Pharmacy Technician I

About the Role

The Pharmacy Technician I assists pharmacists in daily pharmacy routines in accordance with Florida Board of Pharmacy laws, standards, policies, and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliveries of medications, preparation and dispensing of all medications, including IV's under direct supervision of a pharmacist.
• Maintain equipment such as automated dispensing cabinets, pre-packing equipment, and department bar-coding scanners.
• Assist pharmacists in other assigned duties.
• Apply appropriate aseptic technique and pass annual media validation.
• Perform controlled substances dispensing and discrepancy resolution.
• Generate cart fill lists and operate pre-packers to complete fills.
• Execute all elements of preparation and distribution of medications.
• Compound extemporaneous preparations and perform stability assignments.
• Perform inventory control procedures including borrow/loan and emergency medication procurement.
• Conduct nursing unit inspections and documentation.
• Compound TPN per procedures.
• Deliver medications and/or pharmacy supplies to the proper locations within the medical center.
• Check nursing stations hourly for excess IV solutions and piggybacks, returning unused doses to the pharmacy.
• Prepare and compound sterile products to include IV's, liquids, creams, lotions, etc. using aseptic technique.
• Restock med and supply areas for the next shift.
• Pre-package medications in unit dose form according to pharmacy policies.
• Barcode products as necessary.
• Fill medication carts/labels.
• Restock automated dispensing cabinets.
• Run refill activity reports to close narcotic delivery loops.
• Run CII Compare report after EVERY control substance delivery.
• Manage pharmacy and floor inventory outdates.
• Perform monthly unit inspections.
• Answer the phone professionally with name and department.
• Perform refills and outdates on all Crash Cart and emergency boxes.
• Identify critical issues, prioritize workload, and communicate any issues to appropriate personnel in a timely manner.
• Complete all education requirements and/or other activities needed to maintain competency.
• Interact politely and appropriately in person and by phone with hospital personnel.
• Accurately maintain required documentation logs.
• Comply with facility policy and procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain medication storage and security as per regulatory requirements throughout the organization.
• Perform quality control and performance improvement functions as assigned.
• Accurately perform and document monthly medication storage area inspections as assigned.
• Perform basic billing functions.
• Complete basic OR charges in a timely manner as assigned.
• Perform required calculations accurately.
• Accurately and safely compound and label medications and parenteral admixtures.
• Utilize aseptic techniques in the preparation of parenteral compounding.
• Comply with all USP 797 shift/daily/monthly requirements (i.e. cleaning laminar airflow cabinets and biological safety cabinets, wearing personal protective equipment, etc.).
• Obtain a final check from the pharmacist before releasing any prepared parenteral compounds, before packaging any medication, or dispensing any medication.
• Prepare all work records needed for the day at designated times, including the Discontinued, Transfers, and Discharges Lists of parenteral preparations, and efficiently process these reports before they are dispensed to patient care areas.
• Accurately transport medications and other pharmacy supplies in a timely manner to appropriate areas.
• Accurately fill orders in the pharmacy.
• Process medication returns and restocking to the pharmacy.
• Provide basic technical support for automated dispensing machines and other pharmacy computer systems.
• Perform daily ADC routines as assigned (i.e. restocks, outdates, discrepancy resolution, loading and unloading, etc.).
• Replenish ADCs, emergency cart trays, and floor stock accurately and as needed.
• Accurately package and prepare medications for dispensing as assigned.
• Appropriately and timely notify the pharmacy buyer of products that need to be reordered.
• Comply with ongoing processes to monitor outdates as per policy and procedures.
• Perform receiving and check-in of medication/supply orders as defined in policy and notify the pharmacy inventory manager of any shortages, overages, or damages of product.
• Manage drug supplies in a cost-effective manner and identify opportunities to minimize waste.
• Practice and adhere to the “Code of Conduct” philosophy and “Mission and Value Statement”.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Pharmacy Technician License
• High School Graduate / GED
• No Travel Required

Qualifications

• Appropriate aseptic technique applied and annual media validation passed
• Controlled substances dispensing and discrepancy resolution
• Cart fill list generation and pre-packer operation to complete fill
• All elements of preparation and distribution of medications
• Compounding of extemporaneous preparations and stability assignments
• Inventory control procedures including borrow/loan and emergency medication procurement
• Nursing unit inspections and documentation
• TPN compounding per procedures
• Service: Strives to meet expectations/needs of customers; responds to concerns with sense of urgency; seeks win-win solutions for reasonable patient/customer expectations.
• Quality/Ethics/Integrity: Seeks opportunities for improvement; prevents small problems from becoming large; pays attention to detail; follows instructions and protocol/procedures; adheres to company code of conduct; maintains integrity in all aspects of work.
• Relationships: Builds effective working relationships; finds and provides information to clarify situations; expands on original ideas; contributes own ideas; places high priority on other team members’ goals; gains team agreement to support ideas; clearly explains rationale behind ideas/goals; demonstrates sensitivity to differing cultural views and needs; meets attendance and punctuality requirements.
• Adaptability: Seeks to understand changes in work tasks/processes; actively seeks information about new tasks/processes; treats change and new tasks/processes as opportunities for learning and personal growth; speaks positively about changes to others; quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with change.
• Job Specific: As defined in department specific competencies