Pharmacy Technician Hospital at SSM Health

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MO-SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis

PRN

Job Highlights:

• Department: Pharmacy
• Schedule: PRN, Variable Shift, Variable day and evening shifts, occasional nights every 3rd weekend and one major/one minor holiday per year
• Starting Pay: 20.08 minimum (Offers are based on years of experience and equity for this role.)
• Shift Differentials: Evenings-$1.25, Nights-$1.50, Weekends, $1.25
• Location: SSM Health-DePaul Hospital
• Must be able to dedicate 4-5 weeks for training

Job Summary:

Provides support to pharmacists including, but not limited to review of prescription orders, locating medications, preparation, counting, labeling, packing and delivery of medications to customers. Responsible for the technical operation of the drug distribution system. Responsible for the stocking and maintaining of automated dispensing systems. Trained in the preparation of intravenous medications.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepares medications for pharmacist verification prior to refill in automated dispensing machines. Packs and labels medication orders requested from units, includes unit dose packaging products as indicated. Delivers medications to automated dispensing machines and uses expiration tracking feature. Monitors the automated dispensing cabinets notifications. Alerts pharmacist if unable to resolve notifications.
• Delivers patient medication doses to the proper unit area(s) and returns unused or discontinued doses to the pharmacy. Retrieves discharged patient medications from storage areas on nursing units to reduce the opportunity for wrong-patient related safety concerns.
• Assures supplies are safe by conducting monthly inspections of all areas where drugs are stored (in Pharmacy and other departments) replacing outdated or unusable medications.
• Assures medications are available for patients by assisting in inventory control including: ordering, checking in orders, stocking shelves, updating the computerized inventory system, rotating stock, processing recalls and conducting quarterly inspections of all areas where drugs are stored in the pharmacy for outdated and unusable medications and quarantining them in a separate are from useable stock.
• Follows all procedures for documenting and dispensing controlled substances. Handles controlled substances in a manner that ensures accountability and security.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS 
 
State of Work Location: Illinois 

•     Pharmacy Technician, Registered - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) 
•     And 
•         Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) 
•         Or 
•         Certified Pharmacy Technician (ExCPT/CPhT) - National Healthcareer Association (NHA) 

 
State of Work Location: Missouri 

•     Pharmacy Technician - Missouri Division of Professional Registration 
•     Or 
•         MO Registration Application and Finger Print Process Complete AT TIME OF HIRE - Missouri Division of Professional Registration 
•         And 
•         FUTURE - Pharmacy Technician, Registered within 6 months - Missouri Division of Professional Registration 

 
State of Work Location: Oklahoma 

•     Technician - Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy 

 
State of Work Location: Wisconsin 

•     Pharmacy Technician, Registered - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services  
•     Or 
•         WI Registration Application Process Complete AT TIME OF HIRE - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services 
•         And 
•         FUTURE - Pharmacy Technician, Registered within 6 Months - Wisconsin Department of     Safety  and Professional Services

Work Shift:

Variable Shift (United States of America)

Employee

3901000128 Pharmacy

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