Pharmacy Technician - Houston, United States - Elevance Health

Elevance Health
Elevance Health
Verified Company
Houston, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter
Description

Job Family:
MED > Licensed/Certified Allied Health Professional


Type:
Full time


Date Posted:
May 23, 2024


Anticipated End Date:
Jul 08, 2024


Reference:
JR112488

Description


Pharmacy Technician II - Specialty


A proud member of the Elevance Health family of companies, Paragon Healthcare brings over 20 years in providing life-saving and life-giving infusible and injectable drug therapies through our specialty pharmacies, our infusion centers, and the home setting.


Location
:
This role is onsite at our Plano, TX location

Work Shift Hours
:
Monday through Friday, 9 am to 6 pm (CST).


The
Pharmacy Technician II is responsible for assisting pharmacists in the performance moderately moderate complex technical and clerical duties involved in the daily operations of the Pharmacy, as allowed by law and/or regulation.


How you will make an impact:

  • Assists the pharmacist with dispensing items a physician orders to a valid prescription adhering to the appropriate guidelines and policies.
  • Check for expired / unusable products and disposes of them properly.
  • Answers and initiates communications related to providing pharmaceutical care.
  • Prepares delivery tickets. Assists the patient delivery representative in orders, receiving, maintaining, and tracking all infusionrelated equipment.
  • Fulfills the duties of the patient delivery representative when required.
  • Mixing technician for compounding all sterile IV products such as: antibiotics, TPN, inotropes, pain bags, hydration, push meds.
  • Mix pharmaceutical preparations according to written prescriptions. Utilize low, medium, and highrisk compounding techniques.
  • Completes daily cleaning, monthly cleaning, inprocess cleaning, equipment calibration.
  • Follows a process to minimize misfills, product waste, and HIPAA violations.
  • Checks and maintains inventory levels; places inventory orders, logs in new inventories.
  • Check for expired/unusable products and disposes of them properly. Documents all activities appropriately.
  • Assists the patient delivery representative in orders, receiving, maintaining, and tracking all infusion related equipment.
  • Completes negative counts, daptomycin addbacks, and wholesaler orders promptly.
  • Completes drug expiration review monthly. Assists with any inventoryrelated questions from team members daily and during quarterly inventory.
  • Dispenses to patients and completes assessments. Dispenses for active patients by established cutoff times.
  • May be responsible for overnight deliveries.
  • Able to troubleshoot pump issues without assistance from team members or supervisors.
  • Follows up on hospitalization and pending pump pickup report.
  • Follows correct process to minimize misfills, unscheduled deliveries, waste of product, and HIPAA violations.
  • Documents QARs/indicators appropriately in the portal without prompts.
  • Maximizes the efficiency and productivity of the pharmacy and delivery operations.
  • Strives to achieve cost effectiveness in all areas (including purchasing, inventory control, staffing delivery services).
  • Maximizes the efficiency and productivity of the pharmacy and delivery operations.

Minimum Requirements:


  • High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).
  • Certified Pharmacy Technician course with certificate. Continuing education necessary to maintain current licensure in all states licensed.
  • Minimum 2 years experience as pharmacy technician with training/experience in alternate site/home health pharmacy practice and the preparation of sterile products.
  • Maintain a current pharmacy technician certificate where required by law and/or regulation. Multistate certification is required if this individual is providing services in multiple states.
  • For Paragon and Carelon Health business unit, satisfactory completion of a Tuberculosis test is a requirement for this position.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:


  • ACPE IV certification preferred
  • Dispensing.
  • Data entry.
  • Inventory management and experience with ordering.
  • Responding to patient inquiries over the phone.


Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health.

Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities - and making healthcare simpler.

We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work


At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates.

Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business ou
More jobs from Elevance Health
See all jobs of Elevance Health