Responsibilities/Job Description:
Are you an experienced pharmacy technician interested in building your knowledge of specialized medications, complex compounding and third party regulations and billing guidelines?
This position works directly with pharmacy patients, medical and nursing staff to manage complex medication needs. This includes: building and maintaining professional relationships with providers, patients, families, insurers, other units, and staff, coordinating workflow, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations, anticipating business needs to assist in the growth and success of the business, inventory control and complex compounding and distribution of pharmaceuticals, IV solutions and documentation as ordered by prescribers.
Chemotherapy/IV room experience is ideal for this position!
- Maintain the IV hoods or isolators, clean room, ante room according to manufacturer’s specifications and regulatory requirements as applicable by location and/or business need.
- Use Epic functionality of compounding/repackaging for anticipatory compounded
- Handle complex drug inventories for clinics
- Complex compounding including complex cancer treatments, home infusion pumps, investigational drugs, and serial dilutions for cytotoxic desensitization.
- Partner with care providers and pharmacists to ensure that patient receives the needed medication accurately, safely, in accordance with all legal requirements and policies and in a professional and timely manner.
- Assist in resolving any billing issues, obtaining prior authorization for medications as needed, verifying eligibility and escalating as appropriate.
- Under the direction of the pharmacist, utilize the appropriate computer system and protocols, prepare drug therapy and/or dispense medication in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with all legal, regulatory agency and Fairview requirements.
- Sterile compounding of specialty medications for a variety of disease states including cancer treatment. Compounding includes hazardous medications.
- Coordinate ordering, delivery of medications, supplies and equipment to patients, cancer clinic, and/or infusion center if applicable. May include other clinical areas as requested (ex: Fairview Home Infusion).
- Data collection, reporting, process improvement and maintenance of patient education materials.
- Maintain the IV hoods or isolators, segregated compounding area, clean room, ante room according to manufacturer’s specifications and regulatory requirements.
- If applicable, utilize Epic functionality of compounding/repackaging for anticipatory compounds.
- Maintaining inventory and records for free drug program inventory.
- Maintaining inventory and records for treatments/supply obtained through our retail sites, when required by payer.
- Maintain REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies) trainings and certifications specific to the site: Tysabri, Lemtrada, bispecifics, etc.
Organization Expectations, as applicable:
- Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.
- Partners with patient care giver in care/decision making.
- Communicates in a respective manner.
- Ensures a safe, secure environment.
- Individualizes plan of care to meet patient needs.
- Modifies clinical interventions based on population served.
- Provides patient education based on as assessment of learning needs of patient/care giver.
- Fulfills all organizational requirements.
- Completes all required learning relevant to the role.
- Complies with and maintains knowledge of all relevant laws, regulation, policies, procedures and standards.
- Fosters a culture of improvement, efficiency and innovative thinking.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required
Education
- At least 1 year of Pharmacy Technician experience in a pharmacy setting.
Experience
- At least 1 year of chemotherapy/IV room experience
License/Certification/Registration
- Registered Technician with Minnesota Board of Pharmacy
- Pharmacy certification with the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board within 12 months of hire. If hired prior to 1/1/2018, National Healthcare Certification will be accepted.
Preferred
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in business or healthcare.
Experience
- One year of pharmacy technician experience working in a Specialty or Hospital environment
- Billing experience, understanding of the healthcare pharmacy system.
As a part of our hiring process for our Pharmacy Technician roles, we will be reviewing your resume and ask you to complete 20-25 minutes Job Insights Questionnaire as a next step. The Job Insights Questionnaire is also a great opportunity to learn more about how you thrive in a professional work environment and which environments you may favor. Many candidates tell us they enjoy the opportunity to learn more about their own strengths, preferences, and ideal work settings.
A large portion of our Pharmacy Technician applicants are entering the field for the first time. The Job Insights Questionnaire helps first‑time applicants identify the type of Pharmacy Technician role that fits them best, while also helping Fairview match individuals to environments where they’re most likely to thrive and grow.
If you’d like to complete this for your own interest, you may also do that at this link: https://mint.peopleanswers.com/pa/access.do?job=592698-485519 . Please note that you will be asked to complete the Job Insights Questionnaire as part of the application process.
- If you’ve completed this job fit questionnaire with another organization within the last year, you will not need to complete this again.
- The system will automatically recognize your prior results and let you know if no further action is needed.
Thank you for your interest in our organization and we look forward to your application and learning more about your experience.
Qualifications:
$28.14- $40.66 Hourly