Certified Pharmacy Technician III - Pharm General

Pharmacy Technician III

All pharmacy technicians work under the direction of Clinical Pharmacists to provide pharmacy services with compassion, excellence, and efficiency. In addition, level III pharmacy technicians participate in department leadership activities, management of pharmacy associates, service line development, and quality medication management as assigned.

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills (CSRH-WH) is a 150-bed hospital serving the fastest growing area of San Antonio. Specialized care includes orthopedic and surgical services, ICU, women's services, a newborn nursery, comprehensive cardiovascular care from diagnostics to open heart surgery, vascular lab, sleep center, emergency services, the CHRISTUS Weight Loss Institute, wound care, rehabilitation, and more. The campus also boasts an Outpatient Imaging Center and three medical plazas, one of which houses our CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Program and CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Family Health Center.

Job Description

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Pharmacy Technicians perform ONLY non-judgmental technical duties under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.
• Assist Pharmacists with Medication Histories.
• Train and assess competencies of Tech I & II associates.
• Prepares drug orders per physician request according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Verifies computerized patient medication records accurately. Maintains an accurate, complete patient drug record.
• Compounds pharmaceuticals including non-sterile and sterile products, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition products accurately.
• Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as required by law and institutional policies.
• Provides services efficiently and in a timely fashion.
• Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel. Verifies the daily activities of the department are complete and recorded.
• Maintains competency required for current job title/position.
• Maintains current technician license. Ensures applicable CE records and licensure are maintained in department files. Attends staff meetings.
• Maintains IV certification and competencies.
• Completes all competency/skills assessment requirements.
• Provides analysis of medication use processes and contributes at least one related project per year.
• Serves as the lead technician in specialty areas such as the operating room, IV room, or pharmacy work areas outside the central pharmacy.
• Provides ambulatory pharmaceutical care services as assigned such as but not limited to anticoagulation clinics, intensive medical home, transition of care, discharge medication reconciliation, etc.
• Performs outpatient distributive functions related to entering prescriptions orders, selecting the correct medications for new and refilled prescription orders, and coordinates delivery of medications for patient pick-up or delivery.
• Advanced knowledge of inventory control policies and procedures to ensure that areas are clean, medications are in date, and proper inventory levels are maintained with formulary or contract approved drugs.

Clinical Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures safe, appropriate, cost-effective drug therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Reads, extracts, and interprets information in patient medical records accurately.
• Detects and reports suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and in a timely manner.
• Sustains the hospital drug formulary, minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols and promoting rational drug therapy selection.
• Provides accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to the hospital's pharmacy associates.
• Coordinates pharmacist drug education to patients and their families per institutional protocol.
• Participates in the quality improvement and medication use review activities of the department. Collects data, conducts monitors and inspections and maintains logs, records, and other documentation as assigned.
• Conducts designated interventions as defined in department Clinical Intervention activities (IV to PO, Renal Dosing, Pharmacokinetic dosing support, Anticoagulation).
• Participates in antibiotic stewardship, opioid stewardship, and shortage management activities as assigned.

Occupational Hazards

• Potential for exposure to hazardous and toxic substances (including chemotherapeutic, cytotoxic drugs and cleaning solutions), sticks or cuts by needles and other sharp items.
• Risk 0 exposure category.
• Potential for musculoskeletal injuries if proper lifting and carrying techniques are not used. Potential exposure to biologic material when participating in direct patient care activities (e.g., patient education, code attendance).

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Employed with CHRISTUS as a Pharmacy Tech II for at least 2 years or 5 years of pharmacy technician experience.
• Registered pharmacy technician in the state of practice required.
• Certified pharmacy technician preferred.
• ACPE accredited IV certification program, including hazardous (minimum 40 hours); or meet minimum State requirement. Not applicable to Ambulatory Care setting or Retail setting.
• Optional BLS, ACLS, PALS for Pediatric practice.

Work Schedule

Varies

Work Type

Full Time