Pharmacy Tech Trainee-Pharmacy Dept. St Joseph Warren Hospital (PRN)

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Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0.01

Work Shift:

All (United States of America)

PRN

Primary Function/General Purpose of Position

Under general supervision, assist the pharmacist to fill physician's orders, select, assemble, and place medications for inpatient (acute care; hospital) and/or outpatient (ambulatory; retail; home infusion) services. A Pharmacy Technician Trainee will be an entry level technician position, and as such, training and orientation will continue for up to 12 months. After completion of the temporary training period, the Pharmacy Technician Trainee will be evaluated for advancement to a Registered Pharmacy Technician or Certified Pharmacy Technician. Trainee will be enrolled in an approved training program and advanced when certification and proper knowledge has been achieved.

Essential Job Functions

• Assisting the pharmacist in preparation of medications for patients within an inpatient (acute care; hospital) and/or outpatient (ambulatory; retail; home infusion) service area. Functions include, accepting new written, faxed or electronic prescription orders from a prescriber or a prescriber's agent; accepting new verbal prescription orders for non-controlled drugs from a prescriber or a prescriber's agent as authorized by state law and responsible pharmacist authorization.

• Entering information into and retrieving information from an electronic health record or prescription processing computer system. Ensuring the accurate charge and credit functions related to medication orders are processed for patient billing.

• Preparing and affixing labels; stocking dangerous drugs and retrieving those drugs from inventory locations; counting and pouring dangerous drugs into containers prior to dispensing by a pharmacist; performing non-sterile drug compounding as defined under guidelines published by United States Pharmacopeia and defined in site-specific training guidelines/program

• As authorized per state law/regulations: Sending or receiving electronic prescriptions between pharmacies accessing the same prescription records in a centralized database or pharmacy computers linked in any other manner. Other duties as authorized in state regulations.

• Assisting in the education and precepting of new pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students and participation in performance improvement activities.

• Outpatient: Packaging and selling a dangerous drug to a patient or patient representative and assisting with insurance claim processing.

• Inpatient/Home infusion: Performing sterile drug compounding as defined under guidelines published by United States Pharmacopeia and infection-control procedures and according to site-specific training program.

• Assist in maintaining a clean and safe work environment. Other functions as outlined, and in accordance with, respective State Board of Pharmacy rules and regulations.

This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation. Pharmacy Technicians may practice at the top of their respective State Licensing Board Regulations.

Licensing/Certification

Registration with respective State Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacy Technician Trainee, if applicable (required)

In South Carolina: State Registered Pharmacy Tech (preferred)

Education

High School Diploma or GED (required, unless enrolled in a High School Training Program)

Work Experience

Minimum age - 17 (Ohio or South Carolina) or state minimum of 18 years of age (Virginia and Kentucky)

Previous work experience working with others in a team environment (preferred)

Training

Completion and/or enrollment in an approved pharmacy training program as outlined by state rules and regulations (e.g., American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited training program, or an employer based program which meets the state board of pharmacy requirements) (required)

Language

None

Patient Population

Neonates (0-4 weeks)

Infant (1-12 months)

Pediatrics (1-12 years)

Adolescents (13-17 years)

Adults (18-64 years)

Geriatrics (65 years and older)

Working Conditions

Periods of high stress and flu