Pharmacy Technician III

Baptist Health; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking an Inpatient Pharmacy Technician who supports pharmacy services by assembling and distributing medications under direct supervision. Responsibilities include assisting professional staff with ordering, receiving, storage, distribution, and monitoring medication use in a hospital setting.

The role requires certification as a pharmacy technician and registration with the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy within 30 days of hire.

Qualifications

• Certified pharmacy technician required.
• Ability to greet providers and patients and handle questions.
• Follows infection control policies and maintains a clean, safe pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Greets health care providers and patients in person or by phone; refers drug information calls to a pharmacist.
• Adheres to infection control policies and maintains a safe and clean pharmacy, while maintaining an orderly work area.
• Delivers medication to appropriate unit in an accurate timely fashion.
• Handles controlled substances per policies and procedures.
• Prepares simple non-sterile compounding per USP 795 using aseptic technique for pharmacist verification.
• Prepares sterile compounds (hazardous and nonhazardous) per USP 797 with strict aseptic technique for pharmacist verification.

Skills

Patient communication

Infection control

Aseptic technique

Regulatory awareness

Education

KY Board of Pharmacy registration within 30 days

Job description

Job Description

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

• 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.