Pharmacy Technician Certified Lead - Texarkana Pharmacy - Full Time at CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System

Summary:

Pharmacy Technician Certified Lead performs all tasks which are not required by law to be performed by a licensed pharmacist. Performs all pharmacy technician and clerical duties. The Job requires National Pharmacy Technician Certification and institutional specific pharmacy technician IV certification.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Maintains consistency with Administrative and Departmental policies with appropriate behavior, dress, attitude, attendance, confidentiality, professionalism, and reliability.
• Performs clerical duties including, but not limited to, the following: ordering, receiving, and invoicing supplies, posting patient debits and credits, computer tasks related to data entry and report generation.
• Maintains information for IV solution preparation and dispensing. Labels pre-mixed solutions and verifies Pharmacist’s work. Restocks solution bags in designated areas.
• Compounds sterile products not available from manufacturer ready-to-use including large volume, parenterals, IVPBs, TPNs, under the supervision of a pharmacist. Performs quality assurance duties related to end-product sterility verification.
• Participates in training of new associates on all technical and clerical skills.
• Selects and fills prepackaged medications for in-house patients. Pre-packs and delivers seven-day patient medication cards. Performs cart exchange and is responsible for the preparation and distribution of nutritionals.
• Monitors given amounts of drugs and assists in other inventory functions.
• Verifies written orders behind pharmacist.
• Assists pharmacist in gathering data for DUE, CI and drug regimen reviews.
• Maintain stocking and charge verification of medications housed in Pyxis.

Job Requirements:

Education/Skills

• High School diploma or equivalent required

Experience

• 5+ years of pharmacy technician experience

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• Pharmacy registration in the State of practice.
• Optional BLS, ACLS, and PALS for Pediatric practice

Work Schedule:

TBD

Work Type:

Full Time