Essential Duties

Performs a variety of tasks in support of the daily workflow of the pharmacy to include the appropriate distribution of drug therapy in compliance with state and federal laws and in accordance with FHS policies and procedures. Incumbents are accountable for

1) preparing and dispensing prescribed medications for patients

2) performing compounding of medications

3) providing advice for non-prescription medications

4) taking inventory and tracking medication and supply orders

4) following up on payments

5) performing routine clerical/administrative tasks.

May counsel patients on the proper use of medications and oversee the operational dispensary.

Prepares, distributes and delivers medications in accordance with American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) guidelines.

• Receives prescription requests from patient floors; provides first line screening for medication order errors, drug or allergy contraindications, and processing non-formulary drug requests.
• Verifies information on prescriptions for accuracy; alerts the pharmacist to patient-specific data indicating potential medication misadventure.
• Processes physician medication orders for review by a pharmacist to include packaging, reconstituting, compounding IV admix medications, and flavoring; Mixes compound ingredients for liquid products, suspensions, ointments, mixes, or blends for tablet granulations and capsule powders. 
• Distributes medication to the patient care areas via automated and non-automated distribution systems.
• Coordinates the workflow of the IV room and maintains a clean IV admixture area.

Performs clerical and administrative tasks in support of the day to day operations of the department.

• Prioritizes and organizes daily work for optimal operations of pharmacy.
• Documents quality assurance data.
• Performs data entry, and record keeping functions.
• Enters required data into systems to ensure appropriate insurance billing. 
• Participates in the on-boarding of new Technicians.

Maintains proper stock levels in assigned pharmacy locations.

• Tracks medication and supply orders and stocks.
• Assists in keeping inventory at acceptable levels.    

Operates and maintains automated dispensing devices 

• May perform general maintenance as required on pumps, homogenizers, filter presses, tablet compression machines, etc.
• May problem solve for operation and maintenance of all automated systems in the Pharmacy.
• Performs related duties as required

Education/Work Experience Requirements

Current enrollment in an ACPE accredited pharmacy school.

Licensure/Certification

• Licensed as a Pharmacy Intern by the Washington State Board of Pharmacy.
• Current healthcare provider BLS Certification.

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