Pharmacy Tech Cert Lead

				Overview:

Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital, a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, the mission to provide compassionate care to the underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky. 

Saint Joseph is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. 

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states. 

Responsibilities:

Performs the manual technical tasks involved with the proper storage, distribution, packaging and labeling of drugs, associated record keeping and patient charging systems. Works under the supervision of a Registered Pharmacist. Follows proper procedures for the operation of equipment and use of supplies. Maintains and coordinates systems to ensure that pharmacy operations run efficiently on a day-to-day basis. Maintains and trouble-shoots Pyxis dispensing system. Responsible for centralized compounding work using safe IV room practices, large volume end-product batching (IVPB, syringes, etc.), compounding total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and peripheral parenteral nutrition (PPN), and end-product quality assurance. Responsible for orientation and training of new technicians, daily work assignments and scheduling, and adjustment of staffing to ensure smooth operation and appropriate staffing.

Essential Functions

Monitors work performed and services provided by the Pharmacy to aid the pharmacist in organizing work efforts to maximize efficiency and productivity.

Assists in the orientation and training of new pharmacy technicians as assigned by pharmacy supervisory staff.

Identifies and notifies manager of any subordinate whose performance is below standards or who is in violation of hospital/departmental policy.

Performs routine non-technical maintenance and cleaning of all pharmacy computer systems. Assists the pharmacist in communicating with affiliated computer companies and implements activities dictated by these communications.

Assists pharmacist in providing pharmaceutical care to include (but not limited to):

*  Preparing, filling and distributing medication

*  Screening phone calls/orders and alerting the pharmacist to patient-specific data

Pre-packages tablets, capsules and liquids into single-dose units. Prepares labels with medication name, strength, and lot number and expiration date.

Obtains narcotics from Pyxis vault. Prepares narcotics for rounds and files required paperwork. Participates daily in narcotic audits on the units.

Oversees and troubleshoots Pyxis console

*  Communicates changes to pharmacy staff

*  Serves as liaison between Pyxis and Pharmacy

*  Manages Pyxis security, adding and deleting users

*  Trains staff on system changes and upgrades

*  Notifies vendor/CHI of system problems

Maintains adequate levels of stock drugs in Pyxis dispensing system on nursing units

Repackages and labels bulk oral solid and liquid drugs into unit-dose form under pharmacist supervision. Reconstitutes drugs and prepares compounds under pharmacist supervision.

Delivers medications, IV's and controlled substances on a daily basis to replenish inventory levels. Requires interpretation and judgment to assure accurate and practical inventory levels.

Completes charges/credits daily for billing.

Checks and restocks patient care and special care stock supplies (i.e. emergency drugs to crash carts and heart carts) under pharmacist supervision.

Performs duties in documented accordance with requirements of all regulatory and governing bodies.

Safe handling/disposal/packaging for Transport of Pharmaceutical Waste/Hazardous Materials/Bio-Hazardous Regulated Medical Waste.

*  Completes the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) and Hazardous Waste education during employee orientation.

*  Tri-annually education for the D.O.T. training.

*  is knowledgeable of the process for identifying the proper waste stream and uses the appropriate container to dispose of waste.

*  Knowledgeable regarding the process to contact the emergency response coordinator for hazardous waste/pharmaceutical release/spill clean-up

The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

HS Diploma/GED Required.

3 years Pharmacy Tech experience Preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

Compact Accepted

Grace Period

Required/
Preferred

And/Or
 
Pharmacy Technician: KY (PHARMTECH:KY)

N/A

upon hire

Required

or
 
Pharmacist Intern: KY (PHRMINTERN:KY)

N/A

upon hire

Required

and
 
Certified Pharmacy Tech PTCB (CPT-PTCB)

N/A

upon hire

Required

or
 
Certified Pharmacy Tech ECPT (CPT-EXCPT)

N/A

upon hire

Required

or
 
Certified Pharmacy Tech NCCT (CPT-NCCT)

N/A

upon hire

Required
			

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