What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Technician II Retail - Health First Family Pharmacy position at Health First Design Studio?
Job Requirements
Work Experience
POSITION SUMMARY:
To be fully engaged in providing No Harm/ Quality, Customer Experience, and Stewardship, the Pharmacy technicians assist pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications, maintaining the drug inventory, and maintaining patient records. Pharmacy technicians work only under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. They do not perform duties that can legally be performed only by a registered pharmacist.
PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Quality/No Harm:
- Enters prescriptions accurately and sorts them based on method of delivery.
- Ensures that the correct medication is in the correct patient containers.
- Rotates stock to ensure use before expiration date.
- Restocks medication dispensing areas.
- Attends pharmacy staff meetings and reads pertinent email communication.
- Participates in orientation, education, and training programs. Reviews literature and other materials as assigned.
- Completes all competence/skills assessment requirements.
- Maintains patient and department/hospital confidentiality.
- Selects correct product and ensures that the correct amount of medication is dispensed.
- Identifies and replaces outdated and unusable drugs.
- Maintains logs, records, and other required documentation accurately. Files documentation in appropriate locations.
Customer Experience:
- Assists in unpacking and storing pharmaceuticals and supplies in appropriate locations.
- Generates prescription labels as required.
- Answers the telephone, identifying self and department. Directs calls to appropriate personnel.
- Answers requests at the window.
- Organizes and prioritizes work assignments.
- Demonstrates good oral and written communication.
- Keeps pharmacy areas clean, neat, and well organized. Keeps pharmacy equipment clean.
- Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.
- Maintains patient and Department/Hospital confidentiality.
Stewardship:
- Enters charges and credits for patient medications accurately.
- Regularly monitors their assigned section to make sure that the inventory is under control.
Work Experience
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
- Computer skills to support distribution systems required.
- Pharmacy Technician Registration for the State of Florida or current State of Florida Pharmacy Intern registration required upon hire.
- Pharmacy technician certification by PTCB or ExCPT preferred.
- Hours may be long and irregular; includes evenings, weekends, and holidays as necessary.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Repetitive use of hands and fingers. Good hand and wrist dexterity to enable typing and/or computer work for 8-10 hours/day.
- Good eyesight to read labels/prescriptions, graduated containers of fluids, to count tabs, capsules.
- Good hearing to understand phone instructions/orders, customers and those in which the position depends.
- Ability to work in noisy distracting atmosphere, to handle frequent interruptions, to adapt to changes in workload and work schedule.
- Handle large volumes of work for long periods of time.
- Walk, bend, stoop, twist, sit, stand for long periods of time, 8-10 hours a day.
- May require lifting and carrying light loads (Up to 40 lbs).
