PharmacyTechnician

Summary

This position functions primarily in patient care areas and Pharmacy Service within the Eastern Kansas Health Care System.

Duties

As a Pharmacy Technician, major duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Reads and interprets prescriptions, obtains proper medication or material in the proper strength and dosage form; determines proper amount and counts, pours, or measures the medications; affixes proper label; and records required data on Pharmacy's copy of prescription/order. After a final check by a pharmacist, dispenses medication in ambulatory care or discharge situations.
• For unit dose medications, independently fills without routine secondary review first dose medications, missing doses, and unit dose carts for inpatient areas.
• Performs final review of unit dose medications that are repackaged or dispensed by lower graded technicians. Repackages medications in unit-of-use packaging, obtains proper medication or material in the proper strength and dosage form; determines proper amount and counts, pours, or measures the medications; affixes proper label including barcodes; and records required data on Pharmacy's replenishment/repackaging logs.
• Prepares all IV admixtures, including cytotoxic agents, investigational drugs,and other hazardous medications, in accordance with established policy and procedures.
• Adheres to appropriate aseptic technique and sterile procedures in preparing and handling of sterile products.
• Maintains pre-determined levels of automatic replenishment/ward stock medications for patient care areas.
• Independently restocks without routine secondary review the patient care areas to established inventory levels.
• Obtains the correct medications or items for restocking, affixes proper label including barcodes, and delivers the medication to the appropriate patient care area.
• Assists with inventory management by ensuring that adequate, in date stocks of medications and supplies for dispensing are maintained in the pharmacy. Orders inventory needs during the absence of the Inventory Management Technician.
• Maintains work areas in a clean and orderly condition.
• Compounds and/or reconstitutes simple oral or external medications (non-sterile). This includes calculating and converting to proper weights and measures the drug or solution to be used. Performs final review of simple, non-sterile compounds prepared by lower graded technicians.
• Receives new stock of controlled substances in accordance with VHA regulations. Records all transactions in the VistA Controlled Substances Software package. Ensures the receipt is witnessed by an accountable officer, or designee.
• Operates and performs preventive maintenance on complicated pharmacy equipment. Provides technical assistance to biomedical and manufacturer service technicians when equipment requires repair or replacement.
• Coordinates the completion of all monthly ward inspections. Performs ward inspections as assigned on a monthly basis.
• Provide patient education on pharmacy topics such as the requesting refill process, drug information sheets, and relaying judgmental questions to the pharmacist.
• Maintains a training/education manual for the focus area assigned. Provides training to new or existing staff so that these competencies are maintained.
• As deemed necessary by the pharmacy supervisor, assists in other patient care areas to maintain the consistency of overall pharmacy services.

Work Schedule: The work schedule is intermittent (no set work schedule). This position requires work on irregular tours including nights, weekends and holidays. There are no benefits with this position.

Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000 Pharmacy Technician
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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