Pharmacy Technician

Purpose:

To assist the Director of Pharmacy Services in the day-to-day functions of the pharmaceutical services department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern long-term care facilities to assure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times.

Essential Functions:

• Assist the Director of Pharmacy with checking the physician's orders to ensure that residents are receiving medications as ordered by the attending physician.
• Monitor drugs for expiration and assist in maintaining proper inventory by checking stock for reordering; check units for floor stock drugs and maintain inventory.
• Monitor the use of supplies; check for misuse and overuse.
• Perform administrative requirements such as completing necessary forms (MAR's, patient profiles, etc.) and reports necessary for medication records.
• Ensure that drug storage rooms and medical supply areas are maintained in a clean and safe manner.
• Pre-pack medication in unit dose and maintain inventory records of each product; assist in maintaining the unit dose profiles.
• Maintain a productive working relationship with the medical profession and department supervisors to ensure that pharmaceutical needs of the resident can be met and maintained.
• Responsible for charging, recording, and billing on a monthly basis.
• Responsible for data entry of admission and discharge information, and the set up of files for each resident.
• Complete purchase orders and receive supplies when they come in to facility.
• Responsible for data entry of prescription dispensing.
• Performs other related assignments as required.

Work Schedule

• As assigned, including some week-ends, evenings and Holidays.

Working Conditions

• Works in well-lighted/ventilated areas.
• Most of the work is performed indoors
• Is subject to frequent interruptions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Is involved with residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies, etc., under all conditions and circumstances.
• Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, etc.
• Communicates with the medical staff, nursing staff, and other department supervisors.
• Works beyond normal duty hours, on weekends, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary.
• May be exposed to bodily fluids, infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including the AIDS and hepatitis B viruses.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; implements or office equipment; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• Must be able to speak and write the English language in an understandable manner.
• Collect information through observation, listening, touching, and smelling.
• Must have auditory ability sufficient to monitor and assess
• Job requires regular sitting, standing, walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, reaching, pushing, pulling, twisting, writing, and carrying charts, food, trays, etc.
• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the work day.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance and color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Employee may be required to move chairs, beds, and medical equipment, move patients in bed (with or without assistance).
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must function independently, have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with the residents, personnel, and support agencies.
• Must be in good general health and demonstrate emotional stability.
• Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people within the facility.
• May be required to lift, push, pull, and move equipment, supplies, etc., in excess of fifty (50) pounds.
• Must be able to assist in the evacuation of residents.

Safety, Sanitation and Infection Controls

• Assure the assigned work areas are maintained in a clean, safe and sanitary manner.
• Assure that established infection control and universal precautions practices are observed.
• Report all hazardous conditions or equipment to your supervisor.
• Follow established safety policies and procedures.
• Dispose of refuse daily in accordance with established sanitation procedures.
• Keep work/assignment areas free of hazardous objects, unnecessary equipment, supplies, etc.
• Report any accident/incident to your supervisor no matter how minor.