Pharmacy Technician

Job Description

Assists in the preparation, manufacturing and repackaging of medications.  Assists in maintaining records and reports.  Maintains sufficient inventories at workstations.

Job Responsibility

 

1. * Assists Registered Pharmacist in the non-professional (non-judgmental) aspects of preparing and dispensing medication.
   • Fills, packages, labels and stocks unit dose cart from patient profile card or computerized pick list; brings cart to nursing unit according to predetermined schedule.  Makes other deliveries, as required.
   • Fills bottles or other package forms with measured amount of medication either manually or mechanically.
   • Labels containers of drugs according to department specification, either manually or mechanically.
   • Assists in clean air room, using sterile technique in filling and labeling injectable prescriptions, where required.
   • Assists in preparation and/or labeling of IV additives.
   • Fills medication orders in inpatient area.
   • Responsible for extemporaneous medication packaging, as required.
   • Fills pharmacy trays as required
2. * Assists Registered Pharmacist in maintaining a variety of records and reports.
   • Maintains IV records with Pharmacist direction.
   • Maintains records for medication in inpatient area.
   • Maintains records of preparation of extemporaneous medications.
   • Assists in the maintenance of statistics and records for all medication orders.
   • Enters orders into computer terminal for refill purposes.
   • Maintains sufficient inventory at workstations in Pharmacy.
   • Transports required pharmacy material, as necessary.
   • Receives and maintains records of stock and inventory control.
   • Assists in maintaining the Automated Dispensing System (ADS)
   • Assists in material control by maintaining records and inventories.
   • Maintains placement of sufficient daily inventory of supplies to all areas of Pharmacy to assure efficient operating conditions.
3. * Performs related duties, as required.

*ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualification

 

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• Graduate of a recognized Pharmacy Technician Training Program or equivalent pharmacy experience.
• Current Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT), required.
• Minimum of two (2) years experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a hospital pharmacy with a computerized system, preferred.
• Ability to learn computerized hospital pharmacy system.
• Must be able to do physically strenuous work

 

 

*Additional Salary Detail 
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).