Pharmacy Technician Trainee
UnityPoint Health, Cedar Falls, IA, United States
Shift: 7:30a-6p M-F; 10a-6p Sat-Sun; rotating shifts
Area of Interest: Pharmacy
FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.01
Department: Retail Pharmacy - PrairiePkwy
Overview
Pharmacy Technician Trainee – Prairie Parkway Retail Pharmacy. As Needed; 7:30a-6p M-F; 10a-6p Saturday-Sunday; rotating shifts. Functions as a Pharmacy Technician as defined by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy Examiners. Assists pharmacists in entering prescription orders, preparing and distributing drug products and maintaining accurate medication records. All duties are performed under the supervision of a registered pharmacist.
Responsibilities
Fosters a positive work culture centered on honesty, openness, and integrity
Builds and maintains relationships with members of the health care team by emphasizing open communication
Inspires and motivates members of the health care team by building department morale
Strives to ensure the success of the team as a whole over personal success
Effectively balances the responsibilities of the team and individual team members
Demonstrates a commitment to the development and achievement of common goals within the department and hospital system
Integrates and demonstrates expectations for personal and service excellence to guide professional behaviors
Demonstrates a commitment to the improvement of patient care, customer satisfaction, and team member performance
Encourages and provides constructive feedback to identify opportunities for improvement within the department
Operational Functions
Prepares and distributes medication products to fulfill medication orders
Accurately compounds sterile and non-sterile products, including chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition, in accordance with facility, state, and federal laws and regulations
Answers the telephone, identifies self and department and directs calls to appropriate personnel in a professional and courteous manner
Ensures appropriate and adequate medication inventory by restocking, rotating stock, removing expired medications, packaging medications, and ordering supplies
Accurately performs data entry for patient billing
Ensures proper medication storage
Maintains a neat, clean, orderly, and secure department
Compliance
Ensures the appropriate preparation and dispersal of medications in accordance with facility, state, and national laws and regulations
Prioritizes the importance of preventing errors, accidents, and infections within the workplace and reports potential or actual concerns immediately
Compliant with Iowa Board of Pharmacy requirements for technician in training
Qualifications
Minimum:
Must be registered with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician Trainee prior to first day of work.
Must maintain a current Pharmacy Technician Trainee registration and be in good standing with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy.
Must obtain registration as a Certified Pharmacy Technician prior to the expiration of the technician trainee registration with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy.
Preferred:
Experience in a hospital or retail pharmacy desirable
Experience in a health care facility desirable
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Area of Interest: Pharmacy
FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.01
Department: Retail Pharmacy - PrairiePkwy
Overview
Pharmacy Technician Trainee – Prairie Parkway Retail Pharmacy. As Needed; 7:30a-6p M-F; 10a-6p Saturday-Sunday; rotating shifts. Functions as a Pharmacy Technician as defined by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy Examiners. Assists pharmacists in entering prescription orders, preparing and distributing drug products and maintaining accurate medication records. All duties are performed under the supervision of a registered pharmacist.
Responsibilities
Fosters a positive work culture centered on honesty, openness, and integrity
Builds and maintains relationships with members of the health care team by emphasizing open communication
Inspires and motivates members of the health care team by building department morale
Strives to ensure the success of the team as a whole over personal success
Effectively balances the responsibilities of the team and individual team members
Demonstrates a commitment to the development and achievement of common goals within the department and hospital system
Integrates and demonstrates expectations for personal and service excellence to guide professional behaviors
Demonstrates a commitment to the improvement of patient care, customer satisfaction, and team member performance
Encourages and provides constructive feedback to identify opportunities for improvement within the department
Operational Functions
Prepares and distributes medication products to fulfill medication orders
Accurately compounds sterile and non-sterile products, including chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition, in accordance with facility, state, and federal laws and regulations
Answers the telephone, identifies self and department and directs calls to appropriate personnel in a professional and courteous manner
Ensures appropriate and adequate medication inventory by restocking, rotating stock, removing expired medications, packaging medications, and ordering supplies
Accurately performs data entry for patient billing
Ensures proper medication storage
Maintains a neat, clean, orderly, and secure department
Compliance
Ensures the appropriate preparation and dispersal of medications in accordance with facility, state, and national laws and regulations
Prioritizes the importance of preventing errors, accidents, and infections within the workplace and reports potential or actual concerns immediately
Compliant with Iowa Board of Pharmacy requirements for technician in training
Qualifications
Minimum:
Must be registered with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician Trainee prior to first day of work.
Must maintain a current Pharmacy Technician Trainee registration and be in good standing with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy.
Must obtain registration as a Certified Pharmacy Technician prior to the expiration of the technician trainee registration with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy.
Preferred:
Experience in a hospital or retail pharmacy desirable
Experience in a health care facility desirable
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