Pharmacy Tech

Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital

Job Description

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN

DEPARTMENT: Pharmacy

SUPERVISOR: Pharmacy Director

STATUS: Non-Exempt

EMPLOYEE NAME:

APPROVED BY: Chief Executive Officer DATE: December, 2018

GENERAL:

In accordance with the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Personnel Policy and Procedure Manual and the requirements of our accrediting bodies, the employee will: support the mission "Partnering with our community for quality health and healing", the five core values "Ownership, Always better than yesterday, Service first, Integrity, and Stewardship of our resources (OASIS). Our behavior creates our OASIS - a place where we can find safety, sustenance, and a pleasant change from the usual. and vision of "being the hub for the development and provision of quality health services while ensuring the viability of Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital as a valued healthcare partner in the community."

The established priorities of Quality, Service, Finance, People, and Growth, will be utilized in decision making. Furthermore, the employee will demonstrate the ability to manage time, maintain a safe and clean environment; practice confidentiality; treat all persons with respect and professional courtesy; accept change; accept and provide constructive feedback; work as a team player and adhere to the infection control, fire and safety, disaster and hazardous waste policies. The employee must also demonstrate the competencies for their position, and adhere to policies and procedures of their department. The employee will participate in quality improvement activities.

BEHAVIORAL REQUIREMENTS:

The following is a list of minimally required behaviors to assist the employee in partnering with our community:

Ownership

Accepts responsibility for actions, attitudes and health. Doing things right the first time, every time for excellent results. Accepts ownership of mistakes and takes constructive action to avoid repeating mistakes. Works with empowerment to the highest potential both as an individual and as part of the team. Unsatisfied with the status quo or just being "good."

Always Better Than Yesterday

Performs at the highest level, always learning and looking for ways to improve, with an unwavering focus on safety. Celebrates and encourages the contributions of one another.

Constructively challenges the status quo by being flexible, adaptable and embracing change as a key element of our future success. Contributes to an environment that encourages creative thinking. Shares ideas and opinions, and supports opportunities to learn and grow.

Service First

Doing our best every day to anticipate and exceed the expectations of patients, providers and co-workers. Understands excellence is the result of team effort. Creates legendary experiences.

Integrity

Does the right things. Consistently open, honest, trustworthy and ethical. Demonstrates respect for patients, their families, staff, providers and the community.

Stewardship of Our Resources

Strives to care wisely for our human, financial and natural resources. Strengthens HSCMH as a partner in the community.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Willingness to function at the top of your licensing authority

2. Execute duties and maintenance pertaining to medications and the pharmacy's systems related to medications in a timely, efficient, and accurate manner. (Ex: Omnicell fills, repackaging, IV admixtures, outdates, etc.)

3. Perform department secretarial functions such as collecting new outpatient orders, providing the pharmacist with those orders, entering outpatient orders each day accurately, charge capture, and facilitating communications.

4. Participate and communicate actively in ordering and maintaining stock of all necessary supplies including medications and otherwise for the pharmacy to function smoothly.

5. Interact with outside entities as necessary to facilitate pharmacy workflow. (Ex: Omni Support, Billings Clinic)

6. Produce reports as requested.

7. Provide training for staff as necessary on pharmacy related processes, including intradepartmental and interdepartmental training.

8. Seek and promote all quality measures.

9. Assist with creating and maintaining a clean, organized work environment.

10. Report all pertinent information to the Director of Pharmacy promptly.

11. Comes to work as scheduled and on time. Is there when you need them. Gets their work done and readily helps others when needed. The team can always count on them

12. Supports workplace design for employee safety. Meets safety expectations. Follows safety policies.

13. Follows measures to minimize overtime, call backs, material waste and other inefficiencies

14. Regularly attends departmental meetings. Reviews quality data. Follows chain of command. Shares necessary information with others. Uses AIDET with patients and all other customers.

The above duties are intended to describe the key aspects of the work performed by individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive listing of requirements relative to the position. Therefore, the employee may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

The Pharmacy Technician shall:

1. High School graduate or equivalent

2. Successful completion of a Pharmacy Technician Program

3. Previous experience working in a medical or health care facility preferred but not required

4. Must possess communication skills to relate to the public in person

5. Demonstrate good organizational abilities

6. Seeks proficiencies in computer applications, e.g. word processing, spread sheets, database, presentation, and project publication.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret appropriate journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write policies and procedures that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and is knowledgeable in metrics and apothecary.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to modify care based on the developmental / functional age of the patient as well as that of the patient's ethnic background.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• BLS

• Current Wyoming Pharmacy Technician License

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Ability to interact with patients, families, visitors and co-workers. Ability to interact assertively and tactfully when dealing with conflict and in group solving activities. Ability to demonstrate a professional, open minded approach in identifying problems and resolving problems/conflicts.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While filling this position, the employee must regularly lift and or move 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance, vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. This position also requires walking or standing to a significant degree. This position also requires reaching, handling, fingering, feeling, talking, and hearing, stooping, bending, crouching, and working with equipment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee is subject to inside and possibly outside weather conditions. The employee is also subject to exposure to blood and body fluids, proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical shock, exposure to burns and radiant energy, exposure to toxic chemicals and biological agents.

Position Type : Full Time

Shift : Day

Contact Information

Daniel Hemann - Pharmacy Director

Pharmacy

150 E. Arapahoe

Thermopolis, WY 82443

Email: dan.hemann@mail.hscmh.org

Phone: 307-864-5044