Advanced Practice Pharmacy Tech - Scottsdale, United States - HonorHealth

HonorHealth

Verified Company

Scottsdale, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Overview:
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Location: Cancer Center, 10469 E

92nd St, Scottsdale:
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Hours: Full-Time Days, 8am-4:30pm:

Sign-on-Bonus Available

Looking to be part of something more meaningful? At HonorHealth, you'll be part of a team, creating a multi-dimensional care experience for our patients.

You'll have opportunities to make a difference.

From our Ambassador Movement to our robust training and development programs, you can select where and how you want to make an impact.

Join us. Let's go beyond expectations and transform healthcare together.

As a member of the HonorHealth team, you will work collaboratively with other innovators working to advance our pharmacy program.

Join us and be part of a team larger than the individual contributors, coming together to embody HonorHealth's iCare values
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Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Empathy.

Qualifications:
Education

High School Diploma or GED Required

Experience

1 year pharmacy technician experience or completion of a formalized technician training program. Required

Licenses and Certifications

Licensed Pharmacy Tech (LPT) Current license by AZ State Board of Pharmacy. Required

Responsibilities
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Job Summary
The licensed pharmacy technician may work in various settings. Hospital, Retail and Ambulatory Infusion Clinics.

Additionally, the pharmacy technician may specialize in a certain skill set, such as pharmacy buyer/inventory specialist, automation technician, IV room sterile processing technician, IV chemotherapy technician and medication reconciliation technician.

The job duties assigned will be aligned to the technician and pharmacy supervisor or directors agreed upon work assignment. The pharmacy technician may be assigned to a variety of settings and/or skill sets.

Note:

The pharmacy technicians in physician based Ambulatory clinics are not required to be licensed by the State Board of Pharmacy however, HonorHealth policy requires all technicians to be licensed to allow for floating, cross coverage and flexibility in various pharmacy practice settings.

General Pharmacy Technician Duties:

Practice within all State Board of Pharmacy, DEA, and FDA rules and regulations
Preparation of prescription orders
Preparation includes sterile and non-sterile preparation (hazardous and non-hazardous)
Unit dose preparation of oral solids, ensures pre-packaging records are complete
Dispensation
Knowledge and functionality of automated dispensing machines (ADM) (Lynx, Pyxis)
Preparation of ADM cart fills / ADM stocking and restocking
Run reports from ADMs and/or enter required documentation within ADMs
Retrieve narcotics and follow all requirements for complete controlled substance distribution
Purchasing / Inventory Control
Assists inventory specialist in maintaining drug inventory levels
Credits/returns to wholesaler
Stocking / restocking
Monitoring
Expiration dates and unit inspections (Quality Assurance checklists)
Maintain a completely clear and clean workspace at all times (sterile and non-sterile areas)
Temperature control logs

Specific Skill Level Duties (in addition to general pharmacy technician duties as assigned):

IV Room Pharmacy Tech:
Compounds sterile or non-sterile pharmaceuticals. This includes but is not limited to chemotherapy, total parenteral nutrition (TPN), and IV admixture.

Assures compliance with departmental quality assurance requirements including expiration date checking, refrigerator temperature monitoring, laminar air flow hood cleaning documentation, equipment calibration verification, viable and non-viable environmental sampling.

Ensures medication orders and sterile compounding are prepared and the quality of products meets established departmental guidelines.

Assists the Inventory Specialist to ensure the IV room is adequately stocked with needed medications and supplies including TPN additives and chemotherapy.

Inventory Specialist Tech:
Performs purchasing and inventory control functions on a daily operational basis.

Reviews and inventories stock to be ordered, procured, or requisitioned through various wholesalers and acceptable vendors and ensures proper storage, quality and integrity.

Receives and validates invoices to ensure order is appropriate and complete and in compliance with contracts, cost management and laws and regulations.

Maintains inventory levels based on budgetary goals and communicates critical shortages, high dollar or high volume drugs. Coordinates drug recalls, drug transfer logs and manages the hospital formulary inventory. Utilizes technology such as Pharmogistics to optimize pharmacy distribution and inventories.

Automation Tech:

Responsible for oversight of all aspects of the hospital automation equipment and serves as a resource for technology projects, upgrades and new equipment installation.

Assists pharmacists in daily provision of pharmaceutical services to the patients by establishing overall operational workflows as it relates to the automation drug