Pharmacy Technician Specialist IV

2 weeks ago

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States WVU Medicine Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Pharmacy Technician Specialist IV to join our team at WVU Medicine. As a Pharmacy Technician Specialist IV, you will play a critical role in assisting pharmacists with various tasks, including preparing medications, delivering medications, and ordering and delivering drug supplies for various patient-care units.

Key Responsibilities
  • Reads physician's orders and prepares medication for dispensing, including unique dosage forms for all patient populations.
  • Has an understanding of standard pharmaceutical/medical terms, abbreviations and symbols commonly used in the prescribing and dispensing of medications.
  • Interprets lists and uses this information to replenish patient's medications and delivers contents to patient care areas according to schedule.
  • Accurately prepares and delivers controlled substances to patients and maintains all necessary records.
  • Takes inventory and analyzes medication supplies, replacing outdated or deteriorated medications; replaces depleted inventory.
  • Labels products appropriately.
  • Performs arithmetic calculations for usual dosage determinations required in medication and solution preparation.
  • Performs initial check for prescribed doses for appropriateness based on weight and age.
  • Performs in accordance with departmental standards established for speed and accuracy.
  • Prepares and labels prepackaged medications after determining usage patterns and prepackaging requirements. Also maintains records related to this.
  • Maintains inventory and supplies in assigned pharmacy service areas.
  • Answers telephone and channels calls to appropriate individual.
  • Ensures that the pharmacy service areas and drug storage areas in the institution are kept clean and orderly.
Requirements
  • High school diploma or Equivalent.
  • Must be nationally certified within 15 months of hire by completing an approved national certification exam (PTCB or EXCPT).
  • Must be registered with the WV Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician trainee upon hire.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Associates degree
OR

Post high school education in a science field of study

OR

graduate of a pharmacy technician training program.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skills and Abilities

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We value diversity among our workforce and invite applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender identity and expression, socioeconomic status, language, national origin, religious affiliation, spiritual practice, age, mental and physical ability/disability or Veteran status.

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