Pharmacy Tech III (Clinical) 40 hrs/wk, 1st shift

PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION

To assist the pharmacist in performing the routine daily activities of the pharmacy department including inpatient areas, outpatient/community pharmacies, and clinical areas.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Duty 1:  Ability to perform all point of care (POC) testing functions and utilizes such equipment in conjunction with the Disease Management Center. Maintains all required competencies related to POC equipment, blood pressure monitoring, and other basic clinical functions.
• Duty 2: Ability to perform all scheduling, registration, and billing functions associated with the Disease Management Center.
• Duty 3: Organizes, maintains, and monitors patient charts and ensures that the patient visits are conducted in a timely and organized manner. Follows up with patients as necessary and at the discretion of the other staff members. Collects, organizes, and tabulates outcomes data.
• Duty 4: Ability to perform all functions of a pharmacy technician in our outpatient/community pharmacies.
• Duty 5:  Ability to perform all functions of an integrated care technician.
• Duty 6:  Ability to perform basic inpatient pharmacy technician functions (excludes sterile product preparation).
• Duty 7: Maintains pharmacy certification by completing the necessary CEU's required. Is willing to take on extra projects. Is involved in multidisciplinary committees within the hospital.
• Duty 8: Supports fellow staff members. Maintains a positive attitude regardless of work flow. Follows through on problem resolution to the satisfaction of all involved. Promotes good relations between all pharmacy staff members. Maintains a professional attitude when dealing with other healthcare professionals, patients, etc. Always provides upward support of leadership within the organization.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Completion of a pharmacy technician training program and certification with the Ohio Board of Pharmacy within 6 months of hire

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 2 years of experience as a pharmacy technician preferred

 PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This position requires a full range of body motion with intermittent walking, lifting, bending, climbing, squatting, kneeling, twisting, sitting and standing. The associate must be able to stand for five hours, walk for two hours and sit for one hour per day. The individual must be able to lift 35 pounds. The associate must have corrected vision and hearing in the normal range. The individual must have excellent eye-hand coordination and reach work above their shoulders. Associate must have excellent verbal communication skills. Also requires exposure to chemotherapy and heat, cold, bodily injury and other toxic substances.

This position is classified “at risk” for possible occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens (HBV, HIV, etc.