Pharmacy Technician I - Main Med Surg Pharmacy - Part Time - Rotating
The Christ Hospital Health Network, Cincinnati, OH, United States
Job Description
Under the direct supervision of the Director of Pharmacy, Assistant Directors, Technician Supervisor, and Pharmacists, and according to standard procedures, a Technician I assists in the preparation and distribution of medications. As a representative of the Christ Hospital Health Network and the Department of Pharmacy Services, the technician promotes a positive image in all dealings with hospital employees and guests.
Responsibilities
Unit Dose – Filling, packaging, distributing, labeling, and scanning medications; weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, emulsions, liquids, powders, and ointments using proper equipment and technique; signing in, loading, and refilling automated dispensing machines; basic inventory of CII safe.
IV Room – Using aseptic technique to prepare and label intravenous admixtures and other sterile products; filling syringes and reconstituting small‑volume injectable pharmaceuticals for subsequent check by a pharmacist; maintaining equipment (e.g., cleaning the laminar air‑flow hood).
Outpatient RX Area – Selecting prescription items for customers; ringing the register and completing Ohio State Board requirements with each sale.
Technology – Patient information lookup in Epic; in‑basket RX messages in Epic for unit dose medications; compounding repackaging in Epic; printing of labels in Epic and wasplabeler DP tracker.
Delivery – Transportation of medications from the pharmacy to areas outside the pharmacy; medication cart delivery, IV run, and unit dose run; ensuring runs are delivered at the correct run time and to the correct area (refrigerator vs cart).
Assisting the pharmacist in daily activities.
Answering telephone calls, receiving and relaying messages as needed.
Re‑ordering drugs and supplies when stock is low or at a predetermined stock level; rotating stock; checking expiration dates; cleaning the assigned area.
Receptionist at the RX window – Distributing medications and orders to the correct department and patient; filling out appropriate paperwork for medication distribution; answering and directing phone calls and assisting with issues.
Maintaining a safe environment according to policy and procedure.
Maintaining the department in a neat, clean, and orderly manner.
Following departmental and hospital safety policies and procedures.
Performing other duties as deemed necessary by the Director of Pharmacy, Assistant Director, Operations Coordinator, Technician Supervisor, and Pharmacists.
Qualifications
Knowledge and Skills:
Responsible for handling cash as it pertains to selling prescriptions or other pharmacy items.
Education:
High school diploma or GED.
Years of Experience:
Pharmacy technician experience preferred.
Licenses & Certifications:
The person has passed an examination approved by the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy, PTCB/CPhT.
Person must register as a Technician in Training with the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy if not currently registered; upon completion of the training period the person must complete registration as a Certified Technician and keep active certification with the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy.
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Under the direct supervision of the Director of Pharmacy, Assistant Directors, Technician Supervisor, and Pharmacists, and according to standard procedures, a Technician I assists in the preparation and distribution of medications. As a representative of the Christ Hospital Health Network and the Department of Pharmacy Services, the technician promotes a positive image in all dealings with hospital employees and guests.
Responsibilities
Unit Dose – Filling, packaging, distributing, labeling, and scanning medications; weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, emulsions, liquids, powders, and ointments using proper equipment and technique; signing in, loading, and refilling automated dispensing machines; basic inventory of CII safe.
IV Room – Using aseptic technique to prepare and label intravenous admixtures and other sterile products; filling syringes and reconstituting small‑volume injectable pharmaceuticals for subsequent check by a pharmacist; maintaining equipment (e.g., cleaning the laminar air‑flow hood).
Outpatient RX Area – Selecting prescription items for customers; ringing the register and completing Ohio State Board requirements with each sale.
Technology – Patient information lookup in Epic; in‑basket RX messages in Epic for unit dose medications; compounding repackaging in Epic; printing of labels in Epic and wasplabeler DP tracker.
Delivery – Transportation of medications from the pharmacy to areas outside the pharmacy; medication cart delivery, IV run, and unit dose run; ensuring runs are delivered at the correct run time and to the correct area (refrigerator vs cart).
Assisting the pharmacist in daily activities.
Answering telephone calls, receiving and relaying messages as needed.
Re‑ordering drugs and supplies when stock is low or at a predetermined stock level; rotating stock; checking expiration dates; cleaning the assigned area.
Receptionist at the RX window – Distributing medications and orders to the correct department and patient; filling out appropriate paperwork for medication distribution; answering and directing phone calls and assisting with issues.
Maintaining a safe environment according to policy and procedure.
Maintaining the department in a neat, clean, and orderly manner.
Following departmental and hospital safety policies and procedures.
Performing other duties as deemed necessary by the Director of Pharmacy, Assistant Director, Operations Coordinator, Technician Supervisor, and Pharmacists.
Qualifications
Knowledge and Skills:
Responsible for handling cash as it pertains to selling prescriptions or other pharmacy items.
Education:
High school diploma or GED.
Years of Experience:
Pharmacy technician experience preferred.
Licenses & Certifications:
The person has passed an examination approved by the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy, PTCB/CPhT.
Person must register as a Technician in Training with the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy if not currently registered; upon completion of the training period the person must complete registration as a Certified Technician and keep active certification with the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy.
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