Pharmacy Tech-Ambulatory Pharmacy
- JOB SUMMARY
- The Pharmacy Tech (Certified) in Antithrombosis works under direct supervision of the Pharmacist and provides various technical support services related to the Coumadin Clinic.
- DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Overall performance rating of below indicated essential job duties:
- Prepares and distributes unit dose medications, floor stock items and injections in retail pharmacy
- Schedules Coumadin Patients appointments
- Charges/credits patient medication
- Receives and stores incoming supplies, verifies quantities against invoices, and informs supervisors of stock needs and shortages
- Maintains various records, logs, and reports
- Answers telephones, responds to questions or requests
- Calls providers offices for referral clarification Point of care testing of INR
- EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum requirement:
- High school diploma or GED
- Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) required
- Active Kentucky Board of Pharmacy registration
- Preferred qualifications:
- Minimum requirement:
- WORKING ENVIRONMENT
- Constantly works near moving mechanical parts
- Constantly exposed toblood and/or body fluids andinfection.
- Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
- Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Occasionally required to maintain in a stationary position (standing or sitting).
- Frequently required to walk and move about.
- Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment.
- Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices.
- Constantly required to lift and/or move items up to 10 pounds.
- Frequently required to lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
- Occasionally required to lift and/or move items up to 100 pounds.
- Constantly required to communicate with patients and other care team requiring talking and hearing.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
- Occasionally required to position self in order to meet patient needs.