Pharmacy Technician II
Children's Hospital Boston
77896BRJob Posting Title:Pharmacy Technician IIDepartment:Patient Services-PharmacyAutoReqId:77896BRStatus:Full-TimeStandard Hours per Week:40 Job Posting Category:PharmacyJob Posting Description:Boston Children's Hospital is looking for a Technician to work in a busy atmosphere. This position is for the overnight position 11:30pm to 7:00am. Night shifts get free parking!
We are offering a $5000 sign on bonus for this 40 hours a week position. All of Technician MUST have the PTCB or NHA certification.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
+ Performs quality controls checks of medication orders and doses distributed following established procedures and schedules.
+ May input patient medication orders on departmental computer system, ensuring that orders are verified by a pharmacist prior to dispensing.
+ Provides training to new technicians in job duties, procedures and techniques.
+ Monitors and documents trainee performance, identifying areas for improvement and reports to designated pharmacist/lead technician and/or pharmacy technician supervisor.
+ Fills and delivers medication orders/prescriptions for hospital inpatients and outpatients. Fills standing inpatient medication orders in individual cassettes following computer-generated lists and fills new orders/prescriptions from physician orders.
+ Delivers cassettes and individual medications to units and collects new medication orders according to established procedures and schedules.
+ Prepares patient medications in accordance with established protocols, methods, and techniques.
+ Measures, mixes, and compounds automated TPNs, irrigations, chemotherapy drugs, and parenteral and oral medications in specified volumes, dosages, and concentrations.
+ Prepares special dilutions of non-controlled and controlled substances, IV, and research study medications as needed. Labels and records manufactured medications as required.
+ Receives and fills pharmaceutical supply requests for nursing units, satellite locations, and other areas.
+ Monitors, restocks, and rotates supplies, including controlled substances, removing and replacing outdated products, and processing related patient charges and credits.
+ Restocks emergency code cart trays and prepares and maintains corresponding logs and records.
+ Assists nursing staff in completing scheduled controlled substance inventory.
+ Performs all automated dispensing functions. Provides training to new technicians in job duties, procedures, and techniques.
+ Prepares and maintains related logs and records.
+ Maintains neatness and organization of work area.
+ Answers, screens, and routes telephone calls as needed.
+ Refers any medical/drug information questions or administrative inquiries to the pharmacist.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
+ Ability to operate independently.
+ Ability to apply effective techniques and processes resulting in nearly zero errors or defects.
+ Extensive knowledge of complex hospital medication use system.
+ Ability to recognize and escalate problems.
+ Strong communication and organizational skills.
+ Proficient knowledge of basic computer skills.
+ Strong attention to detail.
+ Non–sterile compounding path.
+ Pediatric pharmaceutical calculations.
+ Complex Non-sterile compounding AND/OR Sterile compounding path.
+ Pediatric pharmaceutical calculations.
+ Sterile compounding.
+ Patient-specific sterile refill batch fulfillment, patient-specific new sterile order fulfillment.
+ At least one of the following: Non-patient specific ICU batch fill, ED Pharmacy Tech, Infusion Clinic, parenteral nutrition or chemotherapy.
Requirements:
+ Current registration as a Pharmacy Technician by the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy.
+ Current certification by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board or National Healthcare Association.
+ Completion of a Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy approved training program or a minimum of 500 hours worked as a pharmacy technician trainee.
Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits.Office/Site Location:BostonRegular, Temporary, Per Diem:Regular Remote Eligibility :Onsite Only
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