Pharmacy Technician / Clinical Setting
Location: Buckeye Lake, OH
TITLE: Pharmacy Technician / Clinical Setting
LOCATION: Buckeye Lake, Ohio
Here is an exciting opportunity to join a prestigious hospital that has been recognized by Forbes magazine as one of the top 100 hospitals. Take your career to new heights with ample growth prospects and opportunities for personal development. They are dedicated to assembling healthcare teams that go above and beyond for their patients and community, and they are seeking talented individuals who share their values. Situated amidst the serene beauty of a rural setting, yet conveniently close to a bustling city, this is the change you have been waiting for. Read on to learn more...
Qualifications:
• Must hold a current Certified Pharmacy Technician registration in the State of Ohio or be eligible for the same.
• Must possess Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification.
Working hours and compensation:
• Multiple positions available in hospital, outpatient, and home infusion settings. Choose between 32-hour and 40-hour workweeks, which may include weekend rotations.
• Compensation ranges from $17.50 per hour to $24.72 per hour, based on experience. A comprehensive benefits package is also provided.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Assisting pharmacists with various tasks, such as drug preparation and distribution, unit-of-use packaging, automated floor stock management (PYXIS), unit inspection completion, drug box and crash cart maintenance, and utilization of computer applications for pharmaceutical care.
• Specific responsibilities as a Pharmacy Technician:
- Efficiently and accurately preparing patient-specific drug orders for final checks by pharmacists.
- Conducting interviews with patients and their families to determine their current medications.
- Performing quality checks on work completed by other pharmacy technicians or support personnel, allowing professional staff more time to provide clinical support.
- Restocking drug boxes and crash carts from various patient care areas within the hospital.
- Assisting in delivering educational in-service programs on distribution and automation systems to healthcare providers, in order to share the latest technologies.
- Assisting in inventory management to minimize stock outages and maintain appropriate levels of pharmaceuticals.
- Conducting interviews with patients and their families to determine their current medications.
- Performing quality checks on work completed by other pharmacy technicians or support personnel, allowing professional staff more time to provide clinical support.
- Restocking drug boxes and crash carts from various patient care areas within the hospital.
- Assisting in delivering educational in-service programs on distribution and automation systems to healthcare providers, in order to share the latest technologies.
- Assisting in inventory management to minimize stock outages and maintain appropriate levels of pharmaceuticals.
• Specific responsibilities as a Chemo IV Technician:
- Ensuring daily surveillance and documentation of USP 797 and USP 800 environmental controls.
- Completing necessary daily cleaning of the IV ante and clean rooms.
- Supervising environmental service personnel for monthly terminal cleaning of the IV ante and clean rooms.
- Participating in routine surface sampling as mandated by regulations such as USP 797 and USP 800.
- Maintaining thorough knowledge of HEPA filtered unidirectional airflow principles and their impact on the compounding area.
- Completing annual competence assessments related to IV and chemotherapy compounding.
- Completing necessary daily cleaning of the IV ante and clean rooms.
- Supervising environmental service personnel for monthly terminal cleaning of the IV ante and clean rooms.
- Participating in routine surface sampling as mandated by regulations such as USP 797 and USP 800.
- Maintaining thorough knowledge of HEPA filtered unidirectional airflow principles and their impact on the compounding area.
- Completing annual competence assessments related to IV and chemotherapy compounding.
Additional information:
• This position is located to the east of Columbus.
• The pharmacy department is comprised of a fantastic team, and the Director is highly respected within the organization.