Under the direct supervision of a Registered Pharmacist, Supervisor, and/or Director of Pharmacy Services, performs a variety of technical and clerical duties to support medication distribution, regulatory compliance, and patient care across inpatient and outpatient pharmacy services. Responsibilities include prescription processing, intravenous medication preparation, medication inventory management, automated dispensing system support, pharmaceutical supply distribution, data entry, and providing exceptional customer service.
• With the use of an automated dispensing system printout, pulls medications for automated dispensing machine re-supply.
• Fills patient medication envelopes with the correct medication from computer labels prior to each run.
• Fills and delivers controlled substance orders to nursing units and ancillary departments according to policy and procedure.
• Delivers checked medications to the nursing units.
• Refills automated dispensing system machines to prescribed par levels.
• Reports unusual occurrences to the pharmacists.
• Restocks nursing units, operating room, recovery room and ancillary departments with a predetermined supply of floor stock medications and supplies.
• Maintains and restocks individual filling stations and work areas, including all satellites while contributing to the maintenance of a fixed, minimal level of pharmacy inventory.
• Reorders pharmacy supplies from the hospital warehouse.
• Bills/credits patient medications by use of the computer charging system or the remote charging system.
• Maintains pharmacy in a clean and organized fashion.
• Generates reports and labels to compile and arrange a work list for the preparation of an adequate number of IV admixtures to cover a 24-hour period.
• Assembles materials for the preparation of the daily supply of IVs including medication labels, medications, solutions, syringes, needles and administration sets and other equipment necessary.
• Labels a predetermined supply of IV bags and syringes with the computer-generated patient name and drug/dose label.
• Ensures that all IVs are properly labeled with the information deemed necessary by the Intravenous Admixture Guidelines.
• Routinely checks expiration dates of medications in the Pharmacy Department and on the nursing units.
• Rotates and recycles stock when needed.
• Attends all required Safety Training programs and can describe his/her responsibilities related to general safety, department/service safety and specific job-related hazards.
• Follows the Hospital Exposure Control Plans/Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens.
• Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment.
• Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a department/unit team inter- and intra-departmentally to facilitate the department's/unit's ability to meet its goals and objectives.
• Engages customers and patients to provide quality customer service.
• Utilizes pharmacy information system to correctly enter patient and drug information, filling prescriptions by retrieving, counting, and pouring medications.
• Assists pharmacist in maintaining workflow.
• Responsible and accountable for registering sales on cash register, collecting payment and reconciling payments.
• Performs non-sterile compounding and recordkeeping.
• Updates patient records including allergies, demographics, health, and insurance information.
• Prepares prescriptions for shipping to patient.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
Education
• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
Experience
• Up to one (1) year of experience preferred.
• Six (6) to twelve (12) months of pharmacy experience preferred.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Math and computer skills.
• No history of alcoholism, drug addiction, or indiscriminate use of habit-forming or dangerous drugs.
• No felony/criminal record.
Licenses & Certifications
• Registration with the Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician required (Kentucky only).
• Not eligible for work in West Virginia.
Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH), the Healthcare System of Appalachia, and ranked as one of the Top 10 Employers in Kentucky by Forbes Magazine, is a not-for-profit health system operating 13 hospitals in Barbourville, Hazard, Harlan, Hyden, Martin, McDowell, Middlesboro, Prestonsburg, South Williamson, West Liberty and Whitesburg in Kentucky; as well as Beckley and Hinton in West Virginia, as well as multi-specialty physician practices, home health agencies, home medical equipment stores and retail pharmacies. ARH employs more than 6,000 people with an annual payroll and benefits of $330 million generated into our local economies. ARH also has a network of more than 600 active and courtesy medical staff members. ARH is the largest provider of care and single largest employer in southeastern Kentucky and the third largest private employer in southern West Virginia, and is consistently recognized for its medical excellence.
