Pharmacy Technician III

Baptist Health; La Grange (KY); On-site; USD 51,577,000 - 71,635,000; Full time

Job summary

The Inpatient Pharmacy Technician position at Baptist Health in Kentucky supports pharmacy services by assembling and distributing medications under pharmacist supervision. You will assist with ordering, receiving, storage, distribution, and monitoring medication use to ensure safe and effective patient care.

Responsibilities include greeting providers and patients, answering questions, delivering medications to units, handling controlled substances per policy, and compounding non-sterile and

Qualifications

• Must have KY Board of Pharmacy registration or eligibility within 30 days.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy operations preferred.
• Ability to adhere to infection control and safety policies.

Responsibilities

• Greets health care providers and patients and refers drug information calls to a pharmacist.
• Delivers medication to units accurately and in a timely fashion.
• Performs non-sterile compounding under supervision with pharmacist verification.
• Maintains compliance with USP 795 standards and infection control policies.
• Handles controlled substances according to department policies.

Skills

Communication

Customer Service

Education

KY Board of Pharmacy registration (within 30 days of hire)

Job description

Summary

Job Description:

Position Summary

The Inpatient Pharmacy Technician is a certified pharmacy technician position who supports pharmacy services by assembling and participating in the distribution of medications. This position will assist the department's professional staff, under direct supervision, in numerous aspects of ordering, receiving, storage, distribution, and monitoring medication use.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

The following is a summary of the major functions of this individual's job.

Greets health care providers and patients in person or by phone; answering questions and requests when appropriate; refers drug information calls to a pharmacist.

Adheres to infection control policies and protocols and maintains a safe and clean pharmacy, while also maintaining a neat and orderly work area.

Delivers medication to appropriate unit in an accurate timely fashion.

Handling of controlled substances in accordance with pharmacy department policies and procedures.

Provides appropriate documentation as required.

Attends and contributes to the content of meetings and committees as assigned.

Prepares simple non-sterile compounding in accordance with department guidelines and applicable USP 795 standards utilizing aseptic technique for final verification by a pharmacist

Maintains a working knowledge of appropriate regulatory body and federal/state laws and regulations for nonsterile compounding and sterile compounding.

Prepares sterile compounds (hazardous and nonhazardous) in accordance with department guidelines and applicable USP 797 standards, local and federal regulations and utilizing strict aseptic technique for final verification by a pharmacist.

Minimum Education and Training

Registration with Kentucky Board of Pharmacy (KY hospitals) within 30 days of hire date if you are a new registrant. If previously registered, you must have registration upon hire.

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.