Pharmacy Technician - Certified in Medway

Department: Outpatient Pharmacy

Location: Varying 7 Rochester Regional Health outpatient pharmacies

Hours Per Week: Per diem. Varying, available shifts dependent on pharmacy need.

Schedule: Most pharmacies are open 9a-5p; earliest shift starting at 7a; latest shift until 8p. Occasional weekend 4-5 hour shifts.

SUMMARY

Under pharmacist supervision, responds to and/or triages nursing phone calls, prepares medications orders, accurately delivers meds and restocks as necessary. Provide superior customer service by modeling the organisations values.

Key Responsibilities

• Properly operate EMR System (Electronic Medical Record).
• Rounds to the floors accurately and in a timely manner to deliver medications.
• Recognises medication names and medical abbreviations.
• Ability to use the pharmacy information system to run reports and access basic knowledge of medication data.
• Prepack bulk medicines by taking bulk medication and repackaging into individual, unit dose, size packaging.
• Proper cleaning, maintenance, and use of the repackaging machine.
• Non-Sterile compounding and preparations of oral liquids, creams, and ointment in a clean environment.
• Properly measuring and combining medication along with proper documentation.
• Fill patient orders with prescribed medications, while completing appropriate documentation and affixing patient information labels.
• Fill various emergency boxes and properly document.
• Identify the emergency box to be filled.
• Obtain proper meds for that particular unit.
• Scan each medication for expiration dating and strength before placing it in the box.
• Once complete obtain pharmacist sign off that all meds were provided.
• Deliver medications or pharmaceutical supplies to patients, nursing stations, or surgery.
• Proper handling of narcotics.
• Proper disposal of medication according to hospital guidelines and maintains proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
• IV Room – Knowledge of and proper practice of “A septic” technique.
• Add measured drugs or nutrients to intravenous solutions under sterile conditions to prepare intravenous (IV) packs under pharmacist supervision.
• Transfer medication from vials to the appropriate number of sterile, disposable syringes, using aseptic techniques.
• Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages.
• Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests.
• Perform clerical work in medical settings.
• Knowledge of medications well enough to recognise errors, misprints or medications that may contraindicated with each other.
• Possess advanced knowledge of the ADM (Automatic Dispensing Machine) and have the ability to troubleshoot and repair when necessary.
• Participation in process improvement initiatives such as safety and/or help identifying methods or ideas to improve upon current practices.
• Assists in training new hires.
• Advanced knowledge of IV procedures.
• Batch medication/narcotic drip.
• Order supplies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Additional Ambulatory Pharmacy Responsibilities

• Consistently, promptly and courteously assist/wait on customers, maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• Obtain all necessary personal, medical (allergies/conditions) and insurance information from patient.
• Record information on the prescription and entering appropriate information into the pharmacy computer.
• Pursuant to pharmacist’s order and designated work area, assist in filling patient prescriptions for pharmacist verification.
• Pulls or procures drug product and original prescription, counts and assesses reorder status.
• Receives requests for refills through automated process and otherwise (phone), and ensures proper requested information is processed and communicated to pharmacists in a courteous manner.
• Compiles prescription hard copies in numerical order and files on a daily basis.
• Keep a clean, uncluttered work environment.
• Cleans shelves and storage areas routinely.
• Has thorough knowledge of “wholesaler” computer system.
• Ability to compile and send order, receives confirmation, assess availability of product (backorders etc.) and follow through with communication to staff members for problems.
• Assists in checking in the pharmaceutical orders, verifying invoices/packing slips with pharmacy order, stickers drug products/supplies and places them into stock.
• Maintains adequate supplies (dispensing bottles, computer labels, bags, Medela products, necessary pharmacy billing and signature logs, etc.).
• Completes “Return to stock” task, based on current schedule in pharmacy, and reports information to accounts manager.
• Monthly checks of the drug inventory for outdated drugs, remove and logs items in the designated returns area.
• CII’s are logged out of inventory log first, then removed to designated return area and logged again.
• Periodically throughout the day assesses cash register for appropriate change and retrieves as needed from cashier’s office.
• Balances the cash register at the end of the day, count back down to $50, and make a daily deposit.
• All money is placed in a safe and locked at the end of the day.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills for routine interaction with hospital staff, patients and visitors.
• 1 year of work experience in a clinical, retail or healthcare setting.

Minimum Qualifications

• None - willing to train.

Required Licensure/Certification

• National Pharmacy Certification required within 18 months of hire.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.

PAY RANGE

$19.50 - $23.00