Pharmacy Tech Inpatient - PPMC NEW

Penn Medicine - Philadelphia, PA

Full-time

Philadelphia, PA

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Pharmacy Technician Inpatient at Penn Medicine plays a crucial role in assisting pharmacists with the preparation and dispensing of medications for inpatient care. This position requires collaboration with healthcare professionals to ensure timely and accurate medication delivery while adhering to health system policies and maintaining patient safety.

Responsibilities

• Assists the pharmacist in preparing and pounding medications.
• Serves as a resource for pharmacists, medical and nursing staff.
• Follows Health System Policies and Procedures.
• Provides proper storage and security of patient sensitive documents and medication containers.
• Delivers medications in a timely manner.
• Delivers medications to appropriate location or patient room.
• Runs stat orders to floor promptly when directed by a pharmacist.
• Returns discharged and discontinued patient medications and IV's to pharmacy.
• Puts away returns in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Can various reports as needed (census, Pyxis, Cart-fill).
• Delivers controlled substances to correct location without discrepancy.
• Delivers non-controlled substances to correct location without discrepancy.
• Reviews expiration dates of medications and returns expired medications to Pharmacy Purchaser.
• Maintains aseptic technique when admixing of IVs.
• Mixes the correct medication in the correct solution when admixing.
• Provides the pharmacist with information necessary to check IV admixture.
• Assists the pharmacist with pre-packing medications as needed with appropriate labeling requirements.
• Exchanges crash carts and other emergency medications as needed.
• Is able to practice in a variety of areas within the pharmacy as required by staffing.
• Completes assignments in a timely manner.
• Signs out medications from inventory and indicates medications requiring re-ordering.

Requirements

• Pharmacy Technician Not Specified (Required)
• Certified Pharmacy technician certification required.
• H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)
• Prior hospital or retail pharmacy experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Associate of Arts or Science.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits program.
• Prepaid tuition assistance program.