Department: Community Pharmacy
Reports To: Pharmacist in Charge
SUMMARY
Responsible and accountable to assist the pharmacist with procurement of medications, dispensing of pharmaceutical and I.V. solutions to assure timely and quality pharmaceutical care.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following (others may be assigned)
- Prepares labels, logs medication, prepares unit dosed medications and rechecks for accuracy.
- Assists in verifying physician orders for accuracy of order entry and fills physician’s orders.
- Prints daily cart-fill list and performs cart-fill with 100% accuracy and in a timely manner.
- Prints labels and prepares I.V. administers using aseptic technique with 100% accuracy.
- Prepares Emergency Department starter packs and other take home prescriptions according to state and federal rules and regulations. Rechecks for accuracy.
- Delivers patient medications to nursing stations and completes local deliveries
- Performs drug distribution for floor stock.
- Assists in procurement of pharmacy stock including ordering and receiving stock.
- Assists in inventory counts. Performs outdate checks in all areas of the hospital. Assists with drug recalls and other outdated drug returns.
- Answers questions as appropriate to position; refers questions to a pharmacist when clinical judgment is necessary.
- Assists in data collection from patient charts and other files for DUE's and CQI projects.
- Confirms doses and admixes chemotherapy, with proper labeling.
- Perform patient charges and credits accurately. Completes end of day billing process.
- Types reports and labels, filing and form completion as directed.
- Participates in annual performance reviews.
- Assists in job development, cross-training, and training for new employees and students.
- Participates in staff meetings; attends and participates in other meetings as necessary.
- Maintains professional competence through participation in continuing education programs.
- Maintains and supports involvement and contact with professional peer organizations.
- Ensure compliance with State, Federal and JCAHO regulations.
- Follows safe work practices; maintains annual education for fire, safety and universal
- precautions.
- Verbalizes Right-To-Know, specific to Oncology storage, preparation and disposal.
- Knowledge of SDS sheets.
- Verbalizes Welia Health Mission and Vision. Demonstrates organization values in daily work.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Two to four years of hospital pharmacy experience. Chemotherapy preparation experience preferred. If Certified must hold a Pharmacy Technician Certificate
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Welia Health is an equal-opportunity employer.
