Inpatient Pharmacy Technician (Cert), Bellevue: FT

Position highlights

• Award
• Winning: Named among the top 10% in the Nation for Patient Safety Excellence Award, America’s 100 Best Orthopedic Surgery, America’s 100 Best Spine Surgery.
• Schedule:
• College
• Loan
• Reduction: Interest free student loan repayment up to $6,000!
• Employee-centric: Competitive pay, excellent benefits, tuition assistance, retirement plan matching, recognition program, local discounts.
• Stability: Serving Erie and surrounding counties since 1876.

What You Will Do

• Under the direct supervision of a Pharmacist, and - according to the standard procedures - compounds and prepares for dispensing medications and compounded sterile products including chemotherapeutic and non-chemotherapeutic medications and related pharmaceutical supplies upon receiving orders from physicians or other qualified prescribers; maintains the drug inventory; maintains records; processes patient charge documents and labels; mixes IV additive solutions as required using aseptic technique; inspects medication units; and performs various other related duties. Pharmacy technicians do not perform duties that can legally be performed only by a registered pharmacist.
• 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.
• Identifies and fills replacement medications on emergency crash carts, procedural carts and floor stock/automated dispensing cabinets accurately.
• Fills physician orders, medication surgical kits, medication carts or medication
• Prepares sterile products (mainly chemotherapy) accurately according to USP 797 standards. Must be proficient in mathematics, basic and advanced pharmacy calculations and display essential critical thinking skills.
• Must be a certified pharmacy technician.
• Must maintain competency with regard to oncologic regimens, calculations, medications and sterile technique.
• Delivers medications and supplies to patient care and ancillary areas accurately.
• Maintains adequate stock of medications and supplies according to established policies, procedures, and protocols and within specific time frame.