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Pharmacy Tech, Pharmacy

PRN/OCC, Variable Hours & Shifts

CPhT certification required within 12 months of hire.

Covenant Health is the region's top performing healthcare network. Each of our more than 10,000 employees, physicians, and volunteers are unified by one covenant: to put our patients first every day, to strive for excellence in everything we do, and to make Covenant Health the first and best choice in our region.

Cumberland Medical Center is a 189-bed hospital in Crossville, Tennessee, with more than 650 employees and 175 active physicians. It offers a full range of specialty services, including cardiology, gastroenterology, surgery, orthopedics, maternity services, cancer care, and advanced wound care.

+ Emergency Department: 24 emergency beds

+ Intensive Care Unit (ICU): 12 ICU beds

+ Labor & Delivery: 12 LDRP suites

+ Med/Surg: 37 beds

+ Surgery: 9 operating room surgery suites

+ Telemetry 37 beds

Fully accredited by the Joint Commission, Cumberland Medical Center is an acute care hospital offering all private patient rooms as well as specialized services not usually found in the rural medical system.

For seriously ill patients, advanced medical and surgical care is provided at CMC including telemetry monitored beds and an intensive care unit. Additionally, Cumberland Medical Center offers an outpatient imaging center, same day surgery unit, cardiac and pulmonary rehab programs, a sleep disorder center, breast center, cancer center, and hyperbaric medicine and wound center.

"Cumberland Medical Center offers a unique, family-oriented healthcare setting in a rural environment. We strive to deliver exceptional care to our patients, their loved ones, and each other. We look forward to welcoming team-focused people to grow their careers with us!" -Chief Nursing Officer, Cumberland Medical Center

Position Summary:

Under the direct supervision of the pharmacist, performs functions pertaining to the dispensing of medications. Technical functions are expanded to include IV process proficiency, problem solving skills and quality improvement involvement.

Recruiter:Brittany Smithson || [email protected] || (865) 374-5363

Responsibilities

+ Performs all position accountabilities and performance criteria for level I technician.

+ Prepares Total Parenteral Nutrition and/or chemotherapy admixtures.

+ Responsible for quality aspects of the IV room.

+ Cleans and maintains specialized equipment.

+ Calibrates auto mixer for TPN.

+ Establish and maintain par level for necessary supplies.

+ Collect and assimilate data for quality assurance and improvement activities.

+ Assists the pharmacist in training level I technicians.

+ Demonstrates knowledge and competency in providing for age-specific needs of the population served.

+ Responsible for the verification of floor stock and cart fill medications as directed by the pharmacist in charge.

+ Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.

+ Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

Minimum Experience:

One (1) year experience or state approved certification when available. Expanded skills to include TPN and/or chemotherapy compounding with corresponding math skills. Computer skills necessary.

Licensure Requirement:

The Tennessee Board of Pharmacy requires newly hired probationary employees to be licensed by the end of their first 90 days of hire and to maintain their Technician License in active status thereafter.

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Job Title PHARMACY TECH II

ID 4263116

Facility Cumberland Medical Center

Department Name PHARMACY