Evening Float Pharmacy Technician 1

About the Role

Assists pharmacist and prepares medications to be dispensed under direct supervision of a registered pharmacist according to State and Federal law.

Key Responsibilities

• Processes medication orders and dispenses medications under direct licensed pharmacist supervision to ensure safe and appropriate provision of medications to patients.
• Fills all physician orders accurately and efficiently and obtains pharmacist check prior to all dispensing.
• Fills all medication stock orders consistently (e.g., Urgent Care, Specialty Care Centers, ancillary nursing units, Pyxis, floor stock, anesthesia and operating room code trays) completely/accurately and obtains pharmacist check prior to dispensing.
• Assists pharmacists by anticipating and prioritizing workload accurately and efficiently.
• Organizes and prioritizes phone calls, window traffic, and workload effectively and keeps pharmacist informed.
• Maintains a smooth workflow in area by utilizing problem-solving skills.
• Distributes medications in a timely manner to ensure prompt patient service.
• Distributes medications to nursing units.
• Utilizes discharge and transfer reports as directed.
• Prioritizes orders such as Now/Stat, ASAP, and routine to ensure appropriate turnaround time.
• Prepares and compounds all medications using proper techniques to ensure safe products for patients under direct pharmacist supervision.
• Prepares and compounds all medications accurately.
• Prepares products cost-effectively and minimizes waste.
• Logs all medications properly.
• Maintains adequate supplies of all stock items in a clean and organized environment.
• Maintains adequate par levels of supplies, documents needed medications on want book, and follows up with next shift on any outstanding medication needs.
• Prepares and maintains adequate supply of stock solutions.
• Maintains par levels of assigned prepackaged medications.
• Restocks area at end of shift to ensure adequate supplies for next shift.
• Checks assigned stock sections of pharmacy monthly for expired medications, pulls expired medications, flags medications that will expire within next three months, and documents when complete.
• Maintains an organized and clean environment.
• Completes and maintains pharmacy records.
• Documents all assigned quality assurance responsibilities (e.g., hood cleaning, refrigerator temperature, and area of inspection).
• Maintains Individual Competence And Develops Professional Practice Skills.
• Participates in required departmental training, education, and certification.
• Completes all required orientation/training checklist(s) and modules.
• Completes projects to develop professional skills and achieve department goals.
• Uses extra time advantageously to help others or to work on department projects.
• Contributes to achievement of department goals and objectives through effective participation.
• Precepts new and existing staff members.
• Participates in orientation and training of new and existing employees.
• Uses effective educational techniques in all training and educational activities.
• Identifies performance deficiencies of new employees and provides feedback/training in an effort to correct deficiencies.
• Provides feedback of employee progress routinely to Education Pharmacist or team leaders.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Georgia pharmacy technician or pharmacy intern registration

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• No experience necessary or retail experience as pharmacy technician
• Enrollment in an accredited college of pharmacy (Preferred)
• Knowledge of medical/pharmaceutical terminology and generics (Preferred)
• Experience as a pharmacy technician in a retail setting (Preferred)

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Good organizational skills
• Ability to learn and use computer systems
• Proficient in reading, writing, and mathematics