Pharmacy Technician II – Specialty
A proud member of the Elevance Health family of companies, Paragon Healthcare brings over 20 years in providing life-saving and life-giving infusible and injectable drug therapies through our specialty pharmacies, our infusion centers, and the home setting.
Location: 1300 Altmore Ave., Suite 100A, Sandy Springs, GA 30342
The Pharmacy Technician II - Specialty is responsible for the assisting pharmacists in the performance moderately moderate complex technical and clerical duties involved in the daily operations of the Pharmacy, as allowed by law and/or regulation.
How You Will Make an Impact
Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Assists the pharmacist with dispensing items a physician orders to a valid prescription adhering to the appropriate guidelines and policies.
- Check for expired / unusable products and disposes of them properly.
- Answers and initiates communications related to providing pharmaceutical care.
- Prepares delivery tickets.
- Assists the patient delivery representative in orders, receiving, maintaining, and tracking all infusion-related equipment.
- Fulfills the duties of the patient delivery representative when required.
- Mixing technician for compounding all sterile IV products such as : Antibiotics, TPN, inotropes, pain bags, hydration, push meds.
- Mix pharmaceutical preparations according to written prescriptions. Utilize low, medium, and high risk compounding techniques.
- Completes daily cleaning, monthly cleaning, in-process cleaning, equipment calibration.
- Follows a process to minimize mis-fills, product waste, and HIPAA violations.
- Checks and maintains inventory levels; places inventory orders, logs in new inventories.
- Check for expired/unusable products and disposes of them properly.
- Documents all activities appropriately.
- Assists the patient delivery representative in orders, receiving, maintaining, and tracking all infusion related equipment.
- Completes negative counts, daptomycin add-backs, and wholesaler orders promptly.
- Completes drug expiration review monthly.
- Assists with any inventory-related questions from team members daily and during quarterly inventory.
- Dispenses to patients and completes assessments.
- Dispenses for active patients by established cut-off times.
- May be responsible for overnight deliveries.
- Able to troubleshoot pump issues without assistance from team members or supervisors.
- Follows up on hospitalization and pending pump pick-up report.
- Follows correct process to minimize mis-fills, unscheduled deliveries, waste of product, and HIPAA violations.
- Documents QARs/indicators appropriately in the portal without prompts.
- Maximizes the efficiency and productivity of the pharmacy and delivery operations.
- Strives to achieve cost effectiveness in all areas (including purchasing, inventory control, staffing delivery services).
- Available to work "on call" as needed.
- Maximizes the efficiency and productivity of the pharmacy and delivery operations.
Minimum Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).
- Certified Pharmacy Technician course with certificate.
- Continuing education necessary to maintain current licensure in all states licensed.
- Minimum 2 years experience as pharmacy technician with training/experience in alternate site/home health pharmacy practice and the preparation of sterile products.
- Maintain a current pharmacy technician certificate where required by law and/or regulation.
- Multi-state certification is required if this individual is providing services in multiple states. ACPE IV certification preferred, but not required. For Paragon and Carelon Health business unit, satisfactory completion of a Tuberculosis test is a requirement for this position.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.88 - $23.61 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
- Wellness program
Schedule:
Work Location: In person