Pharmacy Technician Inpatient (Full - Time/2nd Shift)

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.

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Job Title: Pharmacy Technician (Full Time 2nd Shift)
This position is located in Lancaster, PA
Sign on bonus - $2,500 - External Candidates only - with 2 year commitment.
Full Time , 1.0 FTE, 2nd shift (1:30pm - 10pm or 2:30 pm - 11 pm) every other holiday, every other weekend

Summary:

• Position Summary:
• Under the direction and supervision of a registered pharmacist, the pharmacy technician performs various functions associated with the dispensing, charging and delivery of medication to patient care areas, in compliance with department policies and procedures that provide optimal pharmaceutical care.
• Qualified individuals must have the ability with or without reasonable accommodation to perform the following duties:
• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of and compliance with procedures for handling controlled substances and specialty pharmaceuticals including investigational agents.
• Demonstrates skills in the maintenance and operation of various automation systems including packaging, dispensing cabinets, and compounding equipment.
• Prepares medications for dispensing under the supervision of the pharmacist, demonstrating accuracy, precision, and consistency relating to selection, packaging, and labeling functions.
• Transports medications, drug-delivery devices, ad other pharmacy equipment as required, to all patient care areas of the hospital, which includes delivery to automated dispensing technology.
• Prepare inventories affix barcode warning labels as necessary , order drugs and supplies from the storeroom; receive drugs and stock shelves carousels in various pharmacy locations with new and returned inventory.
• Answers telephone using appropriate etiquette, screens and triages telephone window inquiries.
• Assures work for each shift is completed prior to departure.
• Efficiently utilizes various pharmacy automation systems including robotic packaging, automated storage and retrieval systems, decentralized unit-based cabinets, and compounding equipment.
• Demonstrates the ability to accurately compound sterile products using proper aseptic technique.
• Maintains dispensing area and medication storeroom in a neat, orderly, and clean condition as observed by the pharmacist.
• The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:
• Demonstrates proficiency in resolution of missing dose problems including investigation, replacement of doses and corrective action to prevent future missing doses.
• Serve as a training resource for new technicians and assist in evaluating their progress as directed.
• Assists in maintaining proper inventory and control of drugs and supplies purchased by the pharmacy.
• Other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities:

• Minimum Required Qualifications:
• High school diploma or successful completion of general educational development GED exam required.
• A health care provider in good standing with Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs, i.e., not excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal or state health insurance program.
• National pharmacy technician certification CPhT required within nine 9 months of hire placement.
• Completion of ASHP accredited or comparable pharmacy technician training program preferred.
• Hospital Pharmacy Practice
• Attention Concentration: The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to focus on certain aspects of current experience and reject others.
• The position requires the ability to attend to a specific stimulus without being distracted by extraneous environmental stimuli. The individual must be able to attend to environmental detail with the ability to separate essential from non-essential or irrelevant stimuli. The attention skills required are generally considered to be automatic - - passive, but focused with an intact capacity for select perception.
• New Learning and Memory: The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to learn and retain material.
• Job demands are only moderately routine and predictable. Minor changes may occur which require the individual to be able to understand and carry out detailed but uninvolved instructions.
• Problem Solving, Reasoning and Creative Thinking: The following level of ability that is essential for the jobholder to think in order to solve a problem by combining two or more elements from past experience or imaginative thought.
• The requirement for autonomous problem solving or creativity of thought in the position is minimal. Problems encountered tend to involve a few concrete variables in or from standardized situations. Typically involves adhering to a chart or set procedure.
• The following are essential requirements of the position in relation to job-worker situations. These items describe how a worker must adapt, adjust, conform or act.
• Repetitive work: Ability to continuously perform the same type of work for extended periods of time, according to set procedures, sequence or pace.
• Performing under stressful conditions: Ability to perform under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual, or dangerous situations, or in situations in which working speed and sustained attention are critical aspects of the job. Is subject to danger or risk, or to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job.
• Variety and change: Ability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure involving significant differences in technologies, techniques, procedures, environmental factors, physical demands, or work situations.
• Communication: Ability to exchange information with others clearly and concisely; to present ideas, facts and technical information.
• Interpersonal relations: Ability to maintain relationships that facilitate task accomplishment; to cooperate and resolve conflicts; to recognize needs and be sensitive of others.

Credentials:

• Certified Pharmacy Technician - PTCB (Required)

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

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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.