Pharmacy Technician I Certified - General Pharmacy

Company: Christus Health
Location: Tyler
Posted on: April 28, 2025

Job Description:

Description

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Summary:

All pharmacy technicians work under the direction of Clinical Pharmacists to provide pharmacy services with compassion, excellence, and efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Must be 18 years or older.
  Operational Duties and Responsibilities
  
  • Pharmacy Technicians perform ONLY non-judgmental technical duties under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.
  • Prepares drug orders per physician request according to established policies, procedures, and protocols - Verifies computerized patient medication records accurately. Maintains, accurate, complete patient drug record. Compounds non-sterile pharmaceuticals. Provides services efficiently and in a timely fashion.
  • Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as required by law and institutional policies.
  • Verifies the daily activities of the department are complete and recorded.
  • Maintains competency required for current job title/position
  • Maintains current technician license. Ensures applicable CE records and licensure are maintained in department files. Attends staff meetings.
  • Completes all competency/skills assessment requirements.
  • Specialty area - Serves as the technician in specialty areas such as the operating room or pharmacy work areas outside the central pharmacy.
  • Ambulatory care - Provides ambulatory pharmaceutical care services as assigned such as but not limited to anticoagulation clinics, intensive medical home, transition of care, Discharge Medication reconciliation, etc.
  • Retail - Performs outpatient distributive functions related to entering prescriptions orders, selecting the correct medications for new and refilled prescription orders, and coordinates delivery of medications for patient pick-up or delivery.
    Clinical Duties and Responsibilities
    
    • Ensures safe, appropriate, cost-effective drug therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
    • Reads, extracts, and interprets information in patient medical records accurately.
    • Detects and reports suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and in a timely manner.
    • Coordinates pharmacist drug education to patients and their families per institutional protocol.
    • Participates in the quality improvement and medication use review activities of the department. Collects data, conducts monitors and inspections, and maintains logs, records and other documentation as assigned.
    • Provides services efficiently and in a timely fashion.
      Occupational Hazards
      
      • Potential for exposure to hazardous and toxic substances (including chemotherapeutic, cytotoxic drugs and cleaning solutions), sticks or cuts by needles and other sharp items.
      • Risk 0 exposure category.
      • Potential for musculoskeletal injuries if proper lifting and carrying techniques are not used.
      • Potential exposure to biologic material when participating in direct patient care activities (e. g., patient education, code attendance).
        
        Job Requirements:
        
        
        Education/Skills
        
        
        • High School Diploma or equivalent required
          
          Experience
          
          
          • Pharmacy experience preferred
            
            Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
            
            
            • Registered Pharmacy technician in the State of practice required
              
            • Certified pharmacy technician preferred
              
              Work Type:
              
              
              Full Time

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