Description
FLSA Employment Status: Nonexempt/Hourly
JOB SUMMARY
Under supervision of the pharmacy supervisor and/or Staff Pharmacists, fills orders for unit dose, pre-packaged pharmaceuticals, and intravenous solutions in accordance with state and federal codes and regulations.
Reporting Structure
Reports to the Pharmacy supervisor or staff pharmacist
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Education
- High School diploma or equivalent, required.
- Completion of a formal Pharmacy Technician training program, preferred
Work Experience
- One (1) year of experience in a hospital pharmacy setting, preferred
License/Certification
- Current Pharmacy Technician certification preferred
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Mission, Visions
- Core Values/Standards of Conduct
- AIDET/Organizational Expectations
- Safety
- Quality
- Flexibility
- Communications
- Customer Service
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Finance
- Abuse and Neglect of Adult Patient
- Abuse and Neglect of Pediatric Patient
- Acute Coronary Syndrome/Chest Pain Protocols
- Biohazard Waste
- CC Hand Hygiene
JOB SPECIFIC CORE COMPETENCIES
Department Specific Specialty Area
- Medical/Pharmacy terminology
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Highly organized and detail oriented
- Advanced level Computer skills
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Ensures availability of accurate pharmaceutical supplies to ancillary units by reading order, entering order data into computer, filling requisitions and delivering floor and narcotic stock orders.
- Prepares intravenous solutions within standard protocol and aseptic techniques by reading and interpreting orders, calculating proper volume levels of additives needed, performing mathematical volume conversions, labeling prepared solutions, cleaning hood and IV area and restocking medications.
- Assists with the accurate and timely dispensing of daily patient medications by replenishing medicine carts for nursing units and filling routine patient orders for pharmaceuticals.
- Conducts rounds to all floors in order to deliver medications generated by new physician orders, retrieve narcotics requisitions, and deliver intravenous solutions.
- Assists with dispensing and control of narcotics by filling orders, recording narcotics dispensed, and delivering narcotics to the floor, matching daily narcotic receipts with controlled substance sheets, and performing an inventory of all narcotics dispensed that day.
- Answers phone, responds to routine questions, and notifies Pharmacist if needed.
- Counts, compounds and repackages pharmaceuticals using established procedures.
- Processes admissions, transfers, and discharge information by adjusting patient data in computer, entering charges, changing medication cart to proper patient room, and retrieving sealed items back to inventory, if appropriate.
- Monitors supply levels, notifies appropriate staff if reorder is needed, rotates stock, and removes expired medications.
- Ensures main dispensing area and IV area are stocked adequately.
- Shelves new stock, making sure that the manufacturer's storage requirements are observed.
OTHER DUTIES
Performs other related duties as assigned to support achievement of Pharmacy goals and objectives
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move drugs and office products and supplies, up to 40 pounds.
- Must be able to see with corrective eye wear
- Must be able to hear clearly with assistance
- May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases
- May be in contact with patients under a variety of circumstances
- Able to handle emergency or crisis situations
- May be occasionally subject to irregular work hours
- May be required to wear protective equipment as necessary
- Ability to perform effectively in a stressful and fast-paced environment.
- Ability to pass all required health and other screening tests including random and reasonable suspicion drug screens.
PHYSICAL ABILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS
Activity
Occasionally (1-33%)
Frequently (34% to 66%)
Continuously (67% to 100%)
Sitting
X
Walking
X
Standing
X
Bending
X
Squatting
X
Climbing
X
Kneeling
X
Twisting
X
Lifting
X
Carrying
X
Pushing
X
I, (Print Name) ________________________________________________________have received a copy of this job description.
The following signature indicates that I have read and understand all aspects of the job description, and I assert that I am not aware of any reason that would prevent me from performing all job responsibilities under the conditions described. Further, my signature indicates that, upon accepting employment at HMC, I agree to perform the job duties as listed in this job description and all other duties as required.
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