Pharmacy Technician - Hospital

Olmsted Medical Center • Full-time • Rochester, MN, US • 3w ago

Job Details

Description

1.0 FTE - Day/Eve Shifts

At Olmsted Medical Center, we value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. To keep up with the evolving trends, Olmsted Medical Center offers the following for employees who are employed at a 0.5 FTE or higher.

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Basic Life Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Employer Paid Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
Adoption Assistance Plan

Qualifications

High School Diploma or equivalent required
Pharmacy Technician Certification required within 2 years of hire
Minnesota Pharmacy Technician Registration
BLS certification
Excellent communication skills, flexibility, and ability to work as part of a dynamic team
Self-directed with excellent time management skills and able to work within a schedule

Job Responsibilities

Prepares all floor medication stock requisitions, carts, automated distribution machine fill lists, kits, code drawers, etc. under the supervision of the pharmacist.
Delivers and retrieves products to the hospital and clinics as necessary.
Performs dispensing and reporting functions in the automated drug distribution system.
Accurately prepares medications and promptly delivers to hospital/clinics.
Assists in compounding and dispensing medicines that are not readily available from manufacturers.
Repackages medications for unit of use, patient starter dose packages, and prescriptions for the ED pre-packs.
Maintains the Minnesota Prescription Monitoring database.
Maintains all packaging and compounding records.
Assures the pharmacist check/verification prior to dispensing the medication. Prepares controlled substances for distribution to the hospital/clinics.
Accurately and efficiently fills, labels, and prepares prescriptions for discharge prescriptions as applicable.
Reads and enters appropriate information into the computer system to generate accurate prescription labels, profiles, and charges.
Aseptically compounds sterile hazardous and non-hazardous products according to MN BOP and USP 800 standards.
Appropriately and promptly labels all sterile products.
Delivers admixtures to the appropriate departments.
Documents and checks stock monthly for outdated medications, proper labeling, and storage.
Prepares quality assurance checklists and provides a report to the pharmacy manager monthly.
Analyzes automated drug distribution reports to ascertain medication usage patterns.
Assists Cerner Support Team and Informatics pharmacist in revising, updating, and adding/deleting medications from the Cerner database.
Assists the director of pharmacy in preparing drug diversion audits.
Assists the purchasing technician as necessary.
Assures that all records received are accurate and complete.
Performs duties as assigned by the pharmacist and pharmacy manager.
Effectively communicates with clinicians, nurses, pharmacists, other technicians, hospital personnel, and patients.
Answers and transfers any telephone calls requiring professional judgment to the pharmacist.
Adheres to telephone etiquette at all times.
Maintains a neat, clean, orderly, and well-stocked work area.
Other duties as assigned.

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