Certified Pharmacy Technician II - Pharm General - PRN
Company: Christus Health
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: October 18, 2024
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Job Description:
DescriptionSummary:All pharmacy technicians work under the
direction of Clinical Pharmacists to provide pharmacy services with
compassion, excellence and efficiency.CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital
- Medical Center (CSRH-MC), located in the South Texas Medical
Center, provides a high-level of care through compassionate hands,
experience physicians, and advanced technology, including the da
Vinci Surgical Robot System and the Mako--- Robotic-Arm Assisted
System. Services at the 178- bed facility include Acute Care of the
Elderly Unit, cardiology, diabetes care, emergency care, general
surgery, kidney transplantation at the CHRISTUS Transplant
Institute, orthopedics, outpatient rehabilitation and aquatic
therapy, Senior Behavioral Health Center, urology, and the Wound
Care and Hyperbaric Center.Responsibilities:Meets expectations of
the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of
Others, or Leader of Leaders.Must be 18 years or older.Pharmacy
Technicians perform ONLY non-judgmental technical duties under the
direct supervision of a pharmacist.Operational Duties and
ResponsibilitiesAssist Pharmacists with Medication Histories.Train
Tech I associates.Prepares drug orders per physician request
according to established policies, procedures and
protocols.Verifies computerized patient medication records
accurately. Maintains, accurate, complete patient drug
record.Compounds pharmaceuticals including non-sterile and sterile
products, chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition products
accurately.Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and
maintains records as required by law and institutional
policies.Provides services efficiently and in a timely
fashion.Verifies the daily activities of the department are
complete and recorded.Maintains competency required for current job
title/positionMaintains current technician license. Ensures
applicable CE records and licensure are maintained in department
files. Attends staff meetings.Maintain IV certification and
competencies.Completes all competency/skills assessment
requirements.Specialty areaServes as the technician in specialty
areas such as the operating room, IV room, or pharmacy work areas
outside the central pharmacy.Ambulatory careProvides ambulatory
pharmaceutical care services as assigned such as but not limited
to: anticoagulation clinics, intensive medical home, transition of
care, Discharge Medication reconciliation, etc.RetailPerforms
outpatient distributive functions related to entering prescriptions
orders, selecting the correct medications for new and refilled
prescription orders, and coordinates delivery of medications for
patient pick-up or delivery.Clinical Duties and
ResponsibilitiesEnsures safe, appropriate, cost-effective drug
therapies for patients according to established policies,
procedures, and protocols.Reads, extracts and interprets
information in patient medical records accurately.Detects and
reports suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and in a timely
manner.Sustains the hospital drug formulary, minimizing
non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution
protocols and promoting rational drug therapy selection.Provides
accurate, adequate and timely drug information to the hospital's
pharmacy associates.Coordinates pharmacist drug education to
patients and their families per institutional protocol.Participates
in the quality improvement and medication use review activities of
the department. Collects data, conducts monitors and inspections
and maintains logs, records and other documentation as
assigned.Conducts designated interventions as defined in department
Clinical Intervention activities (IV to PO, Renal Dosing,
Pharmacokinetic dosing support, Anticoagulation)Baseline
departmental standards for reporting interventions for clinical
productivity as defined by departmental goals.Provides services
efficiently and in a timely fashionOccupational HazardsPotential
for exposure to hazardous and toxic substances (including
chemotherapeutic, cytotoxic drugs and cleaning solutions), sticks
or cuts by needles and other sharp items.Risk 0 exposure
category.Potential for musculoskeletal injuries if proper lifting
and carrying techniques are not used. Potential exposure to
biologic material when participating in direct patient care
activities (e.g. patient education, code attendance).Job
Requirements:Education/SkillsHigh School Diploma or equivalent
required.Experience3-5 years of pharmacy technician experience
preferred.Meet all criteria of Pharmacy Technician I.Licenses,
Registrations, or CertificationsRegistered Pharmacy Technician in
the state of practice required.Certified Pharmacy Technician
preferred.ACPE accredited IV certification program, including
hazardous (minimum 40 hours); or meet minimum State requirement.
Not applicable to Ambulatory Care settings or Retail settings.Work
Schedule:VariesWork Type:Per Diem As NeededEEO is the law - click
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