Pharmacy Technician

• Maintain Pyxis® drawer configuration and contents; print standard and special request reports.

• Maintain records of controlled substance orders, receipt, and disposition.

• Maintain kit system for Operating Room and other areas as needed.

Purchasing and Invoicing

• Coordinate purchasing of drugs and related items, note receipt of product, processes invoices, and assures payment through system.

Customer Service

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  Interact with vendors and other departments.

• Obtain usage information or provide analyses of drug usage as requested.

• Train and orient Pharmacy Technicians.

Cost Reduction

• Identify areas for cost reduction through reducing acquisition cost or improved inventory control.

Contract Pricing

• Assure that items purchased by CNMC are on contract and when possible, are at the lowest possible price and are of high quality.

Inventory Control

• Responsible for inventory control, note low stock items in the “Want Book” and prepack bulk medication as needed.

Cart Filling

• Fill, exchange, and credit medication carts upon authorization of the Pharmacist; return usable stock to inventory upon crediting.

IV Preparation

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  Mix intravenous preparation with additives (including total parenteral nutrition solutions).

• Reconstitute and prepare injections (including antineoplastic medication).

New Order Processing

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  Receive and sort medication orders.

• Select and prepare appropriate medication for new medication orders, unit dose carts and outpatient prescriptions.

Organizational Accountabilities
Organizational Accountabilities (Staff)
Organizational Commitment/Identification

• Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met

Teamwork/Communication

• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

• Partner with all team members to achieve goals

• Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions

Performance Improvement/Problem-solving

• Contribute to a positive work environment

• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change

• Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes

• Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment

Cost Management/Financial Responsibility

• Use resources efficiently

• Search for less costly ways of doing things

Safety

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance

Pharmacy Tech PRN rate: $28/hr.