Outpatient Pharmacy Technician

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Job Overview: AIMS is seeking skilled Pharmacy Technicians to join our team and provide high-quality pharmacy services. The successful candidates will be responsible for performing a variety of tasks in inpatient, outpatient, and oncology pharmacy settings, ensuring adherence to The Joint Commission (TJC) standards.

Responsibilities:


General Duties:

• Assess patient responses to drug therapy and plan drug therapy based on physician-established diagnoses.
• Receive and review prescriptions, including controlled drugs, on the pharmacy formulary.
• Assess patient responses to prescription or non-prescription drugs according to established agreements and protocols.
• Coordinate with prescribers to clarify issues with dosing, interactions, or instructions as needed.
• Prepare replenishment orders, receive incoming stock, check for discrepancies, and rotate medication stock and supplies.
• Enter medication orders into an electronic healthcare system and review for allergies, interactions, and duplicate orders.
• Perform standard assays on finished products, verify ingredients, labeling, and ensure a pharmaceutically elegant product is dispensed.
• Operate, maintain, and assist with pharmacy equipment, including PYXIS machines and point-of-use medication cabinets

Outpatient Pharmacy Technician Duties:

• Enter prescriptions into the outpatient computer system, reviewing for allergies, interactions, and duplicate orders.
• Prepare package labels, inspect medication, verify correctness, and set prescriptions aside for final check by a pharmacist.
• Provide instructions to patients on proper medication use, referring questions to a pharmacist.
• Assist in medication storage area inspections and maintain security of pharmaceuticals.
• Assist with ordering and evaluating laboratory tests necessary to evaluate drug therapy effects.

Qualifications:

• Minimum one (1) year of experience within the last five (5) years as an inpatient, outpatient, or oncology pharmacy technician.
• Graduate from a formal pharmacy technician program accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) or a similar program, including military training programs.
• Certification by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT), or CHPhT.
• Current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Compliance with applicable state laws concerning the profession.

Special Qualifications:

• Fully trained and qualified to provide high-quality services.
• Stability and continuity in the workforce to ensure uninterrupted performance of all tasks.
• Adherence to professional practice standards and TJC standards.