Pharmacy Technician Coordinator - Overland Park

Introduction · Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Pharmacy Technician Coordinator? At Overland Park Regional Medical Center, you come first. · HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the cou ...

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Introduction

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Pharmacy Technician Coordinator? At Overland Park Regional Medical Center, you come first.

HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Benefits

Overland Park Regional Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues.

The available plans and programs include:
Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
Colleague recognition program
Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note:
Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients' lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Pharmacy Technician Coordinator like you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Pharmacy Technician Coordinator is responsible for collaborative oversight of the daily technician workflow in the pharmacy. This includes hiring, training, and evaluating Pharmacy Technicians (Tech I, Tech II, and Tech III), among other duties. The Pharmacy Technician Coordinator will work with the Pharmacy Operations Managers/Director of Pharmacy on special projects as assigned. They must be able to accurately perform advanced and basic pharmacy technician functions in a timely manner.

In addition, they are responsible for performing duties associated with Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADCs), other specialized duties and/or leadership roles as assigned by the pharmacy management team.

Supervises Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Interns and Pharmacy Students

What you will do in this role:
Identifies critical issues, prioritize workload and communicate to appropriate personnel any issues in a timely manner
Completes all education requirements and/or other activities needed to maintain competency
Complies with facility policy and procedures and regulatory requirements
Interacts in person and by phone with hospital personnel politely and appropriately
Receives daily wholesaler orders
Performs monthly unit checks and outdates
Assists with annual inventory including pre-count scheduling
Attends meetings as needed
Performs pharmacy staff scheduling and handles staffing issues, including staffing in shifts if critical needs are identified
Accurately maintains and coordinates required documentation logs
Provides direction and training to technicians, interns and pharmacy students
Evaluates technicians, interns and pharmacy students to ensure that policies and procedures and regulatory requirements are uniformly and consistently followed
Responsible for maintaining medication storage and security as per regulatory requirements throughout the organization
Accurately performs audits (i.e. narcotic, CII Safe Compare, billing, etc.) as assigned.
Performs and monitors compliance for quality control and performance improvement functions as assigned
Accurately and safely compounds and label medications and parenteral admixtures
Always utilizes aseptic techniques in the preparation of parenteral compounding Compliant with all USP 797 daily/monthly requirements (i.e. Cleaning laminar airflow cabinets and biological safety cabinets, wearing personal protective equipment, etc.)
Always obtains a final check from the pharmacist before releasing any prepared parenteral compounds, before packaging any medication, or dispensing any medication
Ensures that medications and other pharmacy supplies are accurately transported in a timely manner to appropriate areas
Accurately fills orders in the pharmacy
Ensures that medication returns are consistently and timely restocked in the pharmacy.
Automated Dispensing Cabinet (ADC) Super User/Trainer
Maintains and supports ADC equipment
Oversees daily ADC routines as assigned (i.e. restocks, outdates, discrepancy resolution, loading and unloading, etc.) and provides oversight of these activities to technicians for appropriate inventory management
Coordinates and communicates with the appropriate support personnel.

Assist in education of new pharmacy ADC users and serve as a resource to both pharmacy and nursing staff for problems and/or questions.

Adjusts ADC Max and Par appropriately using everyday usage
Removes Medications from ADC appropriately due to non-usage
Utilizes the Medications Not Loaded report to load appropriate Medications in ADC
ADC Expiration Audits – enforces policy to reduce waste/expirations
Assists with narcotic ordering and maintains inventory as assigned
NarcStation/CII Safe Expiration Audits – Works with purchaser and Director of Pharmacy
NarcStation/CII Safe- Load/Unload Audits – Audits records to make sure NarcStation is being utilized appropriately
Performs monthly NarcStation/CII Safe inventory
Establish and maintain daily batch reports
Monitor ADT activities and appropriately correct any problems
Accurately packages and prepares medications for dispensing as assigned
Appropriately and timely notifies the pharmacy inventory manager/buyer of products that need to be reordered.
Complies and supervises ongoing processes to monitor outdates as per policy and procedures

Performs receiving and check in of medication/supply orders as defined in policy and notifies the pharmacy inventory manager/buyer of any shortages, overages or product damage.

Manages drug supplies in a cost effective manner and identifies opportunities to minimize waste.
Performs the role of the Inventory Manager/buyer when that person is not available or as assigned.
Works with Inventory Manager, IV room and utilizes EXP reports to reduce expirations and waste in the ADC
Identifies, analyzes and evaluates data from a variety of sources as assigned.
Practice and adhere to the "Code of Conduct" philosophy and "Mission and Value Statement"
Other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Demonstrate understanding of a broad knowledge base incorporating some theoretical concepts
Apply solutions to a defined range of unpredictable problems
Applies and performs a range of well-developed and specialized skills and identifies knowledge areas to a wide variety of contexts with depth in some areas
Identify, analyze and evaluate information from a variety of sources
Take responsibility for own outputs in relation to specified quality standards
Take responsibility for the achievement of group outcomes


What Qualifications You Will Need:
High School Diploma or equivalent required
Associate or Bachelor's degree preferred
Minimum of 3 years of hospital experience
PTCB Certifications including Adv-CPhT preferred
Supervisor/manager/lead experience preferred
Active Registered pharmacy technician, as per State requirements, in good standing with the appropriate State Board of Pharmacy

Overland Park Regional Medical Center is a 340+ bed facility offering acute medical services to our patients. We are Johnson County's only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Level II Trauma Center. We have an Accredited Stroke and Chest Pain Center. Our hospital is a premier area destination for Women's & Children's healthcare services. We offer the region's only Maternal Fetal Health Center to care for critically ill mothers and their babies. Our hospital has an antepartum unit, a labor and delivery unit, and a Level III NICU.

We have four emergency rooms, including a dedicated Pediatric emergency room and two freestanding ERs located in Olathe and Shawnee.

Each year our colleagues treat over 45,000 patients. Caring for patients is more than a job for us, it's our mission and our calling. OPRMC is part of HCA Midwest Health, Kansas City's leading healthcare provider in the region.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times.

In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Pharmacy Technician Coordinator opening.

Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring

We are an equal opportunity employer.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.