Pharmacy Technician

Under the leadership of the Director, Pharmacy, the Pharmacy Technician - Certified is an integral member of the department that assists the Pharmacy staff in the preparation and distribution of pharmaceutical products. The Pharmacy Technician - Certified plays a crucial role in providing medication, drug information, and pharmaceutical services to patients, nurses, physicians, and other hospital personnel.

• Assist pharmacists in providing medication, drug information, and pharmaceutical services to patients, nurses, physicians, and other hospital personnel.
• Assist in filing prescriptions using unit dose medications and basic compounding.
• Prepare intravenous solutions and admixtures using aseptic techniques.
• Perform dosage calculations, filling various prescriptions, including IV antibiotics and fluids for patients ranging in age from newborn to geriatric.
• Process records of medications and supplies dispensed to patients or customers, computing charges and entering them on the computer or forwarding them to the business office.
• Maintain data, generate reports, and provide compiled information to other departments.
• Receive and place supplies on shelves, tag and price each item according to directions, and process related paperwork.
• Manage and rotate inventory within the pharmacy and in nursing units.
• Process patient charges for pharmaceuticals using the Pharmacy charging system.
• Reconcile medication stores, including controlled substances.
• Receive, inventory, and store patients' home medication.
• Maintain the Pharmacy in a clean and orderly manner.
• Transport drugs and medications to the Nursing Home or other off-site locations, pick up or return drugs or medications from supplier locations as needed.
• Function as part of an interdisciplinary team, promoting positive interpersonal communication skills when communicating with patients, families, visitors, physicians, and staff in other departments of the organization.
• Comply with CRHS and department safety, infection control, and performance improvement initiatives and sterile procedures, ensuring the delivery of products and services.
• Present a professional image to CRHS nursing and medical staff members.
• Perform other related job duties as assigned.

• Provide medication, drug information, and pharmaceutical services to patients, nurses, physicians, and other hospital personnel.
• Prepare pharmaceuticals for patients that are age-appropriate with consistent dosage variations for newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients and know to consult with pharmacists when questions arise.
• Prepare intravenous solutions and admixtures using aseptic techniques.
• Maintain inventory of supplies and reorder them accordingly.
• Assist in filing prescriptions using unit dose medications and preparing compound pharmaceutical dosages as indicated by the prescriptions.
• Comply with all standards of care, safety, and infection control policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate reliability as measured by compliance with the CRHS Time and Attendance policy.
• Demonstrate professional conduct and adherence to all safety, confidentiality, and HIPAA standards.
• Promote teamwork with the entire staff as well as other contacts within the hospital, as measured by observations of Manager and co-workers.
• Attend professional development programs and in-service training and meet the minimum requirement for continuing professional education.
• Adhere to the CRHS Standards of Behavior as measured by observations of staff as well as outside and other inside customers.
• Verbalize all core competencies of the unit and department.
• Comply with all regulatory requirements, including the National Patient Safety Goals, as observed by peers, supervisor, and all members of the healthcare team.