Pharmacy Technician, Tri-City Medical Center

About the Role

Assists Pharmacists and the Department of Pharmacy at Tri-City Medical Center in ordering, preparing, and distributing medications. Prepares IV additives and solutions as required using aseptic technique. Responsible for ordering and restocking supplies, and maintaining the IV room and pharmacy in a neat and orderly manner.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintains a safe, clean working environment, including unit-based safety and infection control requirements.
• Scans medications into and out of carousel and C2 safe at all times.
• Scans medications being refilled into automated dispensing machine (ADM) at all times, ensuring correct medication is being restocked.
• Delivers patient medications to individual nursing stations, including STAT bags, ADM loads, ADM refills & IV medications.
• Checks nursing floors for unused items to be returned to the pharmacy for reuse or destruction.
• Ensures STAT medications are filled and delivered timely.
• Utilizes scanning device to scan medications delivered to floors, ensuring item is delivered to the appropriate place.
• Prepares bulk medications using a unit dose system.
• Prepares any non-sterile special items that need to be compounded.
• Restocks crash carts, miscellaneous kits, and floor stock requisitions as needed.
• Assists with putting away wholesale or other direct orders.
• Maintains appropriate garbing, cleaning, and maintenance of the Clean Room Suite and all equipment, including Laminar Airflow Hood and BSC hood, per USP797 and CA State Board of Pharmacy regulations.
• Monitors refrigerator temperatures, room temperatures, and differential pressures in the HD, Ante, and Clean Room.
• Documents all activities online daily.
• Maintains the pharmacy in a clean and orderly manner.
• Properly stores, handles, and disposes of IV medications and supplies, including hazardous medications and supplies.
• Uses the C2 safe appropriately and runs a compare report daily to identify discrepancies, notifying the Controlled Substance Technician or manager.
• Prepares all admixtures utilizing aseptic technique.
• Prioritizes admixture preparation for multiple patients.
• Routinely checks expiration dates in the ADM and pharmacy, removing outdated medications and placing them in the appropriate area.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor or manager.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Computer skills
• IV sterile technique competency
• Brand/generic name knowledge

Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or Equivalent
• IV admixture experience, required (OP Infusion Center only)
• California Pharmacy Technician License (TCH) - CA State Board of Pharmacy; OR California Intern Pharmacist - CA State Board of Pharmacy - REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• Six (6) months hospital pharmacy experience
• Pyxis med station and CII Safe experience
• Chemotherapy preparation experience
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board - PREFERRED