Pharmacy Technician II

Job Summary

This is a community-based position that services residents of San Felipe Pueblo.

The incumbent acts as a patient advocate by ensuring that the patient’s prescribed drug therapy is followed as prescribed. Meet patients’ medical, social and personal needs related to their pharmacy care plan. Coordinate patients’ prescribed pharmacy care with their healthcare providers to ensure that drug therapy is successful.

• Under the direction and supervision of the lead Pharmacist or designee assists with the coordination of the pharmacy program activities in accordance with the Pueblo of San Felipe Tribal Administration, the Health & Wellness department and the IHS P.L. 93-638 contract funding requirements. This includes helping with quality assurance activities, medication utilization evaluations and adverse drug reaction reporting and enhanced inventory management.
  
  Helps maintain the Pharmacy Department Safety Data Sheet (SDS) record book.
• This employee is a certified pharmacy technician who has completed a recognized certificate training course on appropriate immunization administration technique. This employee administers vaccines at community immunization clinics as well as in the pharmacy with the Pueblo of San Felipe Pharmacy Based Immunization Program. In order to administer vaccines, this employee maintains a cardiopulmonary resuscitation training certificate and completes immunization continuing education on an annual basis.
  
  This employee shall be permitted to administer vaccinations under the direct supervision and with the authorization of an immunizing pharmacist or other licensed provider when the immunizing pharmacist or other licensed provider has completed all of the requirements prior to administration of the vaccination. The immunizing pharmacist or other licensed provider is on the premises for post-immunization monitoring of the patient.
• As a pharmacy technician, the employee prepares medication for dispensing and administration. Under the supervision of licensed pharmacists, the employee performs pharmacy duties such as reading individual outpatient prescriptions, determining the kind, strength and container, counting or pouring correct amount of medication and typing the prescription label. Update data bases, prepare pre-packs. Organize, disinfect and clean pharmacy. Restock vials, bottles, bags and other supplies.
  
  Check inventory for expiry and stability. Cleans pharmacy counters, counting trays, bins and pharmacy shelving daily. Receive and store incoming orders. Answer questions from physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses and other staff on availability of specific items based on knowledge and familiarity of articles stocked in the pharmacy. Other pharmacy duties as assigned and determined by the Chief Pharmacist or designee.
• When necessary, enters data into the computer accurately for proper prescription labels, assembling labels, verifying Resource Patient Management System (RPMS) data. Performs coding corrections through the RPMS and electronic health record (EHR) systems for the pharmacy department. Serves as a delegate for the pharmacist(s) at San Felipe Health Clinic Pharmacy for the New Mexico Prescription Monitoring Program (NMPMP). Performs searches and reviews through the Office of Inspection General List of Excluded Individuals and Entities and the General Services Administration (GSA) System for Awards Management (SAM) websites.
• Under the direction and supervision of the Lead Pharmacist or designee:
  • Documents pharmacy services in the appropriate section of the written PCC (Patient Care Component) form. Assists with the identification of medication errors and potential errors for safety, assists with medication…