Pharmacy Technician II

14 hours ago

Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States WVU Medicine Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Pharmacy Technician II to join our team at WVU Medicine. As a Pharmacy Technician II, 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  • Takes inventory and analyzes medication supplies, replacing outdated or deteriorated medications; replaces depleted inventory.
  • Lables 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.
  • Assists in the training of pharmacy technicians.
  • Certain duties cannot be assigned to Pharmacy Technicians because these duties can only be performed by pharmacists. These restrictions are regulated at state and federal levels and must be followed closely:
    • Only pharmacists can receive oral prescriptions from prescribers or prescribers' authorized designees.
    • Only pharmacists can consult with prescribers or prescribers' designees about patients' prescriptions.
    • Only pharmacists can provide confidential patient information to other health professionals or insurance companies.
    • Only pharmacists can check medications before dispensing them to patients.
    • Only pharmacists can consult with patients about prescribed medication use and other health issues.
    • Only pharmacists can recommend over-the-counter medications.
  • Assists with sterile preparation of IV room medications and general maintenance and cleaning of IV room.
  • Accurately prepares intravenous admixtures, including dilutions for pediatric patients, other injectable preparations, and sterile irrigating solutions using aseptic technique.
  • Accurately enters information related to parenteral admixtures and other injectable products in Pharmacy IV Computer Systems.
  • Manages controlled substances for the health-system.
Requirements
  • High school diploma or Equivalent.
  • Nationally certified (PTCB or EXCPT) AND Registered with the applicable state Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician upon hire (except PA).
  • OR Two (2) years of pharmacy technician or healthcare experience AND Be Nationally certified (PTCB or EXCPT) within 15 months of hire.
  • Registered with the state Board of Pharmacy within 15 months of hire (except PA).
  • Registered with the state board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician trainee upon hire (except PA).
  • Must complete job specific competencies or obtain specialty certification within 90 days of hire.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Associates degree OR Post high school education in a science field of study OR graduate of a pharmacy technician training program.

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