Pharmacy Technician Certified
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Job Location:
Durango, CO - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
6 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Where Youll Work
Mercy Hospital is an 82 bed acute care hospital located in the scenic southwestern Colorado town of Durango. It is the only hospital in Colorado to be rated by Medicare with five stars for overall hospital quality. It is recognized for excellence in orthopedic and spine surgery and for outstanding patient experience and patient safety. Mercy has also received ten consecutive A grades for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group. Our providers use state-of-the-art technology in an environment designed to promote wellbeing and healing of body mind and spirit. Among the many specialty services available at Mercy are emergency care (Level III trauma designation) surgical care cardiac care (including interventional) Orthopedic and Spine Centers of Excellence a Family Birthing Center home care hospice care and more. Durango offers an exceptional quality of life with small town charm excellent schools and year-round world-class outdoor recreation opportunities including snow sports river sports hiking biking camping and more.
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Certified Pharmacy Technician you will play a critical role in supporting the complex and personalized medication needs of patients.
Every day you will meticulously process and dispense specialty medication prescriptions including sterile compounding along with managing inventory and performing crucial administrative and financial expertly communicate with patients regarding their therapy dosage and delivery schedules and assist pharmacists with patient follow-up and clinical documentation.
To excel in this role you must possess exceptional organizational skills a strong ability to navigate complex insurance and patient support programs and an unwavering commitment to patient advocacy.
Under the supervision of a pharmacist technicians are accountable for:
- Preparing and dispensing prescribed medications for patients.
- Performing compounding of intravenous medications.
- Assisting in managing inventory.
- Performing charging and crediting functions for medications associated with drug distribution processes.
- Performing routine clerical/administrative tasks.
Schedule: Variable shifts 7:00am - 9:00pm
Job Requirements
You have a purpose unique talents and NOW is the time to embrace it live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more.
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent
- Registered Pharmacy Tech in the state in which youll work
- Active CPT-EXCPT or CPT-PTCB or CPHT certification in good standing in the state in which youll work
- 6 months experience compounding of IV medication
- Knowledge:
- Pharmaceutical patient care best practices and regulatory compliance.
- Basic pharmaceutical mathematics and financial functions.
- Strong phone organizational and interpersonal communication skills.
- Proficiency with office equipment and ability to learn new software/database systems.
- Abilities:
- Prepare and compound various medications including intravenous admixtures.
- Apply pharmacy standards and procedures including I.V. admixture and automated systems.
- Communicate effectively in English and establish positive working relationships.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Load & Unload
- LTC Pharmacy
- Typing
- Inventory Control
- Customer Service
- Hospital Experience
- Pharmacy Software
- Communication skills
- Math
- Pharmacy Technician Experience
- Order Entry
- Compounding Medications
About Company
Dignity Health provides compassionate, high-quality, affordable health care services throughout Arizona, California and Nevada. Schedule an appointment today!
