Pharmacy Technician - IV Admixtures & Training

Trinity Health; Centralia (IA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

MercyOne Central Iowa seeks a Certified Pharmacy Technician to provide technical support in pharmaceutical care at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. You will prepare and deliver medications, including IV admixtures, under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.

Colleagues enjoy competitive compensation with a full benefits package and opportunities for growth throughout the MercyOne Health System; required Iowa board registration and PTCB certification as noted in our hiring criteria.

Qualifications

• Prepares medication orders.
• Delivers medications and IV admixtures to patient rooms, critical care areas, and other areas.
• Credits to the patient and restocks usable medications/IVs returned to the pharmacy.
• Assists the pharmacists with audits and completes assigned unit inspections.
• Restocks automated medication dispensing machines.
• Restocks tackle boxes and cart inserts (crash carts, airway carts, latex carts) and completes check in/out process.
• Communicates stock utilization and ordering needs.
• Compounds and labels extemporaneous liquid and solid products for patients.
• Prepares IV admixtures including TPNs, chemotherapy IVs, IV piggybacks, and syringes.
• Provides training and mentoring to new employees and assists in directing workflow.
• Other duties as needed and assigned by the manager.

Responsibilities

• Prepares medication orders.
• Delivers medications and IV admixtures to patient rooms, critical care areas, and other ancillary areas.
• Credits to the patient and restocks usable medications/IVs returned to the pharmacy.
• Assists the pharmacists with audits and completes assigned unit inspections.
• Restocks automated medication dispensing machines.
• Restocks tackle boxes and cart inserts (crash carts, airway carts, latex carts), and completes check in/out process.
• Communicates stock utilization and ordering needs.
• Compounds and labels extemporaneous liquid and solid products for patients.
• Prepares IV admixtures including TPNs, chemotherapy IVs, IV piggybacks, and syringes following policies.
• Provides training and mentoring to new employees and assists in directing workflow.
• Other duties as needed and assigned by the manager.

Education

High School Diploma or GED (when nationally certified through NHA)

PTCB nationally certified technicians

National Pharmacy Technician Certification

Registered with Iowa Board of Pharmacy

Mandatory Reporter training within 3 months

Job description

MercyOne Central Iowa seeks a Certified Pharmacy Technician to provide technical support in pharmaceutical care at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. You will prepare and deliver medications, including IV admixtures, under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.

Colleagues enjoy competitive compensation with a full benefits package and opportunities for growth throughout the MercyOne Health System; required Iowa board registration and PTCB certification as noted in our hiring criteria.