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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Columbus, OH
Columbus, Ohio

About this job

Located in Central Ohio, the Mount Carmel Health System serves more than a million patients each year through five hospitals and over 50 outpatient facilities.

We are seeking a Pharmacy Technician II to join our team of dedicated professionals as we continue our mission of improving the health of the communities we serve.

Job Description

In accordance with the Mission and Guiding Behaviors; the Pharmacy Technician II will assist the pharmacist in assuring timely and accurate provision of medications to patients. Routine technician functions are performed under the direct supervision of a pharmacist. These functions may include unit dose dispensing, intravenous admixing, inventory control, record keeping and billing, and use of equipment and automated technology. Additional responsibilities include special projects as assigned by managers, assist with purchasing, develop staffing patterns and assignments for other technicians, and prioritize work

responsibilities, and precept and train newly hired technicians.

Essential Responsibilities

* Exhibits each of the Mount Carmel Service Excellence Behavior Standards holding self and

others accountable and role modeling excellence for all to see. For example: demonstrates

friendliness and courtesy, effective communication creates a professional environment and

provides first class service.

* Meets population specific and all other competencies according to department

requirements.

* Promotes a Culture of Safety by adhering to policy, procedures and plans that are in place

to prevent workplace injury, violence or adverse outcome to associates and patients.

* Relationship-based Care: Creates a caring and healing environment that keeps the patient

and family at the center of care throughout their experience at Mount Carmel following the

principles of our interdisciplinary care delivery system.

* (For patient care providers) Provides nursing care, ensures an environment of patient

safety, promotes evidence-based practice and quality initiatives and exhibits professionalism

in nursing practice within the model of the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program.

* Assists in the filling of orders/ prescriptions

* Prepares intravenous admixtures including chemotherapy; using aseptic technique in

compliance with regulatory standards

* Prepares and restocks medications for automated dispensing cabinets Conducts

maintenance on automated dispensing cabinets; Resolves issues/errors (i.e. misfills;

drawer recovery)

* Assists in inventory control by verifying and putting away orders by the end of the shift each

day; assures proper stock rotation, reviews stock for proper storage and current expiration

dates, and identifies drugs and non-drug stocks needing to be reordered;

* Prepares sterile products; properly labels medications and maintains records as required by

department Policy and Procedures and state and federal law

* Assists the department with proper billing of patients and other units

* Properly prioritizes workload; demonstrates responsibility and ability to act independently in

areas not requiring the professional judgment of a registered pharmacist

* Maintains personal compliance with continuous regulatory readiness; assists in maintaining

departmental compliance with continuous regulatory readiness

* Trains newly hired pharmacy associates

Other Job Responsibilities

* Contributes to performance appraisals as requested by the Pharmacy Manager/Director

* Responsible for compliance with Organizational Integrity through raising questions and

promptly reporting actual or potential wrongdoing.

* All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

* Education: High school graduation or equivalent

* Licensure / Certification: Approved Pharmacy Technician Certification;

* Experience: Previous pharmacy technician experience is desirable

* Effective Communication Skills

* Basic knowledge of computers with demonstrated keyboard skills

* Aptitude in mathematical manipulations (ratios, proportions, multiplication, division,

decimals, and fractions).

* Ability to follow procedures and work in a closely supervised area

* Ability to relate to other people and work well in a group environment

* Ability to plan workflow

* Expert knowledge and work experience in operational area(s) and or Pharmacy technology.

About Mount Carmel

Serving more than a million patients each year, Mount Carmel is the preferred healthcare provider in central Ohio. Our more than 8,500 employees and 1,500 physicians utilize state-of-the-art facilities, advanced technologies and the latest procedures to accomplish our mission of healing patients' minds, bodies and spirits, and improving the health of the communities we serve.

Join Our Team

To learn more on how you can become a member of the exceptional team at Mount Carmel, apply online at mchs.com.