Pharmacy Technician
Opelousas General Health System
Opelousas, LA
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Assist pharmacist in preparing and distributing medications, maintaining drug inventory and maintenance of records to ensure effective patient care. Works only under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Certification: Pharmacy Technician (PHA) required.
Additional Experience Preferred
One year pharmacy technician experience preferably in a hospital setting
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Procures and distributes drug orders per physician request, pharmacist request or prearranged work assignment according to established policies, procedures and protocols and within specified time frame.
- Fills physician’s orders, medication surgical kits, medication carts, and/or medication requisitions and specialty items/bins accurately.
- Identifies and fills replacement medications on emergency crash carts, OR carts, floor stock, automatic dispensing cabinets (ADC) accurately.
- Prepares sterile products (including chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition) accurately.
- Delivers medications and supplies to patient care and ancillary areas accurately and timely.
- Maintains adequate stock of medications and supplies according to established policies, procedures and protocols and within specified time frame:
- Rotates stock to ensure use before expiration date.
- Identifies and replaces outdated and unusable drugs.
- Restocks medication and IV dispensing areas.
- Prepackages medications in unit of use containers.
- Assists in ordering, receiving, unpacking, and storing pharmaceuticals and supplies in appropriate locations.
- Participates in the quality improvement activities of the department:
- Completes all assigned medication storage area inspections in a timely manner.
- Conducts unit inspections as required, quality monitoring, collects data and completes documentation, as assigned.
- Adheres to infection control protocols.
- Keeps pharmacy areas clean, neat and well organized. Keeps pharmacy equipment clean.
- Maintains competencies required for current position.
- Attends staff meetings.
- Participates in orientation, education and training programs.
- Reviews literature and other materials as assigned
- Completes all competency/skills assessment requirements annually or as directed.
- Contributes to effective operation of the department:
- Delivers cart fill medications, IV’s accurately and at designated times.
- Enters charges and credits for patient medications accurately.
- Generates reports, pick lists and labels as required.
- Answers the telephone, identifying self and department. Directs calls to appropriate personnel.
- Answers requests at the window and makes STAT deliveries to patient care areas when requested.
- Organizes and prioritizes work assignments.
- Maintains logs, records and other required documentation accurately. Files in appropriate locations.
- Demonstrates good verbal and written communication.
Certification: Pharmacy Technician (PHA) required.
Additional Experience Preferred
One year pharmacy technician experience preferably in a hospital setting
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Seniority level
Entry level -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Health Care Provider -
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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