Pharmacy Technician II - Clinical Pharmacy

Tucson Medical Center; Tucson, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, AZ is seeking a Pharmacy Technician II to support pharmacists in processing and preparing prescriptions, pulling medications, and entering charges into the computer. The role includes delivering to patient care areas, restocking, compounding, labeling, and ensuring stock of essential drugs.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED, one year of pharmacy technician experience (acute care preferred), AZ license as a Pharmacy Technician, and CPR/BLS

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent.
• One year of pharmacy technician experience, preferably in an acute care setting.
• Arizona driver’s license; licensed by the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Heartsaver CPR (HSCPR or HSFACPR) or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Responsibilities

• Assists pharmacists as directed, including filling orders and preparing labels.
• Prepares and delivers to patient care areas and ancillary units.
• Replenishes medicine supply carts/automated dispensing devices; ensures essential drugs are stocked.
• Compounds, labels, and packages pharmaceuticals.
• Counts, packages, and labels unit doses and fills routine orders for inspection by Pharmacists.
• Uses aseptic technique in appropriate hood.
• Enters or retrieves data from computer files.
• Maintains competencies as designated by Department of Pharmacy.

Skills

Pharmacy knowledge

Pharmaceutical terminology

Compounding and labeling

Data entry software

Customer service

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Pharmacy Technician II - Clinical Pharmacy

Job Category: Allied Health

Schedule: Full time

Shift: Rotating Shift

SUMMARY

Under the direction of a pharmacist assists in processing and compounding prescriptions and other drug orders. Pulls prescribed medication from shelf, enters medication charges into the computer, restocks pharmacy automation, and handles telephone inquiries. Able to perform proficiencies of Pharmacy Technician Level I.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assists pharmacists as directed, including filling orders and preparing labels.
• Prepares and makes deliveries to patient care areas and ancillary units.
• Replenishes medicine supply carts/automated dispensing devices; ensures that the pharmacy is stocked with essential drugs and pharmaceuticals.
• Compounds, labels, and packages pharmaceuticals.
• Counts, packages, and labels unit doses and fills routine orders for inspection by Pharmacists.
• Uses aseptic admixture technique in the horizontal or vertical laminar airflow hood as appropriate.
• Enters or retrieves data from established computer files.
• Maintains competencies as designated by Department of Pharmacy.
• For pharmacy techs in retail must process patient charges for pharmaceuticals as required.
• Adheres to TMCH organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values policies, and standards.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION: High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

EXPERIENCE: One (1) year of pharmacy technician experience, preferably in an acute care setting.

Due to insurance company requirements, incumbent must be 21 years of age or older, due to incremental use of a company car.

LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION: Valid Arizona driver’s license.Licensed by the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician required. Heartsaver CPR (HSCPR or HSFACPR) or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical practices and procedures and regulations involving the administering of medications.
• Knowledge of medicine terminology.
• Skill in compounding and processing prescriptions.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; ability to complete routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to listen and accurately interpret others’ communication or instructions to take appropriate action; ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Ability to calculate figures and compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply basic algebraic concepts.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.