TECHNICIAN -PHARMACY

POSITION TITLE:                        Pharmacy Technician

DEPARTMENT:                           Pharmacy

FLSA STATUS:                            Non-exempt

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:      Director, Pharmacy

Job Summary:  Under general supervision of a licensed pharmacist, and in accordance with standard departmental procedures, prepare medications for patient consumption.

Essential Functions:

· Consistently uses an outward mindset and puts forth exemplary effort in accomplishing his/her goals and objectives in a manner that helps others to achieve their goals and objectives.

· Assists the pharmacist with the handling of telephone calls and triage calls appropriately and receives assignments from Pharmacists.

· Checks all orders and deliveries for completeness, accuracy, and proper labeling.

· Performs delivery and pickup of medications to secure areas in a timely manner.

· Performs unit inspections checking for all nonconformities, keeps record of inspections, and communicates with charge nurse/nurse manager and pharmacist of any identified issues.

· Ensures adequate stock of sterile equipment, pharmaceutical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and all non-pharmaceuticals.

· Prepackages bulk medications into unit dose packaging for dispensing to patients and maintains accurate and appropriate records in the Packaging Machine.

· Proactively prepackages specialty kits used throughout the hospital.

· Prepares outpatient prescriptions to be dispensed after pharmacist approval in accordance with pharmacy law and standards of pharmacy practice.

· Appropriately address pharmaceutical recalls in a timely manner.

· Inventories, checks, and maintains correct expiration dates upon refill of Automated Dispensing Machines. Proactively addresses short-dated product by removing from machine and marking for immediate use in high moving areas.

· Isolates any nonconforming product (expired, recalled, broken, unusable) to identified area.

· Maintains appropriate stock and dates in ancillary medication servers such as crash carts, EMS bags, RSI boxes.

· Demonstrates ability to address and mitigate drug shortages.

· Reorders medications/supplies on appropriate accounts (340B, GPO, WAC) through wholesaler, direct accounts, and specialty suppliers.

· Appropriately checks in deliveries, checks against packing slip and/or invoice, barcode scans in all appropriate computer systems and places medications/supplies in appropriate storage areas.

· Performs pharmacy physical inventory as appropriate.

· Maintains accuracy of controlled substance counts, addressing and/or explaining all discrepancies in a timely manner.

· Appropriately and accurately orders, invoices, and bills pharmacy supplied medications/supplies for all hospital owned clinics and physician offices.

· Bills and credits in a timely manner any additional medication doses using appropriate computer systems.

· Maintains effective and courteous communication with department directors, managers, pharmacists, technicians, and all hospital personnel.

Minimum Qualifications:  Active Michigan Pharmacy Technician license.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:  Able to work accurately under stress and with time interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with personnel and visitors.  Able to operate computer programs, troubleshoot, and resolve system issues; must have strong organizational skills.

Working Conditions:  May be exposed to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses.  Must wear appropriate personal protective equipment as required in sterile areas.

Physical Requirements:   Constantly stand, walk, reach, see/visual acuity, handle/grasp/feel, talk/hear, lift/carry 1 to 25 lbs.  Frequently push/pull, bend/twist, stoop/kneel/crouch, lift/carry 25 to 49 lbs.  Occasionally lift/carry 50+ lbs.