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HonorHealth · 1 month ago

Technician I - Pharmacy Advanced Practitioner

Arizona, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

HonorHealth is one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, serving a population of five million people in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. The role of Technician I involves working in various pharmacy settings, performing duties such as medication preparation, inventory control, and ensuring compliance with pharmacy regulations.

Health Care

Responsibilities

Practice within all State Board of Pharmacy, DEA, and FDA rules and regulations

Preparation of prescription orders

Preparation includes sterile and non-sterile preparation (hazardous and non-hazardous)

Unit dose preparation of oral solids, ensures pre-packaging records are complete

Dispensation

Knowledge and functionality of automated dispensing machines (ADM) (Lynx, Pyxis)

Preparation of ADM cart fills / ADM stocking and restocking

Run reports from ADMs and/or enter required documentation within ADMs

Retrieve narcotics and follow all requirements for complete controlled substance distribution

Assists inventory specialist in maintaining drug inventory levels

Credits/returns to wholesaler

Stocking / restocking

Monitoring Expiration dates and unit inspections (Quality Assurance checklists)

Maintain a completely clear and clean workspace at all times (sterile and non-sterile areas)

Temperature control logs

Compounds sterile or non-sterile pharmaceuticals

Assures compliance with departmental quality assurance requirements including expiration date checking, refrigerator temperature monitoring, laminar air flow hood cleaning documentation, equipment calibration verification, viable and non-viable environmental sampling

Ensures medication orders and sterile compounding are prepared and the quality of products meets established departmental guidelines

Assists the Inventory Specialist to ensure the IV room is adequately stocked with needed medications and supplies including TPN additives and chemotherapy

Performs purchasing and inventory control functions on a daily operational basis

Reviews and inventories stock to be ordered, procured, or requisitioned through various wholesalers and acceptable vendors and ensures proper storage, quality and integrity

Receives and validates invoices to ensure order is appropriate and complete and in compliance with contracts, cost management and laws and regulations

Maintains inventory levels based on budgetary goals and communicates critical shortages, high dollar or high volume drugs

Coordinates drug recalls, drug transfer logs and manages the hospital formulary inventory

Utilizes technology such as Pharmogistics to optimize pharmacy distribution and inventories

Responsible for oversight of all aspects of the hospital automation equipment and serves as a resource for technology projects, upgrades and new equipment installation

Assists pharmacists in daily provision of pharmaceutical services to the patients by establishing overall operational workflows as it relates to the automation drug dispensing machines (ADMs), unit dose packagers and other technology such as DoseEdge

Oversees the daily activities of the medication use process and provides comprehensive pharmacy services in an ambulatory setting

Responsible for preparation and delivery of sterile and hazardous medication, complex IV admixtures, chemotherapy and biotherapy admixtures

Responsible for proper planning, purchasing, and inventory control based on compliance of rules and regulations

Collaborate with physicians and clinical staff on drug dosing, standardization and quality metrics

Performs pharmacy technician duties for retail pharmacy according to State Board of Pharmacy

Assists under pharmacist supervision in receiving written or electronic prescriptions, filling, and dispensing

Responds to patient queries, maintains records, assists in patient insurance authorization and manufacture assistance programs

Responsible for obtaining, verifying, and documenting medication history in the electronic medical record in an accurate and timely manner in compliance with standard procedures and regulatory standards

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Licensed Pharmacy TechPharmacy Technician CertificationPharmacy Technician ExperienceInventory ControlSterile CompoundingCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

High School Diploma or GED

1 year pharmacy technician experience or completion of a formalized technician training program

Licensed Pharmacy Tech (LPT) Current license by AZ State Board of Pharmacy

Preferred

Prior Inpatient and Buyer experience

Completion of a formalized Technician Training Program

3 years of pharmacy technician experience (retail, hospital, infusion clinics, medication reconciliation or wholesaler experience)

Current Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT) issued by Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) OR by the certification of pharmacy technicians (ExCPT)

Pharmacy Technician Diploma