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Mercy Health · 3 months ago

Certified Pharmacy Technician - PRN

Youngstown, OH

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Mercy Health is a healthcare organization dedicated to providing quality care. The Certified Pharmacy Technician will assist pharmacists in medication processing and support various pharmacy activities, ensuring accurate medication dispensing and patient safety.

Health CareNon Profit

Responsibilities

Assisting the pharmacist in preparation of medications for patients within an inpatient (acute care; hospital) and/or outpatient (ambulatory; retail; home infusion) service area

Entering information into and retrieving information from an electronic health record or prescription processing computer system

Ensuring the accurate charge and credit functions related to medication orders are processed for patient billing

Preparing and affixing labels; stocking prescription drugs and retrieving those drugs from inventory locations; counting and pouring drugs into containers prior to dispensing by a pharmacist; performing non-sterile drug compounding as defined under guidelines published by United States Pharmacopeia

Stocking automated drug dispensing cabinets, floor stock, and crash carts; Transport of medications by vehicle to off-site locations

Operating technology used for drug dispensing (robotics)

Accepting verbal refill authorizations for dangerous drugs that are not controlled substances from a prescriber or the prescriber's agent, so long as there is no change from the original prescription and clarifying prescriptions when no professional judgment is needed; Sending or receiving copies of non-controlled prescriptions (i.e.. Prescription transfers)

Technician checking of associate technician work prior to dispensing

Assisting in the education and precepting of new pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students and participation in performance improvement activities

Outpatient: Packaging and selling a prescription drug to a patient or patient representative and assisting with insurance claim processing

Performing diagnostic laboratory testing as defined in state laws/guidelines

Inpatient/Home infusion: Performing sterile drug compounding as defined under guidelines published by United States Pharmacopeia and infection-control procedures

Assist in maintaining a clean and safe work environment

Qualification

Pharmacy Technician CertificationElectronic Medical Records (EMR)Compounding MedicationsRobotic Dispensing SystemsProcessing PrescriptionsCustomer ServiceAttention to DetailProblem SolvingActive ListeningVerbal CommunicationWritten Communication

Required

ExCPT Certification provided by the National Health Career Association or Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification and registration with State Board of Pharmacy (required)

High School Diploma or GED (required)

Preferred

Completion of ASHP/ACPE tech training program - or - pharmacy technician training via Armed Forces/Veterans Affairs - or respective state department approved career tech high school program (preferred)

Previous experience working in Retail, Ambulatory, Outpatient, Hospital, Acute Care, or Home Infusion pharmacy (preferred)