Specialty Pharmacy Technician Manager

Specialty Pharmacy Technician Manager
Pascagoula Hospital | Full-Time | Monday-Thursday from 8:00am-4:30pm and Friday from 8:00am-3:00pm |
Pascagoula, Mississippi
United States

Position Overview:
The Specialty Pharmacy Technician Manager under the supervision of the Specialty Pharmacy Manager, coordinates the scheduling and guides the duties of the Technicians. These duties include assisting the Pharmacists in obtaining, preparing and dispensing medications, oversee activities of pharmacy technicians, patient education material and other pharmaceutical supplies, including, but not limited to: setting up, packaging, labeling and charging for medication doses; filling routine orders and stock workflow. He/She will serve as the key person for troubleshooting and updating specialty pharmacy technician and liaison standard operating procedures.  The Specialty Pharmacy Technician Manager must function in strict accordance with standard written policies, procedures and guidelines, any deviation from which must be approved by the Specialty Pharmacy Manager or Director of Pharmacy.

DISCLAIMER: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this intends to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks performed as assigned.

Education:
High school diploma or equivalent required. Must have basic background in chemistry, science and math. Completion of a pharmacy technician program or on-the-job training in a retail or hospital pharmacy preferred.

License:
Must possess a valid Pharmacy Technician Registration from the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy upon date of hire as Pharmacy Technician.

Certifications:
Certification by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board preferred. 

Experience:
Minimum of six (6) months of experience as a Technician at Singing River Health System Pharmacy required. Prefer three (3) years’ experience as a Pharmacy Technician.

Reports to:
Director of Pharmacy; Specialty Pharmacy Manager

Supervises:
Specialty pharmacy medication adherence liaisons

Physical Demands:
Work is moderately active: involves sitting with frequent requirements to move about the office, move about the facility, and to travel to another facility within the SRHS service area. Work involves exerting a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Work involves using many physical motions in performing daily work activities; subject to exposure of body fluids, sputum and tissues, which may carry the hazard of infectious disease. Work involves using repetitive motions: substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and or fingers while operating standard office equipment such as computer keyboard.

Work involves being able to perceive the nature of sound at normal speaking levels with or without correction; the ability to make fine discriminations in sound. Work requires close visual and acuity and the ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus, i.e. shift gaze from viewing a computer monitor to forms/printed material that are closer to compare data at close vision.

Must be able to be active for extended periods of time without experiencing undue fatigue. Must be able to work schedules assigned with the understanding that changes may be instituted according to the needs of the hospital for off days, shifts or weekends.

Mental Demands:
Must demonstrate keen mental faculties/assessment and decision making abilities.  Must demonstrate superior communication/speaking/enunciation skills to receive and give information in person and by telephone.  Must demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.  Must possess emotional stability conducive to dealing with high stress levels.  Must demonstrate ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Attention to detail and the ability to multi-task in complex situations is required.  Must have the ability to maintain collaborative and respectable working relationships throughout SRHS and other organizations.

Must have math aptitude; must demonstrate communication/speaking/enunciation skills to receive and give information in person and by telephone.

Special Demands:
Must possess superior customer service skills and professional etiquette.  Must possess proficient knowledge and ability to use a computer (must be keyboard proficient) and other office technology (i.e., telephone, fax, etc.), MS Outlook and Word.

Must be able to demonstrate appropriate clinical judgment and apply appropriate professional skills to a patient population of all ages.