What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Technician Trainee position at UnityPoint Health?
- Area of Interest: Pharmacy
- FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.01
- Department: Retail Pharmacy - PrairiePkwy
- Shift: Monday-Friday 7:30am-6pm; Saturday - Sunday 10am-6pm rotating
- Job ID: 160793
UnityPoint Health Information
Why UnityPoint Health?
Commitment to our Team – We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.
Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and an unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.
- Caring is what we do, and it starts with our team members: expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program as we support you both personally and professionally.
- You can only give your best when you feel your best, and we help you live well with dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members to give you peace of mind.
- We strive to make things easier and more personal in health care to set us apart from the rest, and you can experience that commitment through early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, a tuition reimbursement program designed to help you further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family in the way that works for you.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – At UnityPoint Health, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together. Our collective goal is to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected.
Development – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.
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Overview
Pharmacy Tech Trainee
As-Needed
The Pharmacy Tech Trainee as a Pharmacy Technician as defined by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy Examiners. Assists pharmacists in entering prescription orders, preparing and distributing drug products and maintaining accurate medication records. All duties are performed under the supervision of a registered pharmacist.
Responsibilities
Professionalism
- Fosters a positive work culture centered on honesty, openness, and integrity
- Builds and maintains relationships with members of the health care team by placing an emphasis on open communication
- Inspires and motivates members of the health care team by building department morale
- Strives to ensure the success of the team as a whole over personal success
- Effectively balances the responsibilities of the team and individual team members
- Demonstrates a commitment to the development and achievement of common goals within the department and hospital system
- Integrates and demonstrates Expectations for Personal and Service Excellence to guide professional behaviors.
- Demonstrates a commitment to the improvement of patient care, customer satisfaction, and team member performance
- Encourages and provides constructive feedback to identify opportunities for improvement within the department
Operational Functions
- Prepares and distributes medication products to fulfill medication orders
- Accurately compounds sterile and non-sterile products, including chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition, in accordance with facility, state, and federal laws and regulations
- Answers the telephone, identifying self and department and directing calls to appropriate personnel in a professional and courteous manner
- Ensures appropriate and adequate medication inventory by restocking, rotating stock, removing expired medications, packaging medications, and ordering supplies
- Accurately performs data entry for patient billing
- Ensures proper medication storage
- Maintains a neat, clean, orderly, and secure department
Compliance
- Ensures the appropriate preparation and dispersal of medications in accordance with facility, state, and national laws and regulations
- Prioritizes the importance of preventing errors, accidents, and infections within the workplace and reports potential or actual concerns immediately
- Compliant with Iowa Board of Pharmacy requirements for technician in training
Qualifications
- Must be registered with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician Trainee prior to first day of work.
- Must maintain a current Pharmacy Technician Trainee registration and be in good standing with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy.
- Must obtain registration as a Certified Pharmacy Technician prior to the expiration of the technician trainee registration with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy.
- Must be able to proficiently read, write and speak English
- Must have strong math skills, with some basic algebra
Preferred:
- Experience in a hospital or retail pharmacy desirable
- Experience in a health care facility desirable
- Proficient in using computer systems
