Description
Kindred Hospital Albuquerque is a long-term acute care (LTAC) hospital specializing in the treatment of patients recovering from post-intensive care and medically complex conditions. Our hospital provides both intensive care and telemetry-level services, offering advanced monitoring and support for patients requiring extended medical care. With a multidisciplinary team dedicated to personalized treatment plans, we focus on helping patients achieve significant recovery and transition to the next level of care.
Job Summary
- Provides distributive pharmacy services, assistance and support for the registered pharmacist.
Essential Functions
- Assists Pharmacist to prepare and dispense medication.
- Mixes pharmaceutical preparations, fills bottles with prescribed tablets and capsules, and prepares labels for bottles.
- Fills orders with correct medications. Prepares unit of use dosage when possible.
- Processes records of medication and equipment dispensed to patient, computes charges, and enters data in computer.
- Prepares intravenous (IV) packs.
- Generates required reports; pick i.v., production reports. Performs backup procedures correctly.
- Recycles product as appropriate. Changes prep and expiration date on recycled product.
- Dates times and initials all vials for reuse.
- Prioritizes work (i.e. stats made first). Delivers IVS to proper locations. Restocks shelves and rotates stock. Properly disposes of non-recyclable solutions.
- Maintains i.v. refrigerator temperature log.
- Receives and stores incoming supplies.
- Counts stock and enters data in computer to maintain inventory records.
- Returns medications to stock and rotates stock. Fills requisitions from Nursing floors in a timely fashion. Can calculate appropriate medication doses based on patient's age Adult and Geriatrics.
- Cleans equipment and sterilizes glassware according to prescribed methods.
- 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 ScionHealth's Code of Conduct, policy and procedures, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable standards.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations
- The ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with clinical staff.
- Self motivated, self directed with excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Good math and science skills Good stress coping skills.
- Must read, write and speak fluent English.
- Must have good and regular attendance.
- Approximate percent of time required to travel: 0% Performs other related duties as assigned
Qualifications
Education
- High School Diploma or Equivalent including education equivalent to completion of secondary school or demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the role. (Preferred)
Licenses/Certifications
- PHRMTECH-R - Registered Pharmacy Technician or licensure as a Pharmacy Technician with the applicable State Board of Pharmacy required, where mandated by state law. Upon Hire (Required)
Experience
- 1+ years of experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a hospital pharmacy setting (Preferred) And
- Combination of Education and Training in the basic understanding of the role of and use of a computer in the processing of prescription orders with minimum word processing skills (Preferred)