Pharmacy Technician IA proud member of the Elevance Health family of companies, Paragon Healthcare brings over 20 years in providing life-saving and life-giving infusible and injectable drug therapies through our specialty pharmacies, our infusion centers, and the home setting.Location: This position is onsite at the Austin, TX locationWork Shift Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 am to 6 pm (CST).The Pharmacy Technician I is responsible for assisting pharmacists in the performance of technical and clerical duties involved in the daily operations of the Pharmacy, as allowed by law and/or regulation.How you will make an impact:
Assists the pharmacist with dispensing items a physician orders pursuant to a valid prescription adhering to the appropriate guidelines and policies.
Check for expired / unusable products and disposes of them properly.
Assists the pharmacist with the dispensing of items ordered by a physician pursuant to a valid prescription.
Answers and initiates communications related to providing pharmaceutical care.
Utilize low, medium, and high risk compounding techniques.
Assists the patient delivery representative in orders, receiving, maintaining, and tracking all infusion-related equipment.
Stage correct drug and supplies for clean room and disinfect for the clean room once a pharmacist completes the in-process check.
Stages correct supplies according to delivery ticket and prioritizes deliveries based on by-time and shipping method.
Count and label flushes and label IV products that come out of the clean room.
Follows a process to minimize mis-fills and HIPAA violations.
Double-checks supplies and paperwork to be correct and packs deliveries once complete.
Follows packing process to minimize unscheduled deliveries, loss of pumps, and HIPAA violations.
Maximizes the efficiency and productivity of the pharmacy and delivery operations.
Strives to achieve cost effectiveness in all areas (including purchasing, inventory control, staffing delivery services).
Available to work "on call" as needed.
Minimum Requirements:
High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).
Certified Pharmacy Technician course with certificate.
Continuing education necessary to maintain current licensure in all states licensed.
Minimum 1 years experience as pharmacy technician with training/experience in alternate site/home health pharmacy practice and the preparation of sterile products.
Maintain a current pharmacy technician certificate where required by law and/or regulation.
Multi-state certification is required if this individual is providing services in multiple states.
For Paragon and Carelon Health business unit, satisfactory completion of a Tuberculosis test is a requirement for this position.
Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:
ACPE IV certification preferred
Dispensing preferred
Data entry preferred
Inventory management and experience with ordering.
Responding to patient inquiries over the phone.