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Per Diem - Pharmacy Tech

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, MA

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Biotech and Pharmaceutical, Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT), Chemotherapy, Conferences, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, FDA (Food and Drug Administration), High School Diploma, Hospital, Legal, Medical Billing, Medical Records, Medications, Nursing, Order Delivery, Outpatient Care, Patient Care, Pharmacy, Policy Development, Prescription Drugs, Prescription Filling, Procedure Development, Quality Control, Regulations, Schedule Development, Team Building, Telephone Skills, Time Management, Trend Analysis
LOCATION
Boston, MA
POSTED
Today
General Summary
We are seeking dedicated Per Diem Pharmacy Technicians to support our Pharmacy Team in delivering safe, accurate, and timely patient care. In this role, you will assist in stocking, filling, and distributing patient medication orders under the supervision of a registered pharmacist, while adhering to established policies, procedures, and regulatory guidelines.

Pharmacy Technician Responsibilities::
  • Fills and delivers medication orders/prescriptions for Hospital inpatients and outpatients.
  • Fills standing inpatient medication orders in individual cassettes following computer-generated lists and fills new orders/prescriptions from physician orders.
  • Delivers cassettes and individual medications to units and collects new medication orders according to established procedures and schedules.
  • Prepares patient medications in accordance with established protocols, methods, and techniques. Measures, mixes, and compounds irrigation’s, parenteral, intravenous, oral medications in specified volumes, dosages, concentrations, and manual addition of medication and/or electrolytes to TPNs.
  • Labels and records manufactured medications as required.
  • Receives and fills pharmaceutical supply requests for nursing units, satellite locations, and other areas. Monitors, restocks, and rotates routine supplies, removing and replacing outdated products and processing related patient charges and credits.
  • Restocks emergency code cart trays and prepares and maintains corresponding logs and records. Performs all automated dispensing functions. Performs routine quality control and equipment maintenance tasks according to established procedures and schedules. Prepares and maintains related logs and records.
  • Maintains neatness and organization of work area. Answers, screens, and routes telephone calls as needed. Refers any medical/drug information questions or administrative inquiries to the pharmacist.
  • Maintains knowledge of current professional trends and practices through participation in professional organizations and attendance at conferences, workshops, and continuing education programs. Trains to measure, mix and compound automated TPNs, irrigations, and chemotherapy drugs in specified volumes, dosages, and concentrations.
  • Trains to prepare special dilutions of non-controlled and controlled substances, IV, and research study medications as needed. Labels and records manufactured medications as required.Minimum Requirements for Pharmacy Technician 
Education, License and Certifications
  • High School Diploma / GED
  • Current registration as a pharmacy technician by the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy
  • Current national certification as a Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
Experience:
  • Basic pharmaceutical calculations
  • Basic knowledge of medical & pharmaceutical terminology 
  • Drug Classification
  • FDA/Legal Compliance
  • Quality control

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