Pharmacy Technician PRN

QUALIFICATIONS:

National certification required.

Valid Texas state pharmacy technician registration.

High school diploma or graduate equivalent degree.

One year’s pharmacy experience required

Hospital pharmacy experience preferred

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Answers the telephone and assists with responses to inquiries
• Orders items requested by other hospital departments and delivers items when received
• Receives and processes requests by other departments
• Monitors all recalled items via wholesaler report and documents all activities
• Assists with all areas of the drug distribution system, including procuring stock, rotating stock, filling and maintaining automated dispensing units and managing expired drugs
• Gathers items needed for miscellaneous requisitions, orders, crash carts, etc. to be checked by a pharmacist prior to dispensing
• Delivers checked medications to the nursing units
• Prepackages and labels medications into unit doses from bulk supply
• Teaches and assist nursing and anesthesia personnel in regard to proper ADU procedures
• Maintains ADU in all aspects, customizing as needed to assure safe and efficient medication usage
• Reports all needed repairs for ADU to appropriate company and verify repairs are completed
• Manages charges and credits in computer system
• Reports on unusual occurrences to the pharmacist
• Reorders pharmacy supplies from approved vendors
• Maintains pharmacy in a clean and organized fashion
• Verifies and documents daily refrigerator and freezer temperature within correct range
• Documents inspection of all patient care areas monthly and reviews report with area charge nurse
• Maintains monthly expense report in Excel format
• Assists with chart audit as directed
• Performs pharmacy inventory count quarterly, or as directed
• Maintains pharmacy inventory at a minimal level
• Maintains professional and ethical standards by complying with laws and regulations related to pharmacy practice, using good professional judgement and exhibiting reliability and credibility
• Demonstrates empathy for patients and coworkers
• Trains new employees, as assigned
• Maintains confidentiality and patient privacy standards set by the department as well as the hospital
• Maintain a good working relationship with all levels of staff
• Documents inspection of all patient care areas monthly and reviews report with area charge nurse
• Coordination of mental and dexterity for sustained periods of time
• Must be able to concentrate and pay close attention to detail
• The ability to hear and communicate with others in a clear, understandable and professional manner on the phone and in person
• Participation in hospital committees as needed
• Effective organizational and interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication skills
• Other duties and special projects as assigned

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit, converse, and listen; use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; and to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must be able to lift and/or carry over 20 pounds on a regular basis and be able to push/pull over 25 pounds on a regular basis.

The employee must be able to stand and/or walk at least seven hours per day