Pharmacy Tech Specialty - Outpatient Pharmacy

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Pharmacy Tech, Specialty - Outpatient Pharmacy','Full-time','Clinical Support','2nd Shift','2nd Shift','80','80','Occasional','Occasional','KENTUCKY-LEXINGTON-SAINT JOSEPH EAST','','!*!POSITION SUMMARY

Performs the manual technical tasks
involved with the proper storage, distribution, packaging and labeling of
drugs, associated record keeping and patient charging systems. Works under the
supervision of a Registered Pharmacist. Follows proper procedures for the
operation of equipment and use of supplies. 
Maintains and coordinates systems to ensure that pharmacy operations run
efficiently on a day-to-day basis.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1.      
Assists pharmacist in providing pharmaceutical care to include (but not
limited to):

Preparing, filling
and distributing medication

Screening phone
calls/orders and alerting the pharmacist to patient-specific data indicating

2.      
If working with controlled substances, obtains narcotics from Pyxis
vault. Prepares narcotics for rounds and files required paperwork. Participates
daily in narcotic audits on the units. Documents on DEA form 222 for ordering
Schedule II medications

3.      
If working with 340B

Auditing of
prescription data from multiple computer systems at on-site and off-site
locations

Reconciling
invoices from multiple wholesalers

Providing feedback
and requested information to multiple contract pharmacies, wholesalers, program
participants

Review daily
reports to validate information used for the program

Maintain
prescription files and records for the program required time frame

Knowledgeable
about wholesaler ordering platform and place and receive daily pharmacy orders

4.      
If working as a packager:

Pre-packages tablets, capsules
and liquids into single-dose units. Prepares labels with medication name,
strength, lot number and expiration date.

5.      
If working with automated dispensing:

Loading,
refilling, removing, outdating, barcode scanning and inventorying medications
and runs reports for automated dispensing cabinets

Adding, removing,
inventorying and outdating medications in the carousel system

General
maintenance as required on pumps and other devices used in preparing
medications for dispensing and assists in resolving equipment failures

6.      
If working in Quality Assurance:

Maintains accurate
documentation on packaging and compounding logs and sterile compounding area
cleaning logs

Responds to
electronic refrigerator temperature monitoring system in a timely manner and
documents response to temperature alerts

Documents unit
inspection results accurately and in a timely manner on unit inspection form.

Maintains accurate
documentation of other activities as requested.

7.      
If working as Inventory Control:

Monitor contract
compliance with drug companies and wholesalers

Oversee completion
of annual inventory

Maintaining
inventory levels of drugs and other supplies

Replace stock to
various Pharmacy exchange carts, anesthesia rays and filling internal
requisitions for drugs and supplies to various departments within the hospital

Other duties as assigned by management','!*!Education / License /
Certification:

High
school/GED

Registered as pharmacy technician with the State Board of Pharmacy
Examiners.

 

PTCB national certification.
Certification not required for second year pharmacy students and/or licensed
pharmacy interns.

Experience:

Two years pharmacy tech experience preferred.

 

Additional Responsibilities:


Demonstrates a commitment to service,
organization values and professionalism through appropriate conduct and
demeanor at all times.
Adheres to and exhibits our core values:
Reverence: Having a profound spirit of awe and respect for all
creation, shaping relationships to self, to one another and to God and
acknowledging that we hold in trust all that has been given to us.
Integrity: Moral wholeness, soundness, uprightness, honesty
and sincerity as a basis of trustworthiness.
Compassion: Feeling with others, being one with others in
their sorrows and joys, rooted in the sense of solidarity as members of
the human community.
Excellence: Outstanding achievement, merit, virtue;
continually surpassing standards to achieve/maintain quality.
Maintains confidentiality and protects
sensitive data at all times.
Adheres to organizational and department specific
safety standards and guidelines.
Works collaboratively and supports efforts of
team members.
Demonstrates exceptional customer service and
interacts effectively with physicians, patients, residents, visitors,
staff and the broader health care community.
','We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.','2018-R0145680','KentuckyOne Health','Pharmacy Tech, Specialty - Outpatient Pharmacy

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