Pharmacy Technician, Certified or Trainee - Central Pharmacy (part-time), Overnights
Company: The University of Iowa
Location: Iowa City
Posted on: November 19, 2023
Job Description:
The University of Iowa Health Care, Department of Pharmaceutical
Care is seeking a part-time Pharmacy Technician, certified or
trainee to work in our Acute Care, Central Pharmacy. This position
is under general pharmacist supervision, coordinates and performs
as necessary the technical activities of dispensing areas. Under
general supervision of technician supervisor, carries out
activities supportive of development, coordination, and training of
assigned areas. Provides functional supervision as required. This
position will work 20 hours/week between the hours of 9:00 pm -
6:30 am, primarily Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays.
The Department of Pharmaceutical Care intends to hire at either the
Pharmacy Technician, Trainee classification, or Pharmacy
Technician, Certified, based on the qualifications of the
successful candidate. Please indicate in your application materials
the position you wish to be considered for or indicate both.
Duties to include:
- Perform activities associated with inventory maintenance in
satellites and dispensing areas including emergency drug
supplies
- Review pharmacy medication inventory for expired
medications.
- Maintain medication inventory levels according to established
par levels when available
- Manage inpatient Epic In-Baskets which includes printing labels
for missing medications, determining the amount of medication
required to prepare the intended dose, preparing and/or package of
medications; preparing the label; documentation of activities and
printing the discharge patient list and removing their medication
from the patient care unit
- Deliver medications to patient care areas, return medications
from patient care areas that are no longer needed.
- Ensure that medication security is maintained when working in
the patient care unit medication rooms. This includes the integrity
of security (door/lock etc.), security of medications inside the
medication room (controlled substances locked properly),
medications inside room are stored correctly (properly dated and
refrigerated is needed).
- Maintain accurate controls and security regarding controlled
substances both in and out of the pharmacy area, including
inventory records regarding preparation and delivery to patient
care areas.
- Generate, review and maintain (includes filing) appropriate
records related to medication distribution and dispensing. (Forms
127P, 131)
- Utilize various equipment including, laminar flow hoods,
computerized label printers, pharmaceutical packaging and
compounding equipment and pneumatic tube system. Utilize, AcuDose
Medstations, RemStar and Med Carousel and other automated
dispensing equipment.
- Maintains cleanliness of BSC and other equipment and the clean
room in accordance with policies and procedures.
- Completes quality assurance activities and quality control
records for documentation of appropriate sterile compounding
processes.
- Maintain competencies in proper sterile product
preparation
- Utilize and adhere to aseptic technique when preparing and
manipulating sterile products, including proper handwashing,
garbing, product handling and observance of airflow issues within
the clean room facility.
- Compound sterile products including anti-neoplastic drugs in
bulk supplies and single doses; utilize aseptic technique in
BSC.
- Maintain proper handling and proper worker safety precautions
regarding medications that are considered hazardous (antineoplastic
medications) or medications that become hazardous upon waste (EPA
designated waste).
- Package and compound non-sterile products in bulk supplies and
single doses.
- Conducts and documents monthly inspections of patient care
areas
- Assist with on-the-job training of pharmacy students and new
technicians; may provide functional supervisor to student
technicians
- Perform activities involving narcotics and controlled
substances including daily, weekly and monthly inventories; order
replacement supplies from internal source and review documentation
records for completeness and contact manager if documentation is
not complete.
- Perform tasks associated with refilling AcuDose Medstations
including following proper procedures in picking correct
medications to restock AcuDose Medstations, following proper
procedures in restocking AcuDose Medstations
- Assisting pharmacist in conducting inspection of all
medications stored on patient care unit. Certified Technician
Minimum Eligibility Requirements:
- Registered with the Pharmacy Board at the time of hire.
- National certification through the Pharmacy Technician
Certification Board (PTCB) or the National Healthcareer Association
(NHA). Must meet ongoing education requirements and maintain
certification.
- High school diploma or the equivalent.
- Experience
- Any combination of two years of post-high school experience
and/or education in the natural sciences OR
- Satisfactory completion of an accredited pharmacy technician
training program Trainee Technician Minimum Eligibility
Requirements:
- Registered with the Pharmacy Board at the time of hire.
- All pharmacy technicians must be certified within one year of
employment.
- High school diploma or the equivalent.
- Experience:
- Any combination of two years of post-high school experience
and/or education in the natural sciences OR
- Satisfactory completion of an accredited pharmacy technician
training program.
Special Qualifications:
- Ability to calculate ratios & proportions for pharmaceutical
needs as demonstrated by a work sample. Desired Qualifications:
- Experience with inventory maintenance activities
- Experience working in team environment
- Experience working in detail-oriented work environment
- Knowledge of windows-based computer programs
- Experience working in environment requiring accuracy
- Experience working in healthcare with one-on-one patient
interaction & experience handling challenging interactions in work
environment.
- Prefer National Career Readiness Certificate at Silver
Level
Position and Application details:
Resume is preferred to be considered for an interview, applicants
must upload the document and mark them as a "Relevant File" to the
submission:
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days and may
be removed from posting and filled any time after the original
posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any
conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background
check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional
references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment
process.
For additional questions, please contact Penni Berger at
penni-berger@uiowa.edu
The Department of Pharmaceutical Care intends to hire at either the
Pharmacy Technician, Trainee classification, or Pharmacy
Technician, Certified, based on the qualifications of the
successful candidate. Please indicate in your application materials
the position you wish to be considered for or indicate both.
Keywords: The University of Iowa, Iowa City , Pharmacy Technician, Certified or Trainee - Central Pharmacy (part-time), Overnights, Professions , Iowa City, Iowa
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