Location/Department: Hospital & Oncology Center - Pharmacy
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Job Summary:
The pharmacy technician assists pharmacists in medication distribution, preparation & charging. They ensure integrity of medications by performing routine quality assurance.
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Delivering filled orders, inputting supply orders & charges.
- Filling automated dispensing machines accurately.
- Filling departmental orders.
- Resolving missing doses with investigation.
- Printing new label, obtaining R.Ph. approval & delivering final product.
- Delivering filled orders of all types to the correct location.
- Answering phone correctly as pharmacy tech as required by the State of Indiana.
- Taking complete messages including phone numbers & name of caller.
- Teaching and communicating with students.
- Answering questions within Tech scope & knowing when to refer on to R. Ph.
- Communicating ideas or ways of improving safety, accuracy, efficiency.
- Transmitting orders to wholesaler or companies.
- Checking items received, applying price stickers, checking off item on invoice.
- Resolving backorder issues with wholesalers.
- Preparing the drug invoices for payment & assigning account numbers.
- Filing the invoices accurately.
- Sorting & preparing for return outdated drugs.
- Preparing for, taking, & entering the annual inventory.
- Restocking the shelves & drawers.
- Stocking Omnicell.
- Sterile and non-sterile compounding & other duties as assigned.
- Maintaining/cleaning IV areas.
- Replacing stock items used by units.
- Checking & resupplying the stock located in the medication dispensing unit daily.
- Reviewing narcotic stock with pharmacist using CSM.
- Checking narcotic proof of use for accuracy, cosigned wastage & co-signatures if required.
- Returning incorrect sheets for correction & confirming their return to pharmacy.
- Entering corrections, recharges & credits when needed.
- Completing the State required mandatory monthly inspections of all drug storage areas.
- Reviewing, correcting & filing of the daily drug disposition logs & cart fill documents.
- Helping to maintain the high level of departmental dispensing accuracy.
- Maintaining an active Pharmacy Technician license.
- Demonstrates awareness of patient rights.
- Uses respect & dignity when dealing with death and dying.
- May require work at both main hospital and Cancer Center.
- Weekends and holiday staffing is rotated.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Strong customer service skills & team player.
- Effectively communicates both verbal & written.
- Able to multi-task & prioritize.
- Able to operate basic office equipment & hospital applications.
- Able to operate laminar flow hood or biological safety cabinets, Omnicell or other pharmacy equipment.
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- No work experience required.
- Must have, or complete course for, Pharmacy Technician licensure through the state of Indiana within 6 months.
- Must acquire basic knowledge of drugs, dosages, usage, reference sources & other pertinent pharmaceutical information.
- Must possess strong math skills.
Physical Requirements:
- Constant walking, standing, use of hands & manual dexterity; frequent stooping & reaching; occasional sitting, pushing, pulling, climbing, kneeling, & talking.
- May need to lift up to 25 lbs; occasionally up to 50 lbs
