Pharmacy Technician II

McLaren Health Care Corporation; Mount Pleasant (MI); In loco; USD 25.000 - 32.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

McLaren Health Care Corporation seeks a Pharmacy Technician II to provide distributive pharmacy services and technical support. Under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, you will prepare, label, and package IV and unit-dose medications in accordance with orders and procedures.

Responsibilities include assisting pharmacists, preparing labels, maintaining records, stocking supplies, and supporting training and performance improvement activities within a hospital pharmacy setting.

Competenze

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Valid state Limited or Full Pharmacy Technician License is required.
• Two years of pharmacy technician experience are required.
• Two years of sterile compounding experience are required.

Mansioni

• Set up, organize, and maintain the work area.
• Assist pharmacists and perform duties under their direction (filling containers, labeling, prepackaging, records, stocking).
• Perform pharmacy computer functions as required.
• Prepare and label IVs and chemotherapy agents per procedures.
• Process admissions, transfers, discharges, and physician orders per policy.

Conoscenze

Pharmacy experience

Sterile compounding

Attention to detail

Computer literacy

Formazione

High school diploma or equivalent

Pharmacy technician license

Strumenti

Pharmacy software

Descrizione del lavoro

Position Summary: Provides distributive pharmacy services and technical support for the pharmacist. Under the direction and final check of a licensed pharmacist prepares, packages and labels IV and unit dose interim and maintenance medications according to prescriber orders and to established policies and procedures.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

1. Sets up, organizes and maintains work area.
2. Assists pharmacists, and under their direction, performs duties such as, but not limited to, filling containers, preparing and affixing labels, prepackaging pharmaceuticals, maintaining records, and stocking supplies.
3. Performs pharmacy computer functions as required.
4. Prepares and labels IVs, hyperalimentation solutions, chemotherapy agents, and other pharmaceutical products.
5. Responds to patient admission, transfer, discharge, discontinued medication notices, and processes physician orders, according to established procedure.
6. Assists in performing recordkeeping, billing and accounting functions, including, but not limited to, verifying remittances, corresponding with third party prescription payors, entering charges and payments, making adjustments, posting charges and printing statements.
7. Assists in ordering, receiving, inspecting and adjusting stock.
8. Maintains floor stock, crash carts and nursing station inspection reports.
9. Assists in training pharmacy personnel.
10. Participates in performance improvement activities.

11. Provides for the age specific needs of the population served according to department standards, as evidenced by observation, documentation, and peer feedback.

• (X) Newborn - Birth to discharge
• (X) Infant - Any child up to one year
• (X) Pediatric - One year to 12 years
• (X) Adolescence - 13-17 years
• (X) Adult - 18-64 years
• (X) Geriatric - 65 years and older

1. Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Pharmacy Tech II:

• Responsible for all Pharmacy Technician I duties as well as routinely assigned special tasks, responsibilities and projects as directed and assigned by discretion of pharmacy supervisor or the Director of Pharmacy.

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid state Limited, or Full Pharmacy Technician License.
• Two years of experience as a pharmacy technician.

Preferred

• Computer experience.

• Previous pharmacy experience or courses in pharmacy curriculum.
• Prepares and labels chemotherapy agents
• Performs automated dispensing cabinet restocks, expirations, and minor preventative maintenance according to established procedures

Required

• Two years of sterile compounding experience as a pharmacy technician