Pharmacy Technician, Certified or Trainee - Storeroom 100%
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Full Time
3 days ago
About this role
Pharmacy Technician, Certified or Trainee - Storeroom 100% - (26001982)
Description
The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Pharmaceutical Care is seeking a full-time Pharmacy Technician Certified or Trainee to join our team. This position is under general supervision of the Supply Chain Manager, the pharmacy technician for the medication storeroom coordinates and performs as necessary the technical activities of dispensing areas. The Department of Pharmaceutical Care intends to hire at either the Pharmacy Technician, Trainee classification, or Pharmacy Technician, Certified, based on the qualifications of the successful candidate. Please indicate in your application materials the position you wish to be considered for or indicate both. Duties to include:- Perform activities associated with inventory maintenance
- Review pharmacy medication inventory for expired medications.
- Operate machinery required for bulk distribution of medications.
- Maintain inventory at appropriate levels according to established par levels when available.
- Deliver medications to patient care areas, return medications from patient care areas that are no longer needed
- Ensure that medication security is maintained when working in the patient care unit medication rooms. This includes the integrity of security (door/lock etc…), security of medications inside the medication room (controlled substances locked properly), medications inside room are stored correctly (properly dated and refrigerated is needed).
- Generate, review and maintain (includes filing) appropriate records related to medication distribution and dispensing.
- Maintain proper handling and proper worker safety precautions regarding medications that are considered hazardous (antineoplastic medications) or medications that become hazardous upon waste (EPA designated waste).
- Communicate with the general-public, patients and other health care personnel in accordance with established departmental guidelines.
- Perform tasks as assigned by the pharmacist, technician supervisor or Senior Certified technician.
- Maintain area orderliness and cleanliness.
- Conducts and documents monthly inspections of patient care areas.
- Assist in the training of hospital externship students and clinical clerkship rotations students or College of Pharmacy students or any other approved students or visitors.
- Perform other position expectations required of all department staff as outlined in department policies and procedures and/or material covered in staff training and/or orientation.
- Communicate all patient and worker safety issues to management as efficiently as possible. Complete Patient Safety Net (PSN) reports if unsafe situations arise either within or outside of the pharmacy.
Qualifications
Certified Technician Minimum Eligibility Requirements:- Registered with the Pharmacy Board at the time of hire.
- National certification through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or the National Healthcareer Association (NHA). Must meet ongoing education requirements and maintain certification.
- High school diploma or the equivalent.
- Experience
- Any combination of two years of post-high school experience and/or education in the natural sciences OR
- Satisfactory completion of an accredited pharmacy technician training program
- Registered with the Pharmacy Board at the time of hire.
- All pharmacy technicians must be certified within one year of employment.
- High school diploma or the equivalent.
- Experience:
- Any combination of two years of post-high school experience and/or education in the natural sciences OR
- Satisfactory completion of an accredited pharmacy technician training program.
- Experience in a hospital setting
- Experience with inventory maintenance activities
- Experience working in team a environment
- Experience working in a detail-oriented work environment
- Knowledge of windows based computer programs