Pharmacy Technician - Signing in bonus
Company: Interim HealthCare
Location: Severn
Posted on: January 24, 2023
Job Description:
General Purpose:Pharmacy Technicians assist the pharmacist in
the preparation and distribution of medications, maintaining the
drug inventory, and maintaining patient and pharmacy records in a
manner consistent with all federal, state, and local laws and
regulations, as well as pharmacy policies and procedures. Pharmacy
technician activities are performed under the direct supervision of
a licensed pharmacist.Essential Functions:
- Read and interpret physician's medication orders.
- Prepare and package chemotherapy medications and other
medications requiring special handling in accordance with safety
measures.
- Aid in filling, processing, and dispensing medications.
- Re-package and label medications.
- Adhere to safety practices to ensure quality care for
patients.
- Help maintain the drug inventory through inventory control
practices.
- Provide customer service by answering phone calls in a prompt
and courteous manner
- Triage requests and prioritize them.
- Check for expiration dates on medications on a regular
basis.
- Administers immunization (e.g., Influenza vaccine, COVID-19
vaccine) to patients.
- Completes other assignments as requested and assigned.
- May have access to personal health information (PHI) necessary
to fulfill the above duties and responsibilities. Parameters of
access, use and disclosure are further defined by the organization
or department.Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
- Current pharmacy technician registration/certification.
- Current state license in good standing.
- Two (2) years' experience as a pharmacy Technician and/or as
defined by the contracting employer.
- Able to provide proof of current Basic Life Support (BLS)
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
- Meets the requirements of federal and/or state criminal and
abuse background checks where applicable.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English with
all levels of the healthcare team, both clinical and
non-clinical.
- Demonstrated ability to perform and prioritize multiple
functions or tasks.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively deal with multiple
changes.
- Able to work as a member of a team, including but not limited
to managing stress appropriately, making decisions under pressure,
and handling multiple priorities.
- Able to manage anger/fear/hostility/violence of self and
others.
- Proof of valid driver's license if applicable.
- Meets applicable health requirements to provide patient
care.Working Conditions & Physical Effort:
- Work is performed in various health care settings and not
limited to hospitals, retail stores, nursing homes, or assisted
living facilities.
- Work environment involves frequent exposure to communicable
diseases, blood borne pathogens and/or potentially infectious or
hazardous materials and situations that require following extensive
safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment
(e.g., face masks, goggles, latex or non latex gloves).
- Work environment may involve occasional exposure to potential
electrical shock, and to x-ray/electromagnetic energy.
- Able to spend varying amounts of time sitting, standing, and
walking.
- Able to frequently lift, reposition, and transfer clients and
to stand, bend, stoop, squat, kneel and reach freely and assist
clients with standing and walking.
- Sufficient endurance to perform the required physical and
mental tasks over long periods of time.
- Requires normal, correctable vision and hearing and the ability
to identify and distinguish colors.
- Requires excellent hand-eye coordination and fine motor
function necessary to operate equipment safely and
calculate/prepare medications and other procedures.
- Able to successfully work in areas that are confined and/or
crowded.
- Medium physical activity may require frequent lifting,
carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 lbs.
Keywords: Interim HealthCare, Severn , Pharmacy Technician - Signing in bonus, Professions , Severn, Maryland
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