Pharmacy Technician I - Lancaster, United States - Lancaster General Health

Lancaster General Health

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Lancaster, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Summary

Job Title:
Pharmacy Technician I

This job is located in Lancaster PA.

Full time, 1.0 FTE, 2nd shift (2:30P - 11P). Every other weekend, every other holiday.
***: Under the direction and supervision of a registered pharmacist, the pharmacy technician performs various functions associated with the dispensing, charging and delivery of medication to patient care areas, in compliance with department policies and procedures that provide optimal pharmaceutical care.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties:

Demonstrates a thorough understanding of and compliance with procedures for handling controlled substances and specialty pharmaceuticals including investigational agents.
Demonstrates skills in the maintenance and operation of various automation systems including packaging, dispensing cabinets, and compounding equipment.
Prepares medications for dispensing under the supervision of the pharmacist, demonstrating accuracy, precision, and consistency relating to selection, packaging, and labeling functions.
Transports medications, drugdelivery devices, ad other pharmacy equipment as required, to all patient care areas of the hospital, which includes delivery to automated dispensing technology.
Prepare inventories (affix barcode/warning labels as necessary), order drugs and supplies from the storeroom; receive drugs and stock shelves/carousels in various pharmacy locations with new and returned inventory.
Answers telephone using appropriate etiquette, screens and triages telephone/window inquiries.
Assures work for each shift is completed prior to departure.
Efficiently utilizes various pharmacy automation systems including robotic packaging, automated storage and retrieval systems, decentralized unitbased cabinets, and compounding equipment.
Demonstrates the ability to accurately compound sterile products using proper aseptic technique.
Maintains dispensing area and medication storeroom in a neat, orderly, and clean condition as observed by the pharmacist.

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS:
The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:

Demonstrates proficiency in resolution of missing dose problems including investigation, replacement of doses and corrective action to prevent future missing doses.
Serve as a training resource for new technicians and assist in evaluating their progress as directed.
Assists in maintaining proper inventory and control of drugs and supplies purchased by the pharmacy.
Other duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

High school diploma or successful completion of general educational development (GED) exam required.
A health care provider in good standing with Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs, i.e., not excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal or state health insurance program.
National pharmacy technician certification (CPhT) required within nine (9) months of hire/placement.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Completion of ASHP accredited (or comparable) pharmacy technician training program preferred.
Hospital Pharmacy Practice

COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS

Attention/Concentration:

The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to focus on certain aspects of current experience and reject others.

The position requires the ability to attend to a specific stimulus without being distracted by extraneous environmental stimuli.

The individual must be able to attend to environmental detail with the ability to separate essential from non-essential or irrelevant stimuli.

The attention skills required are generally considered to be automaticpassive, but focused with an intact capacity for select perception.

New Learning and Memory:
The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to learn and retain material.

Job demands are only moderately routine and predictable.

Minor changes may occur which require the individual to be able to understand and carry out detailed but uninvolved instructions.

Problem Solving, Reasoning and Creative Thinking:The following level of ability that is essential for the jobholder to think (in order to solve a problem) by combining two or more elements from past experience or imaginative thought.

The requirement for autonomous problem solving or creativity of thought in the position is mínimal. Problems encountered tend to involve a few concrete variables in or from standardized situations. Typically involves adhering to a chart or set procedure.

APTITUDES:
The following are essential requirements of the position in relation to job-worker situations. These items describe how a worker must adapt, adjust, conform or act.

Repetitive work:
Ability to continuously perform the same type of work for extended periods of time,