What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Tech Per Diem - Weekends position at Penn Medicine?
Description
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?
Hours:
- Trained for all shifts (variation can be as follows):
- Day - 6am to 8:30am (start time); 2:30pm to 6pm (end time)
- Evening - 3pm to 11:30pm
- Night - 7:30pm to 10pm (start time); 4:30am to 8am (end time)
- We prefer close to full time availability for training purposes
- Every other weekend required
- Minimum of 4 days required per 4 week period
- Hours will vary as they will be covering callouts, PTO, holidays (minimum 4 per year)
- Expect evenings and overnights shift assignments
Responsibilities:
- Follows all procedures and techniques for aseptic preparation of parenteral products. Performs compounding of pharmaceutical preparations, including but not limited to large volume parenteral solutions, intravenous piggybacks, epidural solutions, dialysis solutions, syringe products, and TPN solutions as assigned.
- Follows all procedures for the maintenance of the clean room, anteroom and IV workroom according to USP Chapter 797 standards, including changing of laminar hood pre-filters and maintenance of equipment used in this area.
- Maintains medication inventory by assisting in ordering and receiving medication from wholesalers and vendors, completing paperwork relative to orders received, stocking all pharmacy areas, and maintaining inventory expiration records. Assists with medication inventory control on each nursing unit by performing nursing station reviews, stocking code cart trays, Pyxis, McKesson PROmanager and MedCarousel and resolving Pyxis drawer errors.
- Assists in the provision of pharmacy services to hospital inpatients and outpatients by assisting the pharmacists in dispensing functions, including but not limited to accurately filling and labeling of all new and refill medications, filling of unit dose patient bins via the clinical computer system and McKesson automation timely delivery of medications restocking and maintaining medications in Pyxis devices and medication cabinets.
- Assists with the distribution and control of controlled drug substances (CDS) within the Pharmacy and to patient care areas. Retrieves controlled drug substances from the CII Safe, labels according to established standards, assists in maintaining CDS inventory on patient care units via manual and Pyxis systems, and medication deliveries.
Credentials:
- Pharmacy Technician Not Specified (Required)
- Lic-Pharmacy Technician Reg (Required)
- New Jersey Board of Pharmacy Registration as pharmacy technician (required within 180 days of employment) preferred prior to employment
- Certified Pharmacy Technician - PTCB (Required)
- National “Certification for Pharmacy Technicians” (required within one year of employment) preferred prior to employment
Education or Equivalent Experience:
- H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)
- Education Specialization: Equivalent Experience:
- Bachelor of Arts or Science
- Education Specialization: Equivalent Experience:•And 1 years Recent hospital pharmacy technical experience or several years of relevant pharmacy experience
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We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.