Inpatient Pharmacy Technician II

Work Shift

Day

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Summary

This job supports Mercy’s philosophy of patient centered care by performing a variety of technical duties related to medication inventory management, preparation and delivery under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. The Inpatient Pharmacy Technician I is an introductory position for applicants with no previous pharmacy technician experience or are not currently registered with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy as a Certified Pharmacy Technician.

Job Description

Job Duties

• Maintain a working knowledge of pharmacy terminology, pharmacology, and pharmacotherapy.
• Maintain a working knowledge of and comply with pharmacy policies, procedures, rules and regulations that govern the distribution of medications.
• Maintain a working knowledge of and comply with pharmacy policies, procedures, rules and regulations that govern the handling of controlled substances.
• Accurately and efficiently fills, labels, and delivers medications throughout the hospital and to off-site locations.
• Responsible for maintaining accurate inventory counts and expiration dates in pharmacy automation.
• Responsible for receiving, un-packaging, sorting, and restocking of medications and supplies into appropriate locations.
• Routinely checks medication and supply expiration dates and product integrity.
• Responsible for proper disposal of expired or unusable medications.
• Refills automated dispensing machines to par levels and completes emergency fills in a timely manner.
• Packages medications into unit dose from bulk supply and ensures that packages meet quality standards.
• Appropriately triages phone calls and takes detailed phone messages.
• Maintains clean, neat, well-organized working areas throughout the pharmacy department.
• Assists with the preparation of emergency kits and carts with medications.
• Able to perform basic calculations required for the preparation of compounded medications or optimization of inventory management systems.
• Responsible for conducting all required cleaning and performing correct aseptic technique when working in the non-sterile and sterile preparation areas. 
• Responsible for preparing all non-sterile, sterile, and hazardous medications according to recipes, policies, procedures to maintain compliance with USP <795>, <797>, and <800> regulations.
• Completes a thorough assessment and correctly documents monthly inspections of medication storage areas.
• Responsible for building relationships and working effectively as part of a team to ensure the pharmacy department meets all patient care goals.
• Able to communicate effectively and navigate conflict with pharmacy team members and other healthcare professionals.
• Able to work weekends and designated holidays based on a pharmacy department rotation.
• Able to be on call for overnight shift hours as needed based on a pharmacy department rotation.
• Able to work overnight shift hours as needed based on a pharmacy department rotation. 
• Responsible for training new pharmacy technicians and assisting when the pharmacy department hosts students or other visitors.
• Assists in the formation and updating of departmental policies, procedures, and standards.

Follows Mercy's safety guidelines, carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents and injuries.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to operate basic computer applications.
• Ability to calculate dilution amounts, medication doses, basic inventory calculations within the pharmacy technician scope.
• Ability to read and interpret small writing.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time and frequently walk short distances over an eight-hour shift.
• Ability to concentrate on a task when multiple things are happening around you.
• Ability to perform technical and precise actions with your hands when preparing medications.
• Ability to lift heavy boxes of medications and bend frequently to shift medications to storage locations.
• Ability to push medication carts throughout the hospital during medication delivery times.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks to complete them efficiently and accurately.

Professional Experience

• At least 18 years of age, required.

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent, required.

Licensure, Certification, Registration

• Registration with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy Examiners as an Iowa Board of Pharmacy Technician Trainee (prior to commencing work in a