Bilingual Pharmacy Technician

The Pharmacy Technician position is responsible for preparing medications for patient consumption under the supervision of a licensed Pharmacist and in accordance with company standards and state and federal regulations.

Essential Position Duties:

• Reads and interprets physicians’ orders received in the pharmacy and transcribes into the pharmacy computer/ medication profile.

• Fills individual patient drug bins working from a medication fill list; records doses for credit or charge.

• Transfers medications as necessary; processes discharged patient cassettes; and appropriately credits patients for unused or discontinued drugs.

• Prepares, in accordance with standards of pharmacy practice, compounds for outpatient use under direct Pharmacist supervision.

• Keeps appropriate records for recall purpose.

• Attends and participates in department meetings to exchange ideas to achieve goals of the department.

• Keeps applicable manuals up to date according to the policies of the department.

• Checks and removes outdated medication on a routine basis to ensure that no deteriorated medication is in stock.

• Assists with pharmacy billing by using appropriate computer functions, reason codes and dates for charging and crediting.

• Checks in and puts orders away and filing associated paperwork.

• Continues to be educated by attending drug in-services and keeping up with policy changes.

• Maintains competency in caring for patients of all age groups and developmental stages and maintains competency as specifically indicated by orientation guidelines for pharmacy.

• All other duties assigned by management.

Compliance Responsibilities

• Complies with applicable legal requirements, standards, policies and procedures including but not limited those within the Compliance Process, Code of Conduct and HIPAA.

• Participates in required orientation and training programs, as required.

• Reports concerns and suspected incidences of non-compliance in accordance with COHC Compliance reporting Process.

• Cooperates with monitoring and audit functions and investigations.

• Participates, as requested, in process improvement responsibilities.

Qualifications

Professional Experience/Educational:

• High School Diploma

• 1 year experience in a retail, hospital or clinical pharmacy.

Certification/Licensure :

Certificate from hospital-based pharmacy technical training program or state certification as Pharmacy Technician.

Core Competencies/Skill Sets:

• Good computer skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Demonstrated ability to model good customer service behaviors.

• Must be thorough and have ability to remain focused in a busy environment.

• Must be able to multi-task.

• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective communications among and with nursing, medical and other health disciplines.

• Bilingual - Ability to read, write, and speak in Spanish and English.