Pharmacy Rep - Patient Care

Job Description

Assists in evaluating/reconciling/implementing pharmacy patient care. Performs activities of a Pharmacy Technician, as needed.

• Collaborates with multiple sources including, but not limited to, patients, patients' family/care‑giver, outside pharmacies, physician offices, nursing/assisted‑living facilities and/or other hospitals to obtain/document/organize medication and supplement information leading to clarification/completion of medication history/current profile for patients prior to (and/or during) admission.
• Assists in discharge planning including, but not limited to, identifying patients unable to afford medication; identifying rejected pharmacy claims at patients' preferred pharmacy; and initiating prior authorization process.
• Participates in implementing and evaluating related Quality Assurance, Performance Improvement and Compliance programs.
• Assists Registered Pharmacist in the non‑professional (non‑judgmental) aspects of preparing and dispensing medication: fills, packages, labels and stocks unit dose cart from computerized pick list; brings cart to nursing unit according to predetermined schedule; makes other deliveries, as required; fills bottles or other package forms with measured amount of medication either manually or mechanically; labels containers of drugs according to department specification, either manually or mechanically;
  
  assists in clean air room, using sterile technique in filling and labeling injectable prescriptions, where required; assists in preparation and/or labeling of IV additives; fills medication orders in inpatient area; and packages sudden, unexpected medication requests, as required.
• Assists Registered Pharmacist in maintaining a variety of records and reports: maintains IV records with Pharmacist direction; maintains records for medication in inpatient area; maintains records of preparation of extemporaneous medications; assists in the maintenance of statistics and records for all medication orders; and enters orders into computer terminal for refill purposes.
• Maintains sufficient inventory at workstations in Pharmacy: transports required pharmacy material, as necessary; receives and maintains records of stock and inventory control; assists in material control by maintaining records and inventories; and maintains placement of sufficient daily inventory of supplies to all areas of the Pharmacy to assure efficient operating conditions.
• Performs related duties, as required.

• Associates Degree, required.
• Active Certified Pharmacy Technician (CER‑PHT) from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), required.
• Current license as a registered pharmacy technician in NYS, required when hired on/after 4/25/21.
• Minimum of three (3) years retail pharmacy experience required. Retail experience must be within the last five (5) years. Hospital pharmacy experience preferred but not required.
• Strong working‑knowledge of medications including generic/brand names, standard doses, and classes of drugs used for various conditions, required.
• Demonstrates exceptional communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to display compassion to patients, families, and co‑workers.
• Ability to use advanced settings of a variety of computer programs including standard Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to learn computerized hospital pharmacy system.
• Must be able to do physically strenuous work.

* Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).