Outpatient Pharmacy Technician

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The purpose of this position is to help achieve cost effective, results oriented and customer focus manner pharmaceutical services by performing these duties in a highly confidential manner, in accordance with the mission, values and behaviors of Insight Chicago Pharmacy. The pharmacy lead technician, under the supervision of a Registered Pharmacist shall prepare medications, order, receive and maintain a perpetual inventory (maintains and established PAR levels). These duties are to be performed in a highly confidential manner, in accordance with the mission, values and behaviors of Insight Chicago Hospital. Employees are further expected to provide a high quality of care, service, and kindness toward all patients, staff, physicians, volunteers and guests.

DESCRIPTION:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists the Registered Pharmacist in providing and dispensing and other health care products.
• Properly package and arrange medication order delivery after a Registered Pharmacist’s final check of the patient’s medication order.
• Monitor inventory levels of FDA-approved medication.
• Notifies appropriate individuals when additional supplies need to be ordered.
• Transfers the necessary drug supplies from the pharmacy.
• Monitors expiration dating and removes outdated medications.
• Maintain the confidentiality of patient/client information at all times. (Follow HIPAA guidelines)
• Disposes of material in appropriate containers and in an appropriate manner
• The ability to reproduce labels or any essential task in order to properly perform their daily functions
• Assist the department with other assignments as needed.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

A. REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge: Experience, education, licensure(s), specialized certification(s).
• Skills: Analytical, interpersonal.
• Abilities: Physical, mental (specify amount and duration).

Knowledge:

• High school graduate or equivalent education.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician
• Previous hospital pharmacy experience desirable.
• Proficient organizational, communication, and basic computer skills.
• Pharmacy Technicians must be registered with the State

Skills:

• Repetitive use of hands and fingers (i.e., use of computer keyboard) and labeling containers.
• Normal range of hearing and vision to perform work and communicate.
• Verbal and written communication.
• Extended periods of standing and walking v Typing skills of 30 WPM.

Abilities:

• Extended periods of standing and walking.