pharmacist.
   2. Completes all electronic entries.
   3. Returns all ADM receipts to the Pharmacist.
8. Maintains Inventory.
   1. Performs monthly check of assigned drug storage locations throughout the health system for drugs approaching expiration, proper storage and quantity.
   2. Performs monthly check of assigned locations in the pharmacy for drugs approaching outdate and proper storage.
   3. Monitors internal drug stock for quantity on hand and orders additional supplies through the Buyer.
   4. Restocks front-line dispensing areas from reserve stock as needed.
9. Performs and oversees drug repackaging.
   1. Maintains and operates the solid unit-dose repackaging system
   2. Maintains and operates the liquid unit-dose repackaging system.
   3. Manufactures low-volume liquid unit-dose products using Medi-dose system or oral syringes.
   4. Ensures quality control of final product packages and labels.
   5. Establishes proper expiration dating based on product stability and repackaging mechanism.
   6. Maintains repackaging log per regulations.
10. Collects a patient medication history
    1. Collects a patient medication history on all patients in the Emergency Department (with a primary focus on admitted patients) by discussion with patient, referencing home medication list, calling and involving external resources to provide the physician a complete medication list for review.
    2. Speaks with the patient and takes a medication history.
    3. Resources patient's medication list.
    4. References external resources.
    5. Documents the drug, dose, and frequency in the electronic record.
    6. Participates in the development of policies and procedures to improve the medication reconciliation process.
    7. Collaborates with the patient, significant others, and health care providers in providing the physician the most updated and accurate medication list.
    8. Communicates with the patient, significant others and health care providers regarding obtaining the most accurate medication history for the patient.
    9. Consults with health care providers and facilities for information.
11. Picks-up and makes delivery rounds throughout the health system.
12. Performs daily Code Cart quality control checks for assigned area(s).
13. Records all Workload Units not captured by Meditech.
14. Records and types meeting minutes.
15. Performs basic word-processing and spreadsheet functions.
16. Operates the pneumatic tube system.
17. Complies with the safety program in accordance with health system policies:
    1. Attends assigned safety training sessions.
    2. Complies with health system safety policies and encourages persons under his/her direction to do the same.
    3. Documents attendance at required training on Staff Development/Education and Training Record.
18. A Pharmacy Technician I may not perform the following duties:
    1. Accept or transcribe an oral order or telephone prescription.
    2. Enter or be in a pharmacy if a pharmacist is not on duty.
    3. Perform any act within the practice of pharmacy that involves discretion or independent professional judgment.
    4. Perform a duty until trained and the duty has been specified in a written protocol

NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Performs related and miscellaneous duties as assigned.

About Us

Why Mount Nittany Health?

At Mount Nittany Health, we provide high-quality patient care with a unique combination of the latest in clinical technology and compassionate medical professionals. We are committed to improving both the quality and availability of healthcare in our region and seek to hire only the best to support the communities we serve.