Inpatient Pharmacy Technician

Location

Tacoma, WA | United States

Job description

Job Opportunity: Certified Pharmacy Technician

Job Responsibilities: As a contract Pharmacy Technician, your role mirrors that of an Active Duty Military or Government Civil Service Pharmacy Technician. Responsibilities include:

• Reviewing and processing prescriptions, ensuring accuracy and adherence to pharmacy SOP.
• Independently handling unit dose carts, sterile products, stockage, and bulk drug orders.
• Preparing and filling orders for intravenous solutions, parenteral medications, nutrition products, and unit dose orders.
• Compounding a full range of sterile products, including intravenous and chemotherapy preparations.
• Establishing and maintaining records for pharmacy operations, including prescription and patient records.
• Monitoring pharmaceutical inventory, conducting inspections, and notifying supervisors of stock level changes.
• Operating and maintaining instruments and equipment for compounding pharmaceutical substances.
• Reviewing orders for compatibility, converting instructions, and calculating quantities of solutions.
• Packaging, labeling, and handling products in accordance with proper sterile techniques.
• Performing final pharmacy checks on bulk drug orders and replenishing unit dose medication carts.
• Additional duties as assigned in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Staffing and Scheduling:

• Duty schedule provided monthly, subject to change based on mission requirements.
• Inpatient shifts 365/7 days a week, including holidays.
• Shifts vary between 0500 - 2330 with rotations on weekends.
• Break entitlement for shifts exceeding six hours.

Education Requirements:

• Certificate in Pharmacy Technology.
• Graduate from a formal pharmacy technician program accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) or a formal pharmacy technician program (technical, hospital, or retail-based) or a formal medical services training program of the United States Military.

Certification:

• Must be Certified by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB).
• Must have a Basic Life Support (BCLS/BLS) certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) training program.

Experience:

• One year of experience as a pharmacy technician after graduation.
• Competency within the past three years in the required clinical discipline.
• Inpatient pharmacy experience is required.

Specialty Requirements:

• Familiarity with drug characteristics, toxicity, adverse reactions, and drug-drug interactions.
• Proficient in pharmaceutical nomenclature, including generic, chemical, and proprietary names of drugs, and dosage forms.
• Computer data entry skills.

How to Apply: If you meet these qualifications and are ready to contribute to our healthcare mission, please submit your resume and cover letter. We look forward to welcoming a skilled Pharmacy Technician to our team.

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