What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Technician II, Floater, Ambulatory Pharmacy Services, College of Pharmacy position at uic?
The Pharmacy Technician II, Floater performs technical functions of drug distribution for Ambulatory Pharmacy Services under the direct supervision of licensed Clinical Pharmacists or Pharmacy Technician III and assists Pharmacists/Managers in the supervision of Pharmacy Technician I and Pharmacy Externs. This position will float to the Ambulatory Pharmacies to maintain adequate staffing levels as required.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Responsibilities of the Floater Pharmacy Technician II include, but are not limited to:
- Covering pharmacy technician shifts of planned and unplanned time off
- Traveling to any of the Ambulatory Pharmacies as required to assist with technician staffing
- Participating in pharmacy workflow and operations as assigned
- Maintain an organized and proactive approach when processing prescriptions by actively communicating issues to the Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technician IIIs or other staff as needed
- Prepare, compound, and label sterile and non-sterile preparations as necessary, including chemotherapeutic agents as assigned
- Willingness to learn and assist in other operations coverage as required
- Inventory management and restocking automated medication cabinets
- Assist with cash handling reconciliation
- Possess the knowledge and capability of navigating 3rd party insurance plans, submitting and processing prior authorizations, and documenting communications with clinical staff into the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system
- Assist with other related pharmacy technician
duties as assigned
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):
- Ability to adapt to various pharmacy environments
- Professionally and effectively communicate with all pharmacy staff
- Ability to travel from pharmacy to pharmacy as required to provide coverage
- Excellent attendance management – punctual, reliable, proactive
- Customer service focused and positive attitude
- Detail-oriented and able to work independently as needed
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to multi-task, problem-solve, and prioritize workflow operations
- Possesses good conflict management skills
- Cooperative and enjoys working as part of a team
- Thorough knowledge of pharmaceutical classification of drugs and dosage range
- Thorough knowledge of procedures necessary for ordering drugs, storing drugs and rotating stock and medication recalls
- Knowledge of compounding or IV admixtures
- Knowledge of medication supply sources and inventory maintenance/control
- Skill in the calculation of advanced pharmaceutical problems
- Skill in preparation of daily work reports
- Skill in patient record keeping and reports
- Ability to accurately interpret data, determine the validity of results, and initiate corrective action immediately
- Ability to conduct quality assurance audits
