PHARMACY TECH - CERTIFIED
General Summary/Responsibilities:
STATUS: Full-Time / 80h per pay period
Department: MVHN INFUSION CNTR PHARM
Shifts: 7am-330pm
Facility: Miami Valley Hospital North
A certified pharmacy technician, under the direct supervision of a pharmacist, engage in the following activities to the extent that the activities do not require the exercise of professional judgment:
- Entering information into and retrieving information from a database or patient profile
- Preparing and affixing labels
- Stocking dangerous drugs and retrieving those drugs from inventory
- Counting and pouring dangerous drugs into containers
- Placing dangerous drugs into containers prior to dispensing by a pharmacist
- Non-sterile drug compounding following the completion of site-specific training
- Sterile drug compounding following the completion of a site-specific training
- Stocking automated drug storage systems, floor stock, and crash carts
Qualifications
Education
Minimum Level of Education Required: High School completion / GED
- Preferred educational qualifications: Completion of an ASHP/ACPE-accredited technician education and training program
Licensure/Certification/Registration
- Certified Pharmacy Technician through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
- Registration with the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy as a “Certified Pharmacy Technician” or eligible for registration within 45 days of hire.
Experience
Minimum Level of Experience Required: No prior job-related work experience
Preferred experience: Prior hospital, long-term care or retail experience preferred
Knowledge/Skills
- Possess good interpersonal skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and problem solving skills
- Able to read and write printed material in English
- Proficiency with computer keyboard operations
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications preferred
- Ability to compute simple algebraic ratios, volume/volume percentage and weight/volume percentage
- Ability to troubleshoot problems and/or do minor maintenance on all pharmacy equipment, printers, computers and telecommunication equipment with adequate training in the pharmacy. Must be familiar with pharmacy software
- Possess ability to work well with other health care workers and perform as team member
- Flexibility in scheduling essential as mentor/trainer of new coworkers