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Job summary

The pharmacy technician is responsible for preparing and distributing medications, managing inventory, and performing billing tasks within an inpatient setting. They also assist with medication reconciliation, chemotherapy preparation, and maintaining regulatory documentation.

Job details

Reviews and processes departmental order requests. Prepares medications for distribution to the patient care units. Distributes medications to the patient care units. Orders medications from various suppliers. Prepares parenteral products. Maintains the medication inventory, place orders in stock, check expiration dates, process returns as needed. Trains and orients new pharmacy support personnel. Billing and other pharmacy duties that do not require a pharmacist. Maintains appropriate records and regulatory documentation. Pre-packaging and labeling of bulk medications to unit dosed containers/packaging. Answers telephone directing phone calls appropriately and diverts all medication/clinical inquiries to the Pharmacist. Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and coworkers. Maintains cleanliness of the department Performs other work related duties as assigned. Additional Inpatient Nationally Certified Pharmacy Technician Duties and Responsibilities: Obtains patient medication orders for medication reconciliation duties to input into MAR. Prepares chemotherapy and dosage calculation checks. Inpatient Pharmacy Technician, National Certification – Grade FHS7A, Job Code 00024 Ability to read, write and communicate in English. High school diploma or GED. Massachusetts state registration as a Pharmacy Technician. Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification or equivalent certification. One-year recent experience (within the past 3 years) as a Pharmacy Technician; 3 years preferred, OR PTCB certification or equivalent certification as an Inpatient Pharmacy Technician Trainee. Duties require very good verbal communication and interpersonal skills.

What you’ll do

The pharmacy technician is responsible for preparing and distributing medications, managing inventory, and performing billing tasks within an inpatient setting. They also assist with medication reconciliation, chemotherapy preparation, and maintaining regulatory documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a high school diploma or GED, Massachusetts state registration as a Pharmacy Technician, and PTCB certification. At least one year of recent pharmacy technician experience is required, or completion of an inpatient pharmacy technician trainee program.

Listed skills

• Customer service · Preferred
• Pharmacy Operations · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred
• Billing · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Pharmacy operations
• Medication reconciliation
• Parenteral product preparation
• Chemotherapy preparation
• Inventory management
• Regulatory documentation
• Unit dosing
• Billing
• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Customer service
• Medication Inventory
• Regulatory Documents
• Merchandise Returns
• Medication Reconciliation
• Dosage Calculation
• Chemotherapy
• Certified Pharmacy Technician
• Cleanliness
• English Language
• Packaging And Labeling
• Interpersonal Communications
• Verbal Communication Skills
• Registration

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Administrative
• Inpatient Pharmacy Technician
• Pharmacy Technician
• Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants
• Pharmacy Technicians