Pharmacy Technician II

Position Summary: Under the direct supervision of a Pharmacist, the Pharmacy Technician II is responsible for performing supportive clerical and technical tasks to assist the pharmacist in providing pharmaceutical care.

Responsibilities:

• Assists in processing medication orders through timely removal of labels from printer and prompt preparation of medications for dispensing; prepackaging bulk medications into ready to use unit dose packaging.
• Answering telephone calls from medical staff, nursing, and other medical center associates.
• Assists in compounding and dispensing pharmaceuticals Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records.
• Runs reports, stocks, and maintains inventory of the automated dispensing machines and crash carts.
• Inspects areas where medication is stored including proper storage conditions and removal of outdated medications.
• Runs IV reports, reviews out-of-the ordinary/costly prescriptions with pharmacists, prepares and delivers intravenous admixtures or other sterile products; checks with nursing unit on continuous infusion solutions to facilitate keeping pharmacy label due times in sync with the actual projected administration time for the solution.

Qualifications: 

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Registered as a technician with the State of Kansas Board of Pharmacy or register upon hire Pharmacy technician certification (CPhT) by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or NHA's Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT)
• Knowledge of principles, methods and techniques involved in performing general pharmacy services and adapting or modifying standards of pharmacy practices for care of specific medical cases.

Preferred:

• 2– 3 years pharmacy technician experience

Infection Control: Initial and Ongoing training in dealing with infection control. Trainings could include but are not limited to, blood borne pathogens, bodily fluids and bio hazardous materials as it applies to your daily work environment.

Patient Interaction: Periodic 

HIPAA: This position will have access to the following Protected Health Information in order to carry out the duties related to their position at Hays Medical Center based on the following criteria:
Primary – required (routine) to do the job;
Secondary – required for the job, but mostly be exception; and
None – no approved access

Description of Information
Primary:
Patient Demographic Information (information used to identify a person): Name, Date of Birth, Address, Race, Marital Status, Religion

Clinical Information (information that describes a patient’s health status): Diagnosis, Reports/Medical Notes, Test Results, Problem List, Procedures, History and Physical

Coding Information (clinical information that is in (alpha) numeric format): ICD-9 Codes, Rev Codes, CPT Codes

Secondary:
Financial Information/Insurance (information related to insurance, billing and payment): Billing Information, Payer Name, Payer ID, Account Balances, Plan Elements Covered, Payment Information, Payment Rates