Pharmacy Technician, Certified or Trainee

6 days ago


Iowa City, Iowa, United States The University Of Iowa Full time
Job Summary

The University of Iowa Health Care is seeking a highly skilled Pharmacy Technician, Certified or Trainee, to join our team in the Department of Pharmaceutical Care. This full-time position will be based in our Acute Care, Satellite Pharmacy, and will involve working under general pharmacist supervision to coordinate and perform technical activities in dispensing areas.

Key Responsibilities
  • Perform activities associated with inventory maintenance in satellites and dispensing areas, including emergency drug supplies.
  • Review pharmacy medication inventory for expired medications and maintain medication inventory levels according to established par levels when available.
  • Manage inpatient Epic In-Baskets, including printing labels for missing medications, determining the amount of medication required to prepare the intended dose, preparing and/or packaging of medications, preparing the label, documentation of activities, and printing the discharge patient list and removing their medication from the patient care unit.
  • Deliver medications to patient care areas and return medications from patient care areas that are no longer needed.
  • Ensure that medication security is maintained when working in the patient care unit medication rooms, including the integrity of security, security of medications inside the medication room, and medications inside the room are stored correctly.
  • Generate, review, and maintain appropriate records related to medication distribution and dispensing, including forms 127P and 131.
  • Utilize various equipment, including laminar flow hoods, computerized label printers, pharmaceutical packaging and compounding equipment, and pneumatic tube system.
  • Maintain competencies in proper sterile product preparation and utilize aseptic technique when preparing and manipulating sterile products.
  • Compound sterile products, including anti-neoplastic drugs in bulk supplies and single doses, and package and compound non-sterile products in bulk supplies and single doses.
  • Conduct monthly inspections of patient care areas and assist with on-the-job training of pharmacy students and new technicians.
  • Perform tasks associated with refilling AcuDose Medstations and assisting pharmacists in conducting inspections of all medications stored on patient care units.
Requirements
  • Registered with the Pharmacy Board at the time of hire.
  • National certification through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) is required for the Certified Technician position.
  • High school diploma or the equivalent is required for both positions.
  • Any combination of two years of post-high school experience and/or education in the natural sciences, or satisfactory completion of an accredited pharmacy technician training program, is required for both positions.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Ability to perform ratio/proportion equations.
  • Experience with inventory maintenance activities.
  • Experience working in team environments and detail-oriented work environments.
  • Knowledge of windows-based computer programs.
  • Experience working in healthcare with one-on-one patient interaction and experience handling challenging interactions in work environments.
How to Apply

To be considered for this position, please upload your resume and mark it as a "Relevant File" to the submission. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled at any time after the original posting period has ended. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.



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