WVU Medicine Golisano Children's · 2 weeks ago
7 on 7 off Night Shift Specialist Technician
Morgantown, WV
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expWVU Medicine Golisano Children's is seeking a Night Shift Specialist Technician to assist in drug distribution under the supervision of a pharmacist. The role involves preparing medications, managing inventory, and ensuring compliance with pharmacy standards and regulations.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Responsible for reading physicians’ orders, preparing medications, delivering medications, and ordering and delivering drug supplies for various patient‑care units
Reads physician's orders and prepares medication for dispensing, including unique dosage forms for all patient populations
Has an understanding of standard pharmaceutical/medical terms, abbreviations and symbols commonly used in the prescribing and dispensing of medications
Interprets lists and uses this information to replenish patient's medications and delivers contents to patient care areas according to schedule
Accurately prepares and delivers controlled substances to patients and maintains all necessary records
Takes inventory and analyzes medication supplies, replacing outdated or deteriorated medications; replaces depleted inventory
Labels products appropriately
Performs arithmetic calculations for usual dosage determinations required in medication and solution preparation
Performs initial check for prescribed doses for appropriateness based on weight and age
Performs in accordance with departmental standards established for speed and accuracy
Prepares and labels prepackaged medications after determining usage patterns and prepackaging requirements. Also maintains records related to this
Maintains inventory and supplies in assigned pharmacy service areas
Answers telephone and channels calls to appropriate individual
Ensures that the pharmacy service areas and drug storage areas in the institution are kept clean and orderly
Assists in the training of pharmacy technicians
Certain duties cannot be assigned to Pharmacy Technicians because these duties can only be performed by pharmacists. These restrictions are regulated at state and federal levels and must be followed closely:
Only pharmacists can receive oral prescriptions from prescribers or prescribers’ authorized designees. (This refers primarily to new telephone prescriptions)
Only pharmacists can consult with prescribers or prescribers’ designees about patients’ prescriptions
Only pharmacists can provide confidential patient information to other health professionals or insurance companies
Only pharmacists can check medications before dispensing them to patients. (In states where technicians can prepare or package prescriptions, they do so under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.)
Only pharmacists can consult with patients about prescribed medication use and other health issues
Only pharmacist scan recommend over-the-counter medications
Assists with sterile preparation of IV room medications and general maintenance and cleaning of IV room
Accurately prepares intravenous admixtures, including dilutions for pediatric patients, other injectable preparations, and sterile irrigating solutions using aseptic technique
Accurately enters information related to parenteral admixtures and other injectable products in Pharmacy IV Computer Systems
Manages controlled substances for the health-system
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or Equivalent
Must possess current licensure as required by state board where services will be provided: MD: Pharmacy Technician License or Pharmacy Technician Student Permit through Maryland Board of Pharmacy, OH: Certified or Registered Pharmacy Technician License or Trainee License through Ohio Board of Pharmacy, PA: Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacy Technician Trainee License through the Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy, WV: Pharmacy Technician License or Trainee License through West Virginia Board of Pharmacy
Nationally Certified Pharmacy Technician through Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or National Healthcareer Association (NHA) OR If applicant has two (2) or more years of pharmacy specific experience, must be obtained within 15 months of hire
Two (2) years of pharmacy technician or healthcare experience
Preferred
Associates degree OR Post high school education in a science field of study OR graduate of a pharmacy technician training program
Company
WVU Medicine Golisano Children's
WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s is home to the state’s largest—and most experienced—group of pediatric primary care physicians and specialists.
501-1000 employees
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