Pharmacy Technician- (PRN

Responsibilities

• Review and prepare medications to be dispensed for Pharmacist approval.
• Ensures correct selection of dosage, form, strength and quantity of medications for dispensing to the automated dispensing cabinet (Pyxis) or for use in compounding medications.
• Prepares unit dose medications with bar code labels for the automated dispensing cabinet (Pyxis).
• Labels medication according to regulatory guidelines with all appropriate information prior to pharmacist verification.
• Prepares intravenous (IV) medications for inpatient and outpatient use by using sterile aseptic technique as described by USP guidelines.
• Mixes pharmaceutical preparations, fills bottles with prescribed tablets and capsules, and creates labels for bottles.
• Maintains appropriate medication stock levels based on patient care needs for the pharmacy and the patient care areas including determination of appropriate levels and ordering of products.
• Orders supplies and medications through the pharmacy wholesaler and other suppliers as deemed necessary.
• Monitors drugs closely to evaluate and establish appropriate stock levels.
• Restocks supplies and medications in the pharmacy.
• Restocks medications in all Pyxis units and other areas as approved.
• Delivers medications to ancillary departments upon request.
• Monitors pharmaceutical inventory within the pharmacy and other areas.
• Keeps the formulary up to date with the current stock and keeps it available for use.
• Monitors medication outdates in the pharmacy department, pyxis stations, and crash carts throughout the facility.
• Triages questions in the form of customer service.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service and a pleasant demeanor during all communication with patients or health care professionals.
• Demonstrates ability to determine the level of expertise required to address the patient/health provider need to transfer/refer them to the desired individual.
• Consults with pharmacist on medication questions and relays information to patients and/or providers when appropriate.
• Performs and maintains documentation.
• Documents all unit dose preparations.
• Documents all compounded preparations according to USP guidelines.
• Documents all medications dispensed to the automated dispensing cabinet (Pyxis).
• Maintains and stores all records in the pharmacy for the appropriate amount of time according to the Iowa State Board of Pharmacy and Drug Enforcement Agency regulations.
• Handles all storage of CIII-CV records in accordance with the law.
• Handles all storage of T3 statements in accordance with FDA regulations.
• Handles all storage of records and invoices.
• Provides administrative support for the Pharmacy department.
• Schedules appointments for drug representatives.
• Schedules appointments for anticoagulation clinic patients.
• Cleans equipment according to prescribed methods.
• Maintain and audit billed transactions for inpatient and outpatient medications.
• Collect pharmacy charge sheets from ancillary departments.
• Input charges for medications from ancillary departments.
• Maintains NDC Crosswalk on Macrohelix for the 340B Program.
• Audits patient visits on Macrohelix for the 340B Program.