What are the responsibilities and job description for the PHARMACY TECHNICIAN position at Excela Health?
Job Summary
The Pharmacy Technician, under the Pharmacist's supervision and according to established policies and procedures, assists with the medication distribution system.
Essential Job Functions
- Fill new medication orders and cassettes and prepare for Pharmacist's review.
- Assist in reconciliation of missing orders and doses and complete required documentation.
- Deliver and retrieve medications to and from patient care areas.
- Deliver medications to appropriate storage area on the nursing unit, including patients rooms,
- Retrieve discontinued and discharged patient's medication from nursing unit and return to Rx.
- Deliver stock medications and place in appropriate storage location.
- Maintain patient transfers, discharges, and medication returns to their proper locations.
- Exchange medication cassettes daily.
- Complete all assigned charging and crediting functions, including from miscellaneous sources.
- Prepackage medications, such as oral liquids, simple batch compounding, and starter doses for review.
- Restock automated dispensing cabinets, such as Omnicell machines.
- Utilize Pharmacy operating system, such as Cerner.
- Operate and maintain robot for first doses and cart-fill process.
- Use tube system, secure transaction function, and do not tube list.
- Stock medications to their appropriate locations, rotate stock as necessary and check outdates, and assist in maintaining adequate stock levels.
- Maintain assigned inspection section and check outdates monthly.
- Fill emergency trays, anesthesia trays, ancillary dept. stock requests, and various medication boxes.
- Facilitate communication within the Pharmacy.
- Answer telephone and triage calls to appropriate person.
- Monitor Pharmacy Window and assist customers according to their need.
- Staff the IV Room when necessary.
- Prior completion of department IV training and competency
- Prepare IV medications and parenteral nutrition (TPN) utilizing USP 797 and 800 guidelines for review.
- Label pre-mixed IV meds and batch prep mini bag plus IV meds for pharmacist’s review.
- Manage adequate inventory levels.
- Maintain Clean Room environment per policy and procedure as well as USP 797 and 800 guidelines.
- Follow Quality Assurance protocols, such as temp / humidity monitoring, hood cleaning, hand washing, and proper garb for clean room.
- Demonstrate skill and proficiency to be scheduled IV shift on weekend / holiday.
- Thoroughly trained in all aspects of the basic tech functions / duties.
- Robot : thoroughly understand cart-fill process including updates and patient transfers / discharges; troubleshoot problems / issues.
- Omnicell machines : Manage return bin function and be able to troubleshoot problems / issues.
- Assist Pharmacist in filling outpatient prescriptions as necessary.
- Operate packaging machines, which requires knowledge of machine set-up, reports, and trouble-shooting.
- The APS Overwrap Packager Machine, which packages vials / injectable and unit dose bigger items.
- The Bulk Packager machines, which include the Euclid Cadet that packages bulk meds in unit-dose strips for manual pick stations and Euclid Punch Cadet that packages bulk meds into unit-dose robot ready form.
- Enter appropriate information-such as NDC, manufacturer, bar-code, lot #, expiration date-for each medication being packaged.
- Complete average daily production of at least 2,000 to 3,000 doses from all 3 machines.
- Anticipate ups and downs of “Robot Ready” stock inventory and prepare accordingly.
- Restock robot daily using restocking report.
- Interact with buyers from other campuses and coordinate pre-packaging for their needs.
- Maintain bulk supply inventory by placing daily drug order using Repackaging Report and Wholesaler Reordering Report.
- Run packaging log detail report for each machine, print daily and keep for recommended length of time.
- Maintain utilization and efficiency of robot.
- Use cell map adjustment report twice monthly, remove and / or add meds, rearrange rods as necessary, and ensure packaging is checked and verified by a Pharmacist.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
License, Certification & Clearances
Supervisory Responsibilities
Position Type / Expected Hours of Work
LEAN
AAP / EEO
Work Environment
Effective March 2020 or during pandemic : goggles, face shield and mask are required according to CDC guidelines
When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and / or transfer device is required.
Essential – Absolute Necessity.
Marginal – Minimal Necessity.
Constantly – 5.5 to 8 hours or more or 200 reps / shift.
Frequently – 2.5 to 5.5 hours or more or 32-200 reps / shift.
Occasionally – 0.25 to 2.5 hours or 2-32 reps / shift.
Rarely – Less than 0.25 hours or less than 2 reps / shift.
Physical Condition
Essential
Marginal
Constantly
Frequently
Occasionally
Rarely
Never
Extreme Heat
Extreme Cold
Heights
Confined Spaces
Extreme Noise(>
85dB)
Mechanical Hazards
Use of Vibrating Tools
Operates Vehicle
Operates Heavy Equipment
Use of Lifting / Transfer Devices
Rotates All Shifts
8 Hours Shifts
10-12 Hours Shifts
On-Call
Overtime( 8 / hrs / shift; 40 / hrs / wk)
Travel Between Sites
Direct Patient Care
Respirator Protective Equipment
Eye Protection
Head Protection (hard hat)
Hearing Protection
Hand Protection
Feet, Toe Protection
Body Protection
Latex Exposure
Solvent Exposure
Paint (direct use) Exposure
Dust (sanding) Exposure
Ethylene Oxide Exposure
Cytotoxic (Chemo) Exposure
Blood / Body Fluid Exposure
Chemicals (direct use) Exposure
Mist Exposure
Wax Stripper (direct use)
Non-Ionizing Radiation Exposure
Ionizing Radiation Exposure
Laser Exposure
Physical Demands
When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and / or transfer device is required.
Essential – Absolute Necessity.
Marginal – Minimal Necessity.
Constantly – 5.5 to 8 hours or more or 200 reps / shift.
Frequently – 2.5 to 5.5 hours or more or 32-200 reps / shift.
Occasionally – 0.25 to 2.5 hours or 2-32 reps / shift.
Rarely – Less than 0.25 hours or less than 2 reps / shift.
Physical Condition
Essential
Marginal
Constantly
Frequently
Occasionally
Rarely
Never
Bending (Stooping)
Sitting
Walking
Climbing Stairs
Climbing Ladders
Standing
Kneeling
Squatting (Crouching)
Twisting / Turning
Keyboard / Computer Operation
Gross Grasp
Fine Finger Manipulation
Hand / Arm Coordination
Pushing / Pulling(lbs. of force)
Carry
Transfer / Push / Pull Patients
Seeing Near w / Acuity
Feeling (Sensation)
Color Vision
Hearing Clearly
Pulling / Pushing Objects Overhead
Reaching Above Shoulder Level
Reaching Forward
Lifting Floor to Knuckle
Lifting Seat Pan to Knuckle
Lifting Knuckle to Shoulder
Lifting Shoulder to Overhead
When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and / or transfer device is required
