Pharmacy Technician A/B (Ryan Hospital)

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Pharmacy Technician A/B (Ryan Hospital)

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Job Description Summary

Pharmacy Technician A (PTA) is an entry-level position. Certified Pharmacy Technicians (CPhT) with a high school diploma plus 2 years of pharmacy related experience or a minimum of a 2-year college degree in lieu of certification with a minimum of 2 years of pharmacy related experience or a 4 - year college degree and no pharmacy experience are eligible for hire into the PTA position.
Pharmacy Technician B is the position that allows Pharmacy Technician A to transition from knowing how and why things are done into a level of advanced knowledge and understanding pertaining to both academic and technical aspects of the job. This in-depth approach to responsibilities allows for fine-tuned clinical application, making patient care more efficient and effective.

Job Description

Pharmacy Technician A is responsible for proficiently performing the duties of all 4 pharmacy workstations: data entry, filling, phones/mail outs, checking.  They must be able to independently complete all secondary responsibilities prior to the end of their shift by strategically using downtime.  PTA must be able to answer basic questions from hospital staff such as drug strength and dosage forms, and client pricing.  Work sometimes involves communicating with veterinary and pharmacy students, clinicians and nurses.

The following are responsibilities of the Pharmacy Technician A:

• Receive and screen prescriptions/medication orders for completeness, accuracy, and authenticity
• Use of certain equipment (Biological Safety Cabinet, Omnicell, etc.)
• Proper handling of hazardous drugs, including chemotherapy.
• Medication cycle counts through Omnicell
• Medication cycle counts through Excel spreadsheets or current pharmacy inventory management system
• Resolution of simple customer service issues such as triaging phone calls, communicating reasons a pre