Southern Illinois Health Hiring for PHARM TECH TRAINEE at Murphysboro, IL Full Time

Responsibilities:

• Manages processes effectively in regard to employee/patient sfety.

• Maintains all requied records, s, statistics, logs, files and other documents as required.

• Promotes a culture of process imprvement by participating in unit/department based programs that supports the system’s process improvement goals.
• Actively participates on system-wide or hospital-based teams as needed.

• Actively performs all pharmacy technician functions and maintains proficiency in:
  • Standard work parameters
  • Operational programs
  • Dispensing and compounding systems
  • Healthcare computer systems
  • Medication ordering systems
• Develops operational expertise in and actively provides coverage of the technician services listed below:
  • Central pharmacy
  • Delivery
  • Controlled Substances
  • Medication history collection, if applicable
• Appropriately utilizes medication automation, technology, and computer systems
  • Accurately interprets electronic records
  • Maintains expertise in electronic medical record processes
• Assists with the management of medication inventories and the preparation and dispensing of patient-specific medication doses
  • Participates in medication dispensing activities
  • Prepares accurate medication products for dispensing
  • Prevents improper drug, dose, dosage form selection, expiration dating, and barcode scanning issues when checking products
  • Performs oral product compounding

• Facilitate medication safety practices
  • Identifies, mitigates, and s potential medication errors such as look-alike sound-alike medications
• Maintains continuous learning and pharmacy practice development
  • This includes all mandatory education from SIH as well as any continuing education requirements for continued licensure.
• Provides patient-centered care services
  • Provides accurate, safe, and timely medication therapy

• Supports practice in decentralized areas
• Collaborates with other pharmacy staff
• Collaborates with other departments to optimize care and improve services

• Supports and participates in medication-use process improvements led by colleagues and peers.
• Supports regulatory compliance initiatives and supports institutional accreditation processes.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

• Illinois Pharmacy Technician License within 60 days of hire.
• Must pass and complete a certification within 2 years after licensing per Illinois Law.

• Strong verbal and written communication, organizational, problem-solving, and customer service skills
• Flexibility and willingness to adapt to changes as necessary
• Ability to interact constructively with supervisors, peers, and external customers
• Ability to follow direction from formal management personnel and informal supervisors (pharmacists) and work independently
• Must be able to read, write, and speak conversational English
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft office