Pharmacy Tech I Certified

The Pharmacy Technician, under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist and in accordance with all state and federal laws, assists with the selection, procurement, storage, preparation, distribution, record keeping, and financial reconciliation of all medications dispensed to patients of St. Elizabeth Healthcare. While adhering to the ICARE principles and exhibiting the AIDET principles demonstrates respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors, and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Risks of Not Replacing This Position:

• Patient Safety & Compliance: Reduced staffing increases the risk of medication errors and delays in medication delivery.
• Staff Burnout: Current staff are already stretched thin, leading to increased overtime and potential turnover.
• Operational Inefficiencies: Workflow disruptions and delays in service impact overall hospital operations and patient satisfaction.

Job Description:

Provide excellent customer service through interactions with doctors, nurses, and patients who contact the pharmacy. Answers queries or directs the call to the appropriate person for resolution. Processes Epic messages in a timely and accurate manner. Consistently adheres to and exhibits ICARE and AIDET principles.

Assists the pharmacists in the dispensing of medications in a timely and accurate manner filling medication bins, filling labels, restocking Pyxis med stations, and ancillary departments.

Ensures timely receipt and delivery of all patient medication related information and products by making rounds as designated or necessary. Properly distributes medications, including controlled substances, time sensitive and life-saving medications, and processes ADT (Admissions, Discharges and Transfers). Assists in assuring medications on nursing units are compliant with regulatory guidelines.

Participate in the Process Improvement Program and comply with all policies and procedures related to Infection Control and Safety to improve the quality of patient care and outcomes.

Certifies that all expiration dates for medications refilled/loaded in Pyxis med stations have been checked and stock rotated to ensure shortest date is used first. Assist with cycle counts in inventory management system on a monthly basis. Processes returns correctly while checking expiration dates before returning items to stock.

Begin sterile compounding training, including medial fill and fingertip testing. Utilize aseptic technique under supervision of a certified pharmacy technician II or higher to compound medications for direct infusion in patients.

Prepare oral syringe medications for critically ill infants in the NICU where applicable.

Meets departmental goals for inventory management through appropriate use of inventory management system.

Enhances career development through attendance and participation in departmental meetings, educational in services and communication tools.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Credentials, Licenses:

• High School graduate or equivalent GED
• Registered with State Board where Practicing
• Nationally Certified (PTCB or NHA) or active Intern license

Specialized Knowledge:

• Typing / Computer Keyboarding

DESIRABLE:

• Experience with MS Office
• Understanding of Metric System and Pharmacy Calculations
• IV Admixture Experience

Kind and Length of Experience:

• Previous experience as Hospital Pharmacy Technician preferred.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

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