Pharmacy Technician (Pool)

Essential Functions: Prepares medications for dispensing by retrieving, counting, pouring, weighing, and at times mixing medications. Ability to maintain sterile technique. Makes requisitions for drugs and supplies with professional guidance from the pharmacists. Orders, receives, and maintains inventory of drugs and chemicals, and ensures their security within the facility. Verifies that information on the patient's medication reconciliation report is complete and accurate by meeting with patients or patient's representative and conducting interviews. Enters data in computer system/EMR, recording all the medications, purchase orders, requisitions, and disbursements. Maintains flexibility with scheduling and job assignments in order to cover patient needs. Ability to work in multiple hospital units, including, the Operating Room, Medical/Surgical Units, Pre-Op and Recovery Units. Fosters a positive and professional hospital environment by interacting with all persons in a considerate, helpful and courteous manner and by participating as a team member. Participates in committees, work groups, and meetings as deemed necessary. Can demonstrate measurable results and meet target dates. Collaborates with a multidisciplinary team and takes part in shared leadership. Prepares IV and other complex treatments, using a septic technique, under the supervision of a registered pharmacist, delivers medications to patient care areas after the pharmacist has checked it. Utilizes individual goals and KPI models to measure and report on performance improvement. Ensure crash carts are adequately supplied and restocked with no expired documentation of temperature logs (refrigerator, room temperature, warmers, and humidity where applicable).Manage and maintain an Automatic Dispensing Machine, including stocking medications, monitor usage including daily audits, and resolving system errors. Other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions & Physical Demands: Indoors in a climate-controlled environment. Patient care environment with potential exposure to unpleasant odors, to blood and body fluids which may carry infection, to infectious disease, and to chemical and electrical hazards. Occasional exposure to outdoor visual acuity, accurate color vision. Ability to lift 25-50 pounds, which may require pushing, pulling and essentially utilizing a full range of body movement. Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch and/or crawl. Ability to reach, grasp, use finger movement and feel fine sensation to discern temperature, texture, size, and shape. Ability to interpret verbal communication and hear. Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.