Job Title: Certified Pharmacy Technician
Location: Rochester General Hospital Department: Inpatient Pharmacy Hours Per Week: 40 hours; 8-hour shifts Schedule: Days & Evenings and Rotating Weekends
SUMMARY
Under pharmacist supervision, responds to and/or triages nursing phone calls, prepares medication orders, accurately delivers meds, and restocks as necessary. Provide superior customer service by modeling the organizations values.
Key Responsibilities
• Properly operate EMR System (Electronic Medical Record) • Rounds to the floors accurately and in a timely manner to deliver medications • Recognizes 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syringes, using aseptic techniques • Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages • Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests • Perform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 recognize 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 • 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 • Performs other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
• None
Required Licensure/Certification Skills
• National Pharmacy Technician Certification • If hired on or before December 5, 2021, must register by February 28, 2022 NYS OOP Registered Pharmacy Technician within 6 months of hire • If hired on or before December 5, 2021, must register by June 30, 2022
Preferred Qualifications
• High School diploma or equivalent preferred • Excellent oral and written communication skills for routine interaction with hospital staff • Pursuing additional certifications • 1 year of experience working with a frail or elderly population preferred • 1 year of work experience in a clinical, retail or healthcare setting
EDUCATION
• LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS
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
• $19.25 - $21.50
CITY
• Rochester
POSTAL CODE
• 14621