Summary

Under the direction of a Pharmacist or Pharmacy Manager, the Pharmacy Technician 1 assists to prepare, dispense and deliver all medications to patient care units, physician offices and clinics.

Education

High school or equivalent required. Certified as Technician through an accredited program, is preferred.

Certification, Registration & Licensure

Must be registered in the state of NH. In addition, either registered in NH as a Pharmacy Intern or completion of CPhT Certification within two years of hire, with adequate evidence of progress towards certification.

Experience

None required.

Responsibilities

• Fills, updates, and delivers patient medications for first issues and medication cassettes. Labels premixed IV Solutions.

• Brings back medications from the nursing units that are no longer needed giving particular attention to refrigerated drugs.

• Checks for outdated items and follows up with pharmacy buyer.

• Fills floor Stock for patient care units, offices, and ancillary departments.

• Delivers and returns narcotics to or from patient care areas.

• Triages phone calls, and refers appropriate questions to the pharmacist.

• Packages and labels medications using various systems.

• Maintains all records and adheres to established policies and procedures for controlled substances as per department policy.

• Performs duties of pharmacy delivery personnel.

• Refills code carts and medication kits.

• Completes monthly unit inspections.

• Performs other projects or duties as assigned.

• Informs pharmacy buyer of any items to be ordered as well as any associated circumstances.

• Prepares for pharmacist review, all oral liquids into single dose containers adhering to labeling and record keeping standards including recording of lot numbers and accurate calculation of expiration dates.

• Prepares IV Solutions using appropriate techniques and follows regulatory guidelines, and provides appropriate accountability for verification by a pharmacist.

• Responds to all inquiries at the pharmacy window.

• Helps train and advise new employees and students.

• Submit reports to PDMP.

• Reconcile Narcotic transactions in all patient care areas.

• Audit transactions for bulk medications and reconcile charges for any unused doses.

• Audit IV preparations sent from pharmacy to total charges and reconcile as appropriate.

Concord Hospital is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit any discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.

Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal

Applicants to and employees of this company are protected under federal law from discrimination on several bases. Follow the link above to find out more.

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, you may contact Human Resources at 603-230-7269.

Physical and Work Requirements

The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that will be encountered 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.

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is MEDIUM. The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 - 25 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 20 - 50 pounds.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to hear, perform activities that require fine motor skills, reach, speak, stand and walk. The employee is frequently required to bend, do repetitive motion, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb, kneel, and squat.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, depth perception, far vision, near vision, and peripheral vision.

The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and non-weather related heat or cold.

The employee is occasionally exposed to airborne contaminants, chemotherapeutic agents, electric hazards, slippery surfaces, toxic or caustic chemicals, vibration and variable weather conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.