PHARM TECH ENTRY LEVEL
Location: Wichita Kansas
Description: VC Hospital on N St Francis is in need of PHARM TECH ENTRY LEVEL right now, this position will be placed in Kansas. For detail informations about this position opportunity please read the description below. Via Christi Health's rich history of serving the people of Kansas and the surrounding region dates back more than 100 years to the healing ministries of our founding congregations. Today, Via Christi Health is the largest provider of health care services in Kansas. We serve Kansas and northeast Oklahoma through our doctors, hospitals, senior villages and health services.
Position Summary:
Responsible for accurate, efficient and timely preparation and distribution of medications and parenteral admixtures to inpatients and outpatients. Under the supervision of a lice! nsed pharmacist, performs non-judgmental aspects of pharmacy p! ractice. Assists with billing support.
Key Responsibilities/Essential Functions:
Other duties may be assigned. Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of the job.
Accurately reads and interprets labels and fills first doses of medications.
Independently uses inpatient pharmacy computer system to print labels, reports, fill lists, billing, etc.
Fills 24 hour automated dispensing cabinet medications or surgery trays. Accurately restocks automated dispensing cabinets, following policies regarding bar code scanning, expiration dates, etc.
Extemporaneously packages bulk medications into unit dose packages, includes accurately calculating expiration dates as mandated by regulatory agencies.
Accurately fills floor stock requisitions.
Prepares large and small volume parenteral products using aseptic technique to maintain sterility.
Answers phone by the fourth ring properly (identifyi! ng department, stating name) and courteously.
Uses appropriate judgment when answering and triaging phone calls.
Prepares non-sterile compounding products.
Delivers controlled drugs, sterile products and automated dispensing cabinet medication carts to patient care areas.
Returns medication to stock and rotates stock so that nearest expiration date is used first.
Accurately and efficiently checks assigned inventory stock locations for outdated medications each month.
Accurately and efficiently checks assigned liaison floor stock locations.
Accurately and efficiently refills code blue emergency medication trays.
Accurately and efficiently restocks surgery supply cart stock to par levels.
Sends medications to patient care areas via pneumatic tube and transportation services.
Follows all departmental policies and completes assigned duties in a timely manner.
Completes competencie! s within assigned time frame.
Attends staff development and ed! ucation programs.
Suggests opportunities for improvement to pharmacy services.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Qualifications:
Education and/or Experience
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
Behavioral Skills
A personal presence which is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals and values of Via Christi Health.
Technical Skills
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel)
Demonstrate ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Must be registered with the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy (http://www.accesskansas.org/pharmacy/).
Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) required within one year of initial employment.
Physical Requirements:
The physical dema! nds described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Frequently required to lift or move items weighing up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds.
Frequently able to stand and walk on hard and soft surfaces.
Frequently perform activities that require stooping, bending and reaching, squatting, balancing, and trunk twisting throughout the day.
Constantly able to communicate verbally and in written form.
Frequently required to sit in a stationary position.
Frequently able to detect and discern both loud and soft sounds such as verbal orders, phone calls and equipment alarms.
Frequently able to use hands and fingers to pinch and manipulate while filling prescriptions and writing.
Specific ! vision abilities that are required by this job include close vision, di! stance vision, and the ability to adjust focus .
Occasionally required to detect unusual odors that could indicate environmental issues such as smoke.
MRHC Only:
May require lifting 35 pounds to the waist, twenty pounds over the head, carrying them up to twenty five feet. It also may require stooping and kneeling.
Working Conditions:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Position Scope/Patient Population:
Involved in the care of all patients, from neonatal to geriatric. Must be knowledgeable in all aspects of drug therapy and familiar with resources to find necessary information. Must be able to solve medication related probl! ems in complex patients. Must be able to interact well with healthcare personnel.
Via Christi Health is an Equal Opportunity (EOE) and Affirmative Action Employer. We support diversity in the workplace.
Applicants with a disability that are in need of an accommodation to complete the Via Christi Health application process, contact the HR Customer Service Center at 1-877-389-8864 or e-mail hrservicecenter@viachristi.org . The hearing impaired may contact Via Christi by calling the Kansas Relay Center at 1-800-766-3777.
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to VC Hospital on N St Francis.
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This position starts available on: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 20:14:43 GMT