Pharmacy Technician I Certified - Texarkana Pharmacy - Full Time
Company: Christus Health
Location: Texarkana
Posted on: October 19, 2024
Job Description:
Description
Summary:
All pharmacy technicians work under the direction of Clinical
Pharmacists to provide pharmacy services with compassion,
excellence, and efficiency.
Responsibilities:
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies:
Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Must be 18 years or older.
Operational Duties and Responsibilities
- Pharmacy Technicians perform ONLY non-judgmental technical
duties under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.
- Prepares drug orders per physician request according to
established policies, procedures, and protocols - Verifies
computerized patient medication records accurately. Maintains,
accurate, complete patient drug record. Compounds non-sterile
pharmaceuticals. Provides services efficiently and in a timely
fashion.
- Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and
maintains records as required by law and institutional
policies.
- Verifies the daily activities of the department are complete
and recorded.
- Maintains competency required for current job
title/position
- Maintains current technician license. Ensures applicable CE
records and licensure are maintained in department files. Attends
staff meetings.
- Completes all competency/skills assessment requirements.
- Specialty area - Serves as the technician in specialty areas
such as the operating room or pharmacy work areas outside the
central pharmacy.
- Ambulatory care - Provides ambulatory pharmaceutical care
services as assigned such as but not limited to anticoagulation
clinics, intensive medical home, transition of care, Discharge
Medication reconciliation, etc.
- Retail - Performs outpatient distributive functions related to
entering prescriptions orders, selecting the correct medications
for new and refilled prescription orders, and coordinates delivery
of medications for patient pick-up or delivery.
Clinical Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensures safe, appropriate, cost-effective drug therapies for
patients according to established policies, procedures, and
protocols.
- Reads, extracts, and interprets information in patient medical
records accurately.
- Detects and reports suspected adverse drug reactions accurately
and in a timely manner.
- Coordinates pharmacist drug education to patients and their
families per institutional protocol.
- Participates in the quality improvement and medication use
review activities of the department. Collects data, conducts
monitors and inspections, and maintains logs, records and other
documentation as assigned.
- Provides services efficiently and in a timely fashion.
Occupational Hazards
- Potential for exposure to hazardous and toxic substances
(including chemotherapeutic, cytotoxic drugs and cleaning
solutions), sticks or cuts by needles and other sharp items.
- Risk 0 exposure category.
- Potential for musculoskeletal injuries if proper lifting and
carrying techniques are not used.
- Potential exposure to biologic material when participating in
direct patient care activities (e. g., patient education, code
attendance).
Job Requirements:
Education/Skills
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
Experience
- Pharmacy experience preferred
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- Registered Pharmacy technician in the State of practice
required
- Certified pharmacy technician preferred
Work Schedule:
TBD
Work Type:
Full Time
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