About this role
The Pharmacy Technician position is responsible for preparing medications for patient consumption under the supervision of a licensed Pharmacist and in accordance with company standards and state and federal regulations.
Essential Position Duties:
- Reads and interprets physicians orders received in the pharmacy and transcribes into the pharmacy computer/ medication profile.
- Fills individual patient drug bins working from a medication fill list; records doses for credit or charge.
- Transfers medications as necessary; processes discharged patient cassettes; and appropriately credits patients for unused or discontinued drugs.
- Prepares, in accordance with standards of pharmacy practice, compounds for outpatient use under direct Pharmacist supervision.
- Keeps appropriate records for recall purpose.
- Attends and participates in department meetings to exchange ideas to achieve goals of the department.
- Keeps applicable manuals up to date according to the policies of the department.
- Checks and removes outdated medication on a routine basis to ensure that no deteriorated medication is in stock.
- Assists with pharmacy billing by using appropriate computer functions, reason codes and dates for charging and crediting.
- Checks in and puts orders away and filing associated paperwork.
- Continues to be educated by attending drug in-services and keeping up with policy changes.
- Maintains competency in caring for patients of all age groups and developmental stages and maintains competency as specifically indicated by orientation guidelines for pharmacy.
- All other duties assigned by management.
Compliance Responsibilities
- Complies with applicable legal requirements, standards, policies and procedures including but not limited those within the Compliance Process, Code of Conduct and HIPAA.
- Participates in required orientation and training programs, as required.
- Reports concerns and suspected incidences of non-compliance in accordance with COHC Compliance reporting Process.
- Cooperates with monitoring and audit functions and investigations.
- Participates, as requested, in process improvement responsibilities.
Qualifications
Professional Experience/Educational:
- High School Diploma
- 1 year experience in a retail, hospital or clinical pharmacy.
Certification/Licensure :
Certificate from hospital-based pharmacy technical training program or state certification as Pharmacy Technician.
Core Competencies/Skill Sets:
- Good computer skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Demonstrated ability to model good customer service behaviors.
- Must be thorough and have ability to remain focused in a busy environment.
- Must be able to multi-task.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective communications among and with nursing, medical and other health disciplines.
- Bilingual - Ability to read, write, and speak in Spanish and English.