Pharmacy Technician II 40 Hours Days Dept Of Medicine
Pharmacy Technician II 40 Hours Days Dept Of Medicine
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QUALIFICATIONS:
1.High school diploma or equivalent.
2.Must be at least 18 years of age.
3.Successful completion of an accredited Pharmacy technician training program is highly desirable or completed 500 hours of employment as a Pharmacy Technician Trainee.
4.Must be a registered Pharmacy Technician with the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy or a registered Pharmacy Intern with the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy.
5.Must be a Board Certified Pharmacy Technician from a nationally approved technician certification board.
6.Must maintain the title Certified Pharmacy Technician with a nationally recognized certificate from an accredited certifying organization or be a registered Pharmacy Intern with the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy. Effective January 2013.
7.Must complete annual Continuing Education credits as required by the certifying body to maintain Certification.
8.Familiarity with medical terminology abbreviations and computer technology is required.
9.Must complete annual BWH Pharmacy Technician Competency Assessment Exam.
10.Upon departmental orientation and annually thereafter must complete annual mandatory training which includes:
a. Safety Training
OSHA/Fire Safety
Infection control
Safe handling of chemotherapeutic agents
b. Annual Competency Assessments
Automated Dispensing Machines
Laws and Regulations
Dosage calculations
Identification of dosages routes and storage requirements
11.Two years previous hospital experience as a Registered Pharmacy Technician or equivalent experience at BWH.
12.Trained in most technical staff responsibilities and received a highly effective performance evaluation as a Registered Pharmacy Technician I or prior experience in an external pharmacy technician role for a minimum of two years.
SKILLS/ ABILITIES/ COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:
1.Command of the English language.
2.Ability to work with sustained attention and care on routine repetitive tasks.
3.Must be able to work accurately under stress with time constraints.
4.Above average communication skills and knowledge of pharmacy policies and procedures is essential.
5.Ability to perform in a professional and courteous manner and maintain good working relationships with physicians nurses pharmacists and other health professionals.
6.Time management and organizational skills to handle multiple tasks under time constraints.
7.Ability to organize and maintain work areas and services efficiently.
8.Ability to make decisions based on knowledge of procedural requirements in conjunction with specific skills and task related functions.
9.Ability to distinguish routine functions from those requiring a pharmacists professional judgment.
10.Ability to spend most of the work time sitting in order to complete daily tasks.
11.Attend and participate in continuing education as made available or provided by the Department.
12.The ability to read interpret and follow complicated verbal and written instructions with accuracy precision and dependability.
13.Ability to perform the common mathematical calculations associated with medication doses.
14.Understanding of medical terminology abbreviations and computer operations.
15.Demonstrated ability to show initiative and complete work with minimal supervision.
Brigham and Womens Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment with regard to race sex color religion national origin sexual orientation protected veteran status or on the basis of disability.
GENERAL SUMMARY/ OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
Under the direction of a physician licensed nurse practitioner staff pharmacist or Certified Technician Specialist follows established policies and procedures to perform a variety of routine technical and clerical support tasks that are integral to the operation of the Brigham Medical Specialties Practices. Tasks may include refill of outpatient prescriptions prior authorizations assessment for potential drug interactions and investigational drug services. Tasks will also include responsibilities for technical training providing direction to pharmacy technician trainees and Registered Pharmacy Technicians participation in department goals and projects and requires successful experience or performance as a Pharmacy Technician I.
These tasks are designed to assist the licensed providers in the expeditious refill of medication prescriptions in accordance with the laws and regulations of the Board of Registration in Medicine Pharmacy Department of Public Health and other regulatory agencies as applicable. Most tasks require the review and authorization of a licensed health care provider.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.Document all prescription renewal requests from live calls Patient Gateway requests and voicemail messages on the Watkins Prescription Renewal line
2.Complete prescription renewals for provider signature in electronic health record or other applications as required by Partners Information Systems.
3.Ensure correct pharmacy electronic transfer data are entered for each patients renewals.
4.Ensure all prescriptions are refilled in a timely manner.
5.Communicate to providers or their designees when renewals are pending for signature.
6.Obtain prior authorizations for prescriptions as required by payors. Communicate with RNs Nurse practitioners and physicians as necessary for successful prior authorizations.
7.Utilize Partners Information Systems and computer technologies for the Pharmacy and other hospital departments by printing reports labels and forms.
8.Develop workflow for prescription renewal process within the Brigham Medical Specialties Hub.
9.Assist department staff to maintain statistics and workload data in the Brigham Medical Specialties Practices.
10.Assist in training of new or existing employees including call center and clinic support staff as directed.
11.Provide direction and guidance to pharmacy technician trainees pharmacy externs and pharmacy interns in following policy and procedure when necessary.
12.Maintain clean and organized work areas.
13.Carry out duties and responsibilities as assigned by pharmacists Registered Pharmacy Technician III or Certified Technician Specialist.
14.As required by State regulations wear a name tag with the individuals name and title Certified Pharmacy Technician.
15.All other duties as assigned.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
