Pharmacy Tech III, Controlled Substances

Sign on bonus for certified technicians: $3,000!!

A Brief Overview
 

The Pharmacy Technician 3 is accountable for assisting pharmacists in the retrieval, processing, preparation, and distribution of medications for patient administration. The Technician 3 functions in all aspects of drug distribution that do not require the professional judgment of a pharmacist. All above assigned activities are performed under the supervision of a Pharmacist. The Technician 3 is responsible for the interviewing, onboarding, and/or orienting new or current staff on the daily duties and operations of the pharmacy.

What You Will Do
 

• Manage the receipt, storage, distribution, and documentation of controlled substances within the inpatient pharmacy
• Maintain strict compliance with DEA regulations, state pharmacy laws, hospitals policies, and controlled substance handling procedures
• Perform controlled substance cycle counts, inventory optimization, inventory audits, departmental audits, regulatory inspections, and compliance reviews on a routine basis
• Review and process controlled substance returns, waste, and expired medications
• Repackage medications in accordance with pharmacy regulations, safety standards, and hospitals policies to ensure accurate labeling, tracking, and distribution
• Maintain and restock EMS boxes to support uninterrupted patient care services
• Attend pharmacy huddles and developmental meetings and ensure clear and thorough shift handoff communication related to controlled substance operations
• Provide on call coverage

• For Inpatient Pharmacy Tech 3, activities include but are not limited to: 
  • Accurate preparation of patient medications including non-sterile products, sterile products (including chemotherapy and TPN).
  • Accurate and timely delivery of patient specific medications. 
  • Inventories, replenishes, and maintains drug stock. 
  • Orients and trains new staff.
  • Educate staff on process improvement and safety initiatives.
  • Serve as a mentor and develop role models for technical staff.
  • Compliance with Technician Ladder assignments.
• For Outpatient Pharmacy Tech 3, activities include but are not limited to:
  • Utilizes pharmacy systems to process prescriptions, including insurance adjudication and prior authorization submittal, and accurately prepares dangerous drugs for dispensing including counting, pouring, labeling, and performing non-sterile drug compounding and reconstitution.
  • Inventory, replenish, and maintain drug stock which includes automated dispensing cabinets and prescription pick-up kiosks.
  • Packaging and selling dangerous drugs to a patient or patient representative and answering questions to ensure a positive patient experience.
  • Inventory management including par levels, order review and submission, returns processing, recall management, and outdates process oversite.
  • Provides direction to technician staff on day to day operations and performs extensive trainer duties with new hires and/or technician trainees.
  • Extensive buyer duties including purchasing, invoice processing, cost transferring, and specialized ordering.
• For Medication History Pharmacy Tech 3, activities include but are not limited to: 
  • Support medication history collection process for ED and inpatient units utilizing appropriate sources and communication.
  • Communicate effectively with patients during the interview and accurately record the medication history. 
  • Maintain open communication with nurses, patient care technicians, practitioners, and other personnel in the hospital to report important findings.
  • Duties may