Pharmacy Technician II Certified - HPG Quick Care Clinic
Company: Christus Health
Location: Corpus Christi
Posted on: April 23, 2024
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Job Description:
Description
Summary:
All pharmacy technicians work under the direction of Clinical
Pharmacists to provide pharmacy services with compassion,
excellence and efficiency.
The Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Family Health Center will serve
families on nights and weekends; offer specialty clinics,
laboratory and imaging services; a pharmacy with interior and
drive-through access, and more. The Health Center also will offer a
Quick Care Clinic, featuring 24-hour access Thursdays through
Sundays.
This new center will serve as a medical home for thousands of South
Texas, as we continue the healing legacy of Dr. Hector P. Garcia
and the CHRISTUS Spohn mission of extending the healing ministry of
Jesus Christ.
Responsibilities:
--- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies:
Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders. --- Must be
18 years or older. --- Pharmacy Technicians perform ONLY
non-judgmental technical duties under the direct supervision of a
pharmacist. Operational Duties and Responsibilities--- Assist
Pharmacists with Medication Histories. --- Train Tech I associates.
--- Prepares drug orders per physician request according to
established policies, procedures and protocols. --- Verifies
computerized patient medication records accurately. Maintains,
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. --- 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. --- Maintain IV certification and competencies. ---
Completes all competency/skills assessment requirements. ---
Specialty area --- Serves as the technician in specialty areas such
as the operating room, IV room, or pharmacy work areas outside the
central pharmacy. --- Ambulatory care--- 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. --- Retail---
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. 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)--- Baseline departmental standards for reporting
interventions for clinical productivity as defined by departmental
goals. --- Provides services efficiently and in a timely
fashionOccupational 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:
Work Schedule:
Varies
Work Type:
Full Time
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