Pharmacy Technician Apprentice - Mhw: Mhw - Pharmacy

To be considered for the Pharmacy Technician Apprentice Training Program, please attach the following with your completed application: Letter of Intent, curriculum vitae, school transcripts and a reference letter.

Summary

This position is a hands-on learning experience with the pharmacy staff as well as other teams within Memorial. The position consists of learning all the tasks associated with the pharmacy technician scope of practice. The Pharmacy Technician Student position requires enrollment and participation in the Florida Board of Pharmacy approved Technician Employer Training Program.

Detailed Responsibilities

• Trains and assists with maintaining and supporting medication distribution systems and distribution channels, including automated dispensing cabinets, medication carts, trays or kits.
• Trains and assists with customer service and patient needs, including answering telephones, managing work queues and completing medication histories.
• Trains and assists in preparing, filling, receiving, delivering, stocking and restocking medication inventory and supplies for the pharmacy department and drug storage areas. Repackages bulk medications.
• Trains and assists with other responsibilities as assigned in support of pharmacy operations and within the pharmacy technician scope of practice.
• Trains and assists in preparing non-sterile compounded medications, including hazardous and non-hazardous medications when deem appropriate.
• Trains and assists in maintaining a clean and safe pharmacy by complying with regulations, rules and procedures.
• Independently complete all didactic modules required in the Pharmacy Technician Employer Training Program within 40 working days of starting the program. Complete all training requirements within 6 months of hire.

Essential

Competencies and skills:

• STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR: Acts in a manner that supports the standards of communication, respect, privacy, and teamwork by demonstrating a commitment to professional and ethical conduct.
• MEDICATION SAFETY: Utilizes processes and techniques to promote medication safety.
• CUSTOMER SERVICE: Demonstrates commitment to service excellence by promptly addressing internal/external customer issues/requests, resolving concerns while maintaining a professional image and behavior to build and enhance the patient/family/customer experience.
• RESPONDING TO CHANGE: Accepts change and adapts in a positive and productive manner; handles unexpected situations and changes in direction calmly and with confidence. Views new assignments and job responsibilities as an opportunity for growth.
• MEDICATION DISPENSING: Follows defined policies and procedures when dispensing medications.
• PATIENT AND FAMILY CENTERED CARE: "Provides Patient and Family Centered Care to patients, families, visitors and internal customers"
• AUTOMATED DISPENSING SYSTEMS: Operates pharmacy automated dispensing systems.
• MEDICATION FILLS: Fills medication accurately.
• ACCOUNTABILITY: Accepts ownership of job roles and specific assignments/goals; works independently, takes responsibility for own actions; admits mistakes and judgment errors; and accepts constructive feedback. Connects personal work results to the accomplishment of team and organizational goals.

Education

Essential:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

Credentials

Education equivalent experience:

Essential

Other information:

Complexity of Work: Requires critical thinking skills, effective communication skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work well with others in a team with minimal supervision. Demonstrate the ability to respond positively in a stressful environment and meet the physical demands of the department.

Required Work Experience: No prior work experience required.

Complete the Pharmacy Technician Employer Training Program and obtain registration as a Pharmacy Technician in the state of Florida within 6 months of starting the program.

Essential

Working conditions:

• Fire Risk 40.00%
• Audible Speech 80.00%
• Pushing or Pulling 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient 100.00%
• Lifting or Carrying > 75 lbs Non-Patient 60.00%
• Distinguish Color 80.00%
• Bio hazardous Waste 40.00%
• Hazardous Medication 80.00%
• Blood and/or Bodily Fluids 60.00%
• Keyboard Entry 80.00%
• Standing 80.00%
• Lifting or Carrying 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient 100.00%
• Seeing - Near 80.00%
• Latex 80.00%
• Kneeling 40.00%
• Repetitive Movement Foot/Leg 60.00%
• Pushing or Pulling 26 - 75 lbs Non-Patient 80.00%
• Computer Monitor 80.00%
• Gas/Vapors/Fumes 60.00%
• Reaching 80.00%
• Wet or Slippery Surfaces 60.00%
• Domestic Animals 40.00%
• Pushing or Pulling > 75 lbs Non-Patient 60.00%
• Biological Hazards - Respiratory 40.00%
• Smelling Acuity 60.00%
• Running 60.00%
• Potential Electric Shock 40.00%
• Repetitive Movement Hand/Arm 80.00%
• Cytotoxic Chemicals 80.00%
• Taste Discrimination 40.00%
• Hazardous Chemicals 80.00%
• Moving Mechanical Parts 80.00%
• Heating Devices 60.00%
• Sitting 80.00%
• Seeing - Far 80.00%
• Bending and Stooping 80.00%
• Squatting 80.00%
• Climbing 40.00%
• Hearing Acuity 80.00%
• Dust 80.00%
• Walking 80.00%
• Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens 40.00%
• Magnetic Fields 60.00%
• Lifting or Carrying 25.01 lbs - 75 lbs Non-Patient 80.00%
• Biological Hazards - Skin or Ingestion 40.00%
• Depth Perception 80.00%
• Needles/Sharp Objects 80.00%

Organizational Profile

Memorial Hospital West opened in 1992 with 100 beds to serve the growing population of western Broward. Today, the hospital has 384 beds and is one of the busiest and most technologically advanced in the region.

Memorial Hospital West’s Many Respected Specialty Programs Include

• Memorial Rehabilitation Institute
• Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute
• Medical and Surgical Services
• The Family Birthplace
• Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, including Broward County’s first adult inpatient autologous transplant unit
• Adult and Pediatric Emergency Departments
• Memorial Neuroscience Institute
• Bariatric/Weight-Loss Surgery Program
• Women’s Services
• Memorial Cancer Institute

Truven Health Analytics and Modern Healthcare magazine named Memorial Hospital West one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals in 2013 and 2014 – and the hospital has been consistently recognized by The Leapfrog Group with an “A” Ranking for Patient Safety.

Disclaimer: This job description is not intended, nor should it be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.