Pharmacy Technician Medication Reconciliation

Category: Pharmacy Location/Org Data : Name: Portneuf Medical Center Hours/Days of Work: Variable day shifts - 0600-1430, 0700-1530, 0800-1630, 0900-1730,1000-1830 Nursing Specialty Area: Not Applicable

Overview

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Pharmacy Technician Medication Reconciliation in Pocatello, ID.

Fulfilling your purpose begins here:

People First, Always. Here’s how we take care of our people:

• Medical, vision, dental health insurance, health savings account / flexible spending, competitive pay, paid time off, 401k retirement plan with company match, employee assistance program and more.

Your team is bigger than your department:

• Portneuf Medical Center is a nationally recognized healthcare leader with 205 beds, serving as the region's tertiary care and Level II Trauma Center, housing the Portneuf Heart and Vascular Institute, Portneuf Cancer Center, Portneuf Medical Group, and Portneuf Air Rescue.
• We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for performing many of the technical duties of the pharmacist under the direction of the pharmacist and subject to verification in accordance with state and federal law.
• Performs medication history reconciliation upon patient hospital admission.
• Interviews patients and patient support network, researching EMR systems and contacting other resources to collect the most comprehensive and accurate patient home medication list as part of the admissions process.
• Must validate patient allergies and medication doses, dosage forms, and appropriate frequency of administration to improve safety and quality of of our patients by providing physicians with a comprehensive home medication list of which they can make clinical assessments and prescribe medications to patients.
• Performs computer order entry, billing, word processing
• Control drug accountability including controlled substances and hazardous waste
• Inventory management including automated drug distribution, barcoding, packaging and outdates
• Sterile products preparation and daily IV systems management
• Control drug accountability including controlled substances and hazardous waste
• Manage inventory including floor stocks and outdates
• Responsible for automated drug distribution, bar-coding and packaging
• Sterilize product preparation and manage daily IV systems

Qualifications

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED
• Registration in good standing with the Idaho State Board of Pharmacy and proof of being a Certified Pharmacy Technician.
• Computer skills
• Experience in retail pharmacy setting or equivalent experience required.
• Exemplary customer service and communication skills

Preferred Job Requirements

• Experience in Sterile Products Preparation
• Knowledge of automated drug distribution systems and nomenclature
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical terminology and metrics system.