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Magee - Women's Hospital of UPMC is hiring a Full Time Pharmacy Technician Intermediate to support their Pharmacy Department for our Sterile Products areas.

This position is primarily daylight, Monday through Friday, with some evenings as needed.

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Purpose:

The Pharmacy Technician, Intermediate provides pharmaceutical care to patients within the UPMC Health System by showing proficiency in essential technician functions like sterile and nonsterile medication preparation, packaging and labeling of medications, medication filling, and medication distribution. The Pharmacy Technician, Intermediate services are provided in compliance with Department of Health, The Joint Commission, and State Board of Pharmacy regulations.

Responsibilities:

+ General: Develop and maintain a clean, organized, and adequately stocked work environment.

+ Filling: Consistently has the ability to work in the Sterile Product area preparing cytotoxic and hazardous drugs (e.g. chemotherapy) using proper aseptic technique.

+ General: Maintain all pertinent documentation as required. This includes eye wash logs, refrigerator logs, perpetual inventory logs etc.

+ General: Ensure that all medications in all areas have been safely and securely stored according to Department of Health, The Joint Commission, and State Board of Pharmacy regulations. Comply with Federal and State laws such as HIPAA, regulations such as OSHA, and PBM contracting requirements such as FWA and CMS.

+ Distribution: Develop and maintain positive and productive service relationships during medication distribution process.

+ Distribution: Participate in the distribution of medications including the delivery of controlled substances per department policy and state and federal requirements

+ General: Participate in departmental quality improvement activities in order to continually improve and evaluate pharmaceutical care as reflected by operational and patient care indicators.

+ General: Use computer skills to process and maintain all patient information and records. Maintain all patient information and records. Maintain the pharmacy computer system as required.

+ General: Audit and maintain accurate records for controlled substances. Assure that all such drugs are stored and dispensed in compliance with Federal, State, and Department Regulations.

+ General: Procure and maintain adequate inventory levels on daily basis in applicable areas such pharmacy medication stock rooms, automated medication carousels, and automated dispensing machines.

+ Filling: Assist in filling medication orders through correct labeling, counting and stocking practices. Initial and date products as required.

+ General: Provide and received information (via telephone, person-to-person, or written) to hospital personnel, patients and visitors. Refer all drug information questions to Staff Pharmacists.

+ General: Demonstrate a high level of accuracy and skill in maintaining controlled substance records and the distribution process for controlled substances.

+ Filling: Assist in the preparation of the proper injectable medications (including intravenous admixtures and TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition)) for the correct patient for administration at the appropriate time. Use proper technique in the preparation of medications.

+ Distribution: Retrieve medications that have been discontinued and return (and credits if necessary) them to the appropriate pharmacy area.

+ Investigational: Assist in the procurement, accountability, storage, preparation and distribution of investigational and study drugs.

+ Note: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned this job. They are not exhaustive lists of all duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions associated with the job.

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT: participation in an active role as a lead contributor/developer in department and collaborative quality improvement, assist in data collection, program implementation and reporting of results.

AUTOMATION: Possess a high level of knowledge and skill in working with pharmacy automation technologies

OR SERVICES: Understand and consistently assist with the daily operations within the operating room pharmacy, including drawing up syringes and filling kits, case trays, room boxes, etc., as well as appropriate inventory and ordering practices for OR satellites and areas.

INVENTORY PROCESSES: Maintain an understanding of best practices associated with inventory control processes, ordering, and receiving medication. Demonstrate a solid understanding related to laws, regulations, and policies and procedures related to procurement.

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE HANDLING: Assist with controlled substance ordering, receiving, and filling, and maintain appropriate inventory documentation in compliance with Federal, State, and Department Regulations.

CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC PREPARATION: Consistently has the ability to work in the Sterile Product area preparing cytotoxic and hazardous drugs (e.g. chemotherapy) with a high level of skill and expertise.

STERILE COMPOUNDING: Compound IV medications using appropriate aseptic technique in an accurate, efficient, and timely manner. Utilizing the pharmacy information system, generate any necessary sterile product reports, labels, or makes time changes; discontinue IV solutions with a high level of skill and accuracy. Able to perform the calculations involved in nutritional solution preparation.

Completion of high school diploma or equivalent OR Completion of an accredited pharmacy technician program AND one of the following: Two years of previous Pharmacy Technician experience OR Enrollment in good standing as a pharmacy student. Demonstrated competency in THREE (3) of the above FOURTEEN (14) skills.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

Non-licensed Pharmacy Technicians, working in a New York facility are not permitted to perform Sterile Compounding.

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