What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Tech position at ADAIR COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM?
An Iowa Top Workplaces of 2023, Adair County Health System is a special place. We are fortunate to have some of the most highly skilled and compassionate healthcare professionals in the area who truly care about our patients and each other. We value teamwork, recognize achievements, and celebrate successes. ACHS fosters a positive and fun work environment for employees to learn, grow and serve. Most importantly, we strive to create a culture of excellence where providing exceptional health care and extraordinary patient experience are paramount.
Adair County Health System is looking for a Pharmacy Tech to work in our pharmacy department. Full-time, 36-hour work week. Monday - Friday 7:30a - 4p, with one half day during the week. This is can be a flexible schedule made between Pharmacy Director and Tech. This is a great opportunity to use your current skills and gain some new ones alongside our caring and dedicated team.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Stores medications under proper conditions of refrigeration and control
- Rotate all stock to ensure outdated medications and supplies are not available for use
- Handle all medications with appropriate precautions and personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Under pharmacist supervision, filling medication orders and restocking automated dispensing systems (ADS)
- Manage recalled products and returns
- Under pharmacist supervision, maintenance of ADS including cleaning and updates to users and formulary
- Perform all clerical and record keeping duties necessary in the pharmacy
- Adhere to and promote the established values of the organization, i.e., customer service, safety, compliance standards and all others
- Demonstrate ability to consistently meet the department work schedule. Works assigned shift/shifts
- Conduct all interactions with patients, patient’s families, and visitors in a professional and courteous manner
- Maintain patient confidentiality and uses discretion in patient interactions
- Maintain awareness of own safety in carrying out duties and responsibilities
- Follow all OSHA requirements and adhereto universal precautions
- Maintain knowledge of equipment set-up, maintenance, and use
- Attend all mandatory hospital meetings and maintain needed continuing education
- Provide orientation/education for staff, students and healthcare members as directed
- Will work in other areas of the hospital as needed with proper orientation to that department
- Obtain and maintain certification for sterile compounding of IV products in pharmacy
- Assist pharmacist in inventory control in the pharmacy.
- Receive and price supplies as they are purchased
- Maintain medications stocked outside of ADS, such as crash carts, clinics, and kits
- Must keep pharmacy neat and orderly and be neat and orderly in work at all times
- Deliver medications throughout hospital
- Prepackage medications under the pharmacist’s supervision and maintain control records
- Perform pharmacy related duties as necessary, including daily tasks as assigned by the pharmacist
