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Beth Israel Lahey Health Per Diem Pharmacy Technician I in Boston, Massachusetts
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Job Type:
Per Diem
Scheduled Hours:
0
Work Shift:
Rotating (United States of America)
Inpatient Pharmacy Technician I
Job Description:
Job Summary: Responsible for unit dose distribution including familiarity with medications, dosage forms and storage requirements. Communicates with Pharmacists and Nursing Staff to insure timely preparation and delivery of medications. Prepares and repackages medications into unit of use products. Delivers medications including controlled substances nursing areas and ancillary departments in accordance to established policies and procedures and DEA and DPH regulations.
Essential Responsibilities:
Monitors medication order reports and assigns medications to automated dispensing cabinets. Reviews current inventory list for automated dispensing cabinets to determine medications that should be removed based on knowledge of unit based practice site and the types of medications used on each site.
Delivers controlled substances to automated dispensing cabinets in compliance with all DEA and DPH regulations. Monitors expiration dates of controlled substances automated dispensing cabinets. Acts as witness for Pharmacists to destroy or secure expired controlled substance and narcotic waste.
Restocks floor stock/automated dispensing cabinets. Checks for expired medications in the pharmacy and in the automated dispensing cabinets. Inventories and maintains stock levels of supplies and medications within the Pharmacy. Insures that all expired and damaged medications are disposed of in accordance with RCRA, OSHA and NIOSH regulations.
Delivers IV medications to the appropriate location. Recycles IVs when appropriate.
Enters charges and credits to patients for the medications sent on the daily IV delivery and cartfill to insure an accurate bill.
Refills and exchanges code boxes and emergency medications to nursing units and ancillary areas. Monitors expiration dates of code boxes and emergency kits in the pharmacy.
Repackages bulk supplies of medications into unit of use packages with an awarness of Admin/Prep precaution policies. Prepares compounds and oral solutions according to departmental procedures.
Required Qualifications:
High School diploma or GED required.
License Mass Registered Pharmacy Tech required., or Registration Pharmacy Technician Trainee required., and Certificate 1 EXCPT required., or Certificate 2 Pharm Tech Cert Board required., and CPhT for EXCPT or PTCB is required within 60 days of hire.
0-1 years related work experience required.
Pharmacy Technicians must be licensed with the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy and certified through PTCB or EXCPT. Pharmacy Technicians in Training must become licensed with the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy and become certified through PTCB or ExCPT within 60 days of hire.
Employee must remain in good standing with the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Pharmacy including maintenance of registration and fees.
Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.
Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.
Preferred Qualifications:
Three to six months as a Pharmacy Technician in a hosptial or retail setting.
Has the ability to perform simple and complex pharmaceutical calculations. Develops familiarity with medications: their generic and trade names, methods of administration, and conversion between metric and apothecary systems
Competencies:
Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation. May make recommendations for solving problems of moderate complexity and importance.
Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge and skills based on general precedents.
Independence of Action: Ability to follow precedents and procedures. May set priorities and organize work within general guidelines. Seeks assistance when confronted with difficult and/or unpredictable situations. Work progress is monitored by supervisor/manager.
Written Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.
Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.
Team Work: Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members.
Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
Competencies:
Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation. May make recommendations for solving problems of moderate complexity and importance.
Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge and skills based on general precedents.
Independence of Action: Ability to follow precedents and procedures. May set priorities and organize work within general guidelines. Seeks assistance when confronted with difficult and/or unpredictable situations. Work progress is monitored by supervisor/manager.
Written Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.
Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.
Team Work: Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members.
Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service to patients, visitors, staff and external customers in a professional, service-oriented, respectful manner using skills in active listening and problem solving. Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
Physical Nature of the Job:
Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and or up to 20 pounds of force frequently. Job is physical in nature and employee needs to stand and/or move around through the majority of their shift.
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more (https://www.bilh.org/newsroom/bilh-to-require-covid-19-influenza-vaccines-for-all-clinicians-staff-by-oct-31) about this requirement.
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