What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Tech - Per Diem position at WASHOE BARTON MEDICAL CLINIC?
Pharmacy Tech - Per Diem*
*IMPORTANT NOTE: In lieu of benefits due to "per diem" status, 15% will be added to the hourly rate. Per diem employees are offered work on an "as-needed" basis.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Assists the pharmacist in various aspects of pharmacy practice with the exception of clinical decision making.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
Must be minimum of 18 years of age.
Minimum Education:
- High School diploma or equivalent.
License Required:
- Pharmacy Technician
- Must be registered with the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician.
or
- Pharmaceutical Technician in Training
- Must register with the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy as Pharmaceutical Technician in Training upon hire.
- Will participate in on-the-job training to acquire experience that is commensurate with the duties of employment.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Ability to communicate with employees, physicians, patients and administrative staff in a courteous and professional manner.
- One year hospital experience preferred.
POSITION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Record Keeping/Billing
- Ability to perform medication reconciliations and accurately document the provided information.
- Ability to properly check narcotics into an automated dispensing system (Pyxis).
- Understands pharmacy billing system and how to accumulate charges.
- Understands how to inventory Pyxis and resolve discrepancies.
Medications
- Accurately orders medications for the hospital and clinics.
- Accurately prepares clinic orders.
- Performs medication outdates accurately and in a timely manner.
- Accurately delivers medications to the nurse and/or automated dispensing system.
- Checks the patient specific bins daily and remove any medications that do not belong to the patient.
- Will empty the return bins of all automated dispensing systems daily.
- Fills orders on the Pyxis fill sheets accurately, promptly and at the correct time.
- Knowledge of the pharmacy system for reordering medications and supplies.
- Properly files invoices and purchase orders.
- Ability to prepack medications in accordance with federal and state law.
- Accurately checks the infusion center schedule and properly orders the required medications.
Intravenous (IV) Medication
- Understands the workflow of Intravenous preparation.
- Follows directions of the pharmacist on duty regarding the preparation of IV medications.
- Complies with USP 797 and USP 800 requirements.
- Delivers IV solutions to the correct location and at the specified time.
- The employee is cognizant of any past due, discontinued or outdated solutions or medications and reports them to the pharmacist on duty.
- Retrieves and credits all unused IV solutions and medications that have been discontinued when applicable.
Chemotherapy Preparation
- Willing and able to complete chemotherapy preparation training and adhere to USP 800 standards and CVH policy.
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