Pharmacy Technician - Part Time, Rotating Shifts (Upper Bucks campus)

St. Luke's University Health Network; Quakertown (Bucks County); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

JobRx, Inc. is seeking a Pharmacy Technician in Quakertown, Bucks County, who will be responsible for preparing and distributing medications under pharmacist supervision. The role includes patient interactions, medication management, and maintaining a clean workspace.

Successful applicants will possess a high school diploma and preferably have PTCB certification. Experience in a hospital pharmacy setting is also preferred. The position requires effective communication and adherence to pharmacy laws.

Qualifications

• Effective interpersonal communication skills while maintaining confidentiality.
• Knowledge of basic chemistry, arithmetic, and algebra.
• Familiarity with pharmacy laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Fills medications and IV orders from computer-generated labels.
• Delivers medications to patient care areas.
• Prepares prepackaged medications under pharmacist supervision.

Skills

Medication preparation

Interpersonal communication

Aseptic technique

Inventory management

Basic chemistry

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Current Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)

Job description

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Fills medications and IV orders from computer-generated labels, fills and updates patient cassette drawers, exchanges cassette drawers. Delivers medications to and picks up medications from patient care areas or uses the pneumatic tube to deliver medications when appropriate. Credits returned patient medications.
• Demonstrates ability to answer telephone/window and deal with visitors to pharmacy appropriately. Demonstrates ability to involve other pharmacy staff when appropriate. Directs all drug information questions to a pharmacist, communicates in a courteous and professional manner utilizing proper etiquette, and communicates all pertinent information to the technician on the next shift.
• Prepares prepackaged medications under pharmacist supervision using proper technique, maintains appropriate log books and completes work within shift.
• Prepares parenteral, admixture, anti-neoplastic and Home IV Therapy orders, extemporaneously compounds under pharmacist supervision using proper aseptic technique, maintains appropriate log books and completes work within shift.
• Keeps work area clean and neat and free of excess items, maintains adequate par levels.
• Reviews, fills, delivers nursing floor stock and controlled substances; performs medication area inspections for all areas with medications; prepares outpatient prescriptions in accordance with federal and state pharmacy laws; maintains CD Module narcotic inventory, re-stocks CD Module and processes CD Module returns.
• Delivers or retrieves medications when the supervising pharmacist views the situation as necessary.
• Performs Transitional Care Unit (TCU) activities including filling new medication orders, medication cassettes and crediting medications.
• Completes and maintains IV/Admixtures lab and departmental competencies.
• Utilizes effective interpersonal communication skills while maintaining confidentiality of hospital information and addressing co-workers, nurses and others in a pleasant and cooperative manner.
• Performs routine activities with minimal supervision, offering to provide additional help when needed, participates in training of new employees.
• Position includes days, evenings, every third weekend and holiday rotation.

Physical and Sensory Requirements

Walking and standing for up to eight hours per day and up to three consecutive hours. Continuously fingering. Frequent handling. Grasping and twisting. Frequently lifting and carrying up to 35 pounds. Frequent, continuous stair climbing and descending while carrying up to 35 pounds. Periodically, extended walking. Occasionally pushing and pulling up to 200 pounds. Frequently stooping and bending. Repetitively looking up. Occasionally crouching. Continuously reaching above shoulder level. Frequent neck bending. Hearing as it relates to normal conversation, high and low frequency. Seeing as it relates to general vision, near vision, far vision, color vision and peripheral vision.

Education

All pharmacy technicians must possess certain demonstrated abilities and a thorough knowledge base, understanding, and level of proficiency to assure adherence to the procedures and objectives of pharmacy services. These abilities and knowledge include general basic chemistry, arithmetic, basic algebra, reading, and writing. High school diploma or equivalent required.

For NJ-based positions: State Registration with NJ Board of Pharmacy, preferred upon hire. For new applicants, registration application must be filed within 10 days of hire date and the technician must be registered with the state board within 180 days of hire date. Current Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) national certification, preferred.

Training and Experience

Minimum of six months previous hospital pharmacy experience preferred.

Requires successful completion of on-the-job training in each area of the department within the first six months of employment.

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.