Certified Pharmacy Technician

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Experience/Skills

• Medical Terminology desirable
• Ability to learn computer systems and programs
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Works in fast-paced environment
• Possesses good people skills
• On-the-job training is available

Required Licenses/Certifications

• CPhT-certified by the state of Indiana
• CPR

Working Conditions

• Clean, well-lit working environment

ROUTINE RESPONSIBILITIES

Behavioral Expectations

• Consistently complies with established Behavioral Expectations

Medication Distribution

• Automated Dispensing Machine Restocking – 9 Stations
• Minimum Fill Days
• Max Fill Days
• Return Bin Emptying
• Medication Refill Lists
• 3 Times Weekly
• IV Admixture Preparation and USP 797 Management
• IV Fill List Daily
• Daily Discharge List
• IV Room/Hood Cleaning Daily, Weekly and Monthly
• Daily Temperature/Humidity/Pressure Check and Logging
• Weekly Eyewash Check
• IV Room Stocking
• MSO Clinic Orders
• Restocking Crash Carts/Emergency Boxes/RSI Boxes
• Walk-up Orders – Respiratory Therapy, Radiology, Surgery, Ambulance, etc.

Inventory Management

• Daily Medication Ordering and Maintaining Adequate Stock
• Cardinal
• 340b vs Non-340b vs Prime Vendor
• Split Billing/SunRx
• Employee Pharmacy Invoice Review
• Baxter Order
• Direct Orders – McKesson, Nephron
• Medication Stock Management
• Receiving/Labeling/Scanning
• Invoice Review

a. Prime Vendor and 340B Totals: Daily and Monthly

• Stocking/Outdating/DSCSA
• Hazardous Drug Compliance
• Recall Management
• Medication Repackaging, Barcode Management
• General Storeroom Ordering
• Infusion Center Order Management

Departmental Billing

• Pyxis Billing Reports/Daily Paperwork
• Daily Narcotic Administration Audit
• ED/OPS Billing Audit (Pyxis Credit vs Charge on Administration
• Interdepartmental Billing
• MSO Clinics – Non-Athena/Manual Billing – Ortho, Podiatry, Women’s Health
• Pain Clinic Billing – Manual Billing

Medication Storage Unit Inspections

• Hospital – ACU (MedSurg, ICU), OB, Outpatient Surgery, Emergency, PACU, Surgery, Respiratory Therapy, Radiology, Cardiac Rehab, Physical Therapy, Pharmacy
• Crash Carts/Emergency Boxes
• Pyxis Outdates
• Clinics – QuickCare, Pain Clinic, Ortho Clinic, Podiatry Clinic, Family Practice, Lakeside, Carlisle, Women’s Health/Wellness, ACO (Care Coordination) Clinic
• Medication Outdates
• Emergency Box
• Refrigerators

Employee Pharmacy

• E Script vs Paper RX
• Over-the-Counter
• Inspect Uploads
• End of Day Reports
• 340B Eligibility

Quality Control

• Daily Temperature Logs: Refrigerators and Med Rooms
• VFC Temperature Log
• Daily Temperature/Humidity/Pressure Check and Logging – IV Room
• Daily Allergy/Height/Weight
• Monthly Crash Cart Logs
• Monthly Pyxis Audits
• Monthly Pyxis Narcotic Audits
• Monthly Anesthesia Audits

Special Procedures

• Pain Clinic Day
• Eye Case Day
• VFC Data Logger Monthly Download
• Infusion Center Calendar
• End of Month Intradepartmental Billing

Pharmacy Education

• USP 797
• USP 795
• USP 800
• Continuing Education
• Other Education as Assigned by the Director
• Mandatory Hospital Education – Healthstream

Miscellaneous

• Filing
• Cleaning
• Phones

Full Time/Day Shift

80 hours/Biweekly