Pharmacy Technician I

Company: Baptist Health Care
Location: Jay
Posted on: January 24, 2023

Job Description:

Job Description

The Registered Pharmacy Technician works under direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist to perform supportive duties and tasks, in accordance with established departmental guidelines. Furthermore, in accordance with Florida Board of Pharmacy rules, the Towers Pharmacy has a Policy & Procedure in place which details supervision ratios, delegable tasks, and non-delegable tasks. Florida Statutes 64B16-27.410 and 64B16-27.420 detail the scope and limit of these duties. Towers Pharmacy, Inc's Policy and Procedure titled "Pharmacy Technician & Intern Responsibilities, Competence, and Supervision" contains specific information regarding the allowable activities of pharmacy technicians. This position reports to supervising pharmacist any information which will assist the pharmacist in the proper assessment and preparation of patient's medication orders including pharmaceutical care and related activities. The identification and prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse are organizational responsibilities of all employees.

Responsibilities

Take customer calls, refill authorizations and when necessary communicate requests to pharmacist or otherwise assist with phone requests. Maintains appropriate medication inventory. Checks the order in, reorders inventory when appropriate, checks for outdated product, and facilitates returns and recalls to wholesaler or manufacturer. Filing the following: Rx hard Copies, Delivery Receipts, Patient signature logs, Patient information sheets Performs delegable tasks as allowed by departmental policy and state law, which primarily includes the following: Counting, weighing, measuring, and pouring of prescriptions medications, labeling of preparations & prescriptions, computerized data entry, and retrieval of prescription & patient data. Provides information and feed-back to pharmacists and pharmacy management as needed to maintain proper patient care. Participates in department Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Program, which includes attendance and record-keeping functions. Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a department/unit team inter- and intradepartmentally to facilitate the department's/unit's ability to meet its goals and objectives. Maintains current knowledge/certification/licensure.Assist in other duties as assigned to support the operational needs of the department and organization. May be required to remain on campus immediately before, during, and after severe weather and/or disasters.

Qualifications

Registered Pharmacy Technician

About Us

Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includes three hospitals, four medical parks, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.

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