Certified Pharmacy Technician

Job Description

Job Overview:

The Pharmacy Technician assists the Pharmacist(s) with the provision of pharmaceutical services to patients. This includes, but is not limited to: preparing, packaging and delivering medication; compiling and processing drug shipment orders; managing medication, equipment and supply inventories and maintaining files and records.

Primary Scope Of Responsibilities

• Annual IV Media Fill Test/Annual Handwashing requirements
• Mobile Isolation Chamber Training/ Chemo/Hazardous Drug Handling Competency
• Ordering and receiving medications from suppliers. Inventory control of medications.
• Handles drug shortages, recalls, and order errors
• Receives, processes, bills for and sends out orders from clinics and departments
• Performs monthly unit inspections throughout the facility, which includes managing monthly medication outdating of departments, Pyxis machines, Pharmacy stock and crash carts
• Monitors and maintains daily appropriate drug storage temperatures and conditions and manages Pyxis drug entries, loading, restocking, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
• Under the supervision of the Pharmacist, accurately prepares and delivers medications (oral, IVs, and chemos) to appropriate care areas.
• Fully competent in primary role on unit; performs patient and family assessment and problem identification, plans care accordingly, implements and evaluates plan of care so that problems are resolved.
• Adheres reliably to all accepted patient safety standards.
• Identifies and promotes new learning around changing patient safety standards of practice.
• Makes value-added resource decision for patient care with respect to supplies, equipment and acuity of care.
• Records pertinent clinical documentation in accordance with regulatory requirements, professional standards and hospital policy.
• Adheres to federal, state and hospital rules and regulations concerning HIPAA privacy and security.
• Follows Hospital compliance plan and policies, including the Code of Conduct.
• Participates in required training for compliance related activities (HIPAA, Compliance, Patient Safety, TJC, etc.)
• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own professional decision making.
• Develops professional goals and diversity of responsibilities within practice; consistent with hospital mission and goals
• Demonstrates role awareness and seeks individualized/department specific continuing education that improves patient care or professional practice.
• Able to express values around patient/family centered care and assists others to achieve shared understanding.
• Active participant in quality improvement processes.
• Participates and contributes to unit meetings and activities.
• Identifies need to seek out additional information when needed and apply relevant findings to practice
• Demonstrates purposeful service excellence through exceeding patient and co-worker expectations.
• Represents the department and hospital as a dedicated, courteous and responsive employee.
  
  

Population Specific Criteria

• Demonstrates the ability to assess and interact with customers of all ages, recognizing language and learning barriers, and technology challenges.
• Able to state his/her duties during a code pink drill.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Hospital pharmacy experience preferred
• Ability to read and communicate effectively in English
• Ability to concentrate and show attention to detail
• Relatively high degree of analytical abilities
• Strong interpersonal skills required
• Ability to work independently
  
  

Education/Certification Requirements

• Pharmacy Technician Certification required
• BLS certification
  
  

Housing: Travelers are responsible for securing their own housing. Its extremely expensive, especially in the winter. Please consider housing options in the surrounding towns: Basalt, Carbondale, & Glenwood Springs. ***/month is common for a 1BR apartment in Basalt. Travelers looking for a housing budget less than this should probably not be submitted.

Guaranteed Hours: While we cant guarantee hours on our contracts, your traveler will be scheduled for around 36-40 hours per week. We do not downstaff, so they are essentially guaranteed hours.

Misc: Not accepting any RTO Must be healthy enough to safely function in a low oxygen environment (8k elevation)

Position Urgency

Normal

Shifts

7 am - 5:30 pm. days vary, with rotating weekends

State License Details

Upon Acceptance

Minimum Years Of Experience

2

Specialty Type

• RTO: We do not formally approve ANY RTO, but will do our best to accommodate. ***HOUSING: Extremely expensive, especially in winter. Please consider housing options in the surrounding towns: Basalt, Carbondale, & Glenwood Springs. FYI ***/month is common for a 1 BR apartment in Basalt. Travelers looking for a housing budget less than this should probably not be submitted. ***DISPUTES: 30 DAY TIMEFRAME otherwise they'll be denied
  
  

Sub Specialty

Pharmacy Technician

General Certifications:, N/A

Nursing Certifications

Contract Length in Weeks:

13