Pharmacy Technician - PRN
Company: Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital OKC South
Location: Oklahoma City
Posted on: September 11, 2023
Job Description:
Description
Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Oklahoma City South is ranked in the
top 9% of rehabilitation hospitals in the nation! We are one of two
rehab hospitals in OKC that is a joint venture between Mercy and
Kindred Healthcare. It is a 36-bed rehabilitation hospital located
in the southern part of the city and will serve patients recovering
from strokes and other long-term illnesses or injuries and features
specialized clinical programs.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Pharmacy Technician assists the pharmacists by preparing
medications, performing routine duties, delivering medications, and
assisting with clerical functions.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma or GED
- Registered as a pharmacy technician with the State Board of
Pharmacy as required by state regulations
- Pharmacy Technician Certification as required by state
regulations
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Job Specific:
- Prepares patient drug orders
- Delivers medications to medication rooms, and nursing stations
as appropriate
- Reviews patient MAR of potential admissions and plans
medications to be delivered to medication machines
- Restocks usable medications/IVs returned to the
pharmacy
- Files medication orders
- Assists the pharmacist with audits
- Completes assigned unit inspections
- Restocks automated medication dispensing machines
- Communicates stock utilization and ordering needs, and assists
with ordering inventory and supplies
- Checks medication expiration dates and alerts pharmacist when
needed
- Compounds and labels extemporaneous liquid and solid products
for patients according to procedure
- Answers telephone and processes requests according to
procedures
- Properly unit doses medications that do not come
prepackaged
- Assists pharmacist, nursing staff, or other staff as
appropriate
- Prepares sterile and non-sterile compounds per USP
standards
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Qualifications
Company Specific:
- Adheres to dress code, appearance is neat and clean and wears
appropriate identification while on duty
- Completes annual health, safety, and education requirements.
Maintains professional growth and development
- Maintains confidentiality of all patient and/or employee
information to assure patient and/or employee rights are
protected
- Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and
development over the life span and the skills necessary to provide
age appropriate care to the patient population served
- Reports to work on time as scheduled; adheres to policies
regarding notification of absence
- Attends all mandatory in-services and staff meetings
- Represents the organization in a positive and professional
manner
- Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical
business practices
- Communicates the mission, ethics, and goals of the hospital, as
well as the focus statement of the department
- Maintains current licensure/certification for position, if
applicable
- Consistently demonstrates Guest Relation's skills to patients,
physicians, visitors, employees, and any other individuals with
whom they may come in contact
- Consistently follows departmental and hospital Health, Safety,
Security, Hazardous Materials policies and procedures
- HIPAA: Conduct job responsibilities in accordance with HIPAA
privacy laws, follow hospital policy in provision of patient
confidentiality. Able to identify patient confidentiality issues
and reports to proper hospital personnel immediately.
- Compliance: Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with
standards set forth in Kindred's Code of Conduct, Kindred policy
and procedures, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable
standards.
Language Skills:
- Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and
in writing
- Additional languages preferred
Skills:
- Basic computer knowledge
- Knowledge of equipment utilized in the pharmacy
- Appropriate telephone communication skills
Physical and Safety Requirements:
- Good stress coping ability. No special physical demands are
required to perform the work. Normal walking, standing, sitting,
bending, carrying of light items such as books and papers and
computer related work. Ability to clearly and effectively
communicate with all constituents (patients, families, peers, and
other healthcare team members) as needed for leadership,
assessment, intervention, and professional development. -
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- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the
position without compromising patient care.
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Keywords: Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital OKC South, Oklahoma City , Pharmacy Technician - PRN, Professions , Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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