Job Description

Description

Pharmacy Technician PRN -  AdventHealth Central Texas

Location Address: 2201 S Clear Creek Rd., Killeen, TX  76549

Top Reasons to Work At AdventHealth Central Texas, Killeen, TX

• Our care for patients extend to the spiritual level by praying with patients and families and providing on call, 24 hours, 7 days a week Chaplains for spiritual support.
• Award winning facility with opportunities to grow both professionally and personally working with great individuals, part of a bigger team that continues to build a world-class culture where you become family.
• Extraordinary benefits to include tuition reimbursement and on-campus classes.
• Cost of living is 20 percent lower than the national average
• Largest school district in the area, with more than 50 elementary, middle, high school, and specialized campuses to choose from
• Surrounded close to Ft. Hood, Copperas Cove, to Belton and Lampasas with plenty of restaurants, shopping and other family fun events.
• Miles of scenic trails and parks available for recreational activity

Work Hours/Shift:

PRN, as needed

You Will Be Responsible For:

Pharmacy Operations

Actively performs all pharmacy technician functions and maintains active proficiency in:

• Standard work parameters

• Operational programs

• Delivery and compounding systems

• Hospital computer systems

• Medication ordering systems

Maintains operational expertise in and actively provides coverage of the technician services provided by

• Central Pharmacy

Oversees appropriate utilization of medication automation, technology, and computer systems

• Accurately interprets electronic records

• Maintains expertise in Cerner processes

Accurately oversees the management of medication inventories and the preparation and delivery of patient‐specific medication doses

• Manages medication delivering activities

• Prepares accurate medication products for delivery

• Prevents improper drug, dose, dosage form selection, expiration dating, and barcode scanning issues when checking products

Pharmacy Practice

 

Facilitates medication safety practices

• Identifies, mitigates, and reports potential medication errors such as look‐alike sound-alike medications

Maintains continuous learning and pharmacy practice development

• Maintains personal continuing education plan including documentation of an annual self‐evaluation and plan for self-development

• Completes CE modules as part of Pharmacy Technician licensure renewal

Provides patient‐centered care services

• Provides accurate, safe and timely medication therapy

Clinical Pharmacy Services

 

Supports practice in decentralized areas

• • Collaborates with other pharmacy staff

Teamwork and Inter-Professional Collaboration

 

Presents to assigned areas on time, ready to work and does not exhibit unscheduled absenteeism

• • Adheres to lunch and break schedule

Assures continuity of care between shifts, among pharmacy staff assignments, and across pharmacy practice areas

• • Assures appropriate handoff between shifts and participates in Energizers/Meetings

  • Accepts any necessary work from preceding and does not leave excessive work for following shift

Works effectively with all members of the healthcare team to ensure the best outcome for the patient

• • Demonstrates sensitivity to the perspective of the patient, caregiver, or health care colleague in all communications

• • Actively supports teammates (pharmacists, technicians, managers)

  • Uses effective negotiation skills to resolve conflicts

Teaching, Training, Precepting, and Mentorship

 

Mentors new staff and assists with training

Supports experiential training of pharmacy trainees in areas of expertise

• • Actively engages in pharmacy technician student learning experiences

Quality Improvement, Regulatory Compliance, and Accreditation

 

Supports and participates in medication‐use process improvements led by colleagues and peers

Supports regulatory compliance initiatives and supports institutional accreditation processes

Professional Activities and Practice Advancements

 

Maintains a commitment to pharmacy practice via participation in pharmacy technician professional activities and practice advancement accomplishments. Supports improvements in and contributions to pharmacy practice

 

Leadership and Organizational Involvement

 

Participates in departmental meetings (75% attendance as scheduled)

Participates in departmental educational activities (100% completion)

Supports practice advancement initiatives, clinical research projects, and stewardship initiatives led by colleagues and peers

Maintains professional image

• • Actively participates in a Departmental Practice Council(s) as requested

Schedule and Human Resources Management

Must meet work performance standards

• • Failure to meet performance standards may prevent tier advancement and can lead to positive discipline and a demotion

Qualifications

What You Will Need:

• High School Diploma Required
• Registered Pharmacy Technician in Texas

Job Summary:

Supports pharmacists and provides distributive pharmacy services. To provide safe and accurate medication services and to support all those involved in direct patient care.

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.