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Job Type:
Regular
Scheduled Hours:
40
Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare
At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.
Benefits That Support You
We invest in you — personally and professionally.
Enjoy:
- Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.
- Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules
- Retirement savings with employer match
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
- Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs
- Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility
Job Summary:
St. Elizabeth Healthcare is seeking an experienced Certified Inpatient Pharmacy Technician III to serve as a full-time sterile compounding technician. The ideal candidate will possess advanced sterile compounding skills and a strong working knowledge of USP and USP standards. Experience with TPN compounding, complex sterile preparations and dilutions, and BD IV Prep (or similar IV workflow management software) is highly preferred.
Shift/Hours: Dayshift, Mon-Fri 40 Hours/Week
Job Description:
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Answers the telephone in a timely and courteous manner (using AIDET process), answering queries or directing the call to the appropriate person for resolution.
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Processes Epic Messages in a timely and accurate manner.
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Assists the pharmacist in the dispensing of medications in a timely and accurate manner filling medication bins, filling labels, restocking Pyxis med stations and ancillary departments.
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Preforms all aspects of sterile compounding of medications for direct infusion in to patients, including that of chemotherapy and total parental nutrition, through aseptic technique and compliance with USP 797 and 800 regulations and requirements.
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Utilize metric system calculations to calculate appropriate doses required for sterile compounding.
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Assists the pharmacists in labeling, storing and processing IV’s and managing and minimizing waste in the IV room.
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Maintain sterility and maintenance of IV room equipment though routine cleaning and decontamination procedures.
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Serve as a primary preceptor to new pharmacy technicians and provide education regarding the flow of the pharmacy and the duties of each position and train new pharmacy technicians to fulfill these shifts.
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Ensures timely receipt and delivery of all patient medication related information and products by making designated rounds.
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Properly distributes medications, including time sensitive and life-saving medications, and processes ADT (Admissions, Discharges and Transfers) per procedure.
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Assists in assuring medications on nursing unit and all medication storage outside of pharmacy and offsite units are compliant with regulatory guidelines.
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Perform patient medication histories which will include, but is not limited to, documenting the patients prior to admission medications accurately and completely.
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Document resolution of discrepancy in the medical record so attending physician can review and reconcile.
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Organize and deliver medications to patients if needed.
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Participate in the Process Improvement Program and comply with all policies and procedures related to Infection Control and Safety to improve the quality of patient care and outcomes.
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Meets departmental goals for inventory management through appropriate use of inventory management system.
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Certifies that all expiration dates for medication refilled/loaded in Pyxis med stations have been checked and stock has been rotated to ensure shortest date is used first. Processes returns correctly while checking expiration dates before returning items to stock.
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Demonstrates superior knowledge in all areas of department operations.
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Consummate team player who epitomizes the ICARE values and expectations.
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Enhances career development through attendance and participation in departmental meetings, tech III lunch forums and educational in-services and communication tools.
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Performs other duties as assigned and is able to work any position in the pharmacy. Must be able to provide expertise on a specialized area of pharmacy (e.g. billing, automated dispensing cabinets, sterile compounding, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications:
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National pharmacy technician certification (CPhT)
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Advanced sterile compounding experience in a hospital or health-system setting
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Demonstrated expertise in USP and USP compliance
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Experience with TPN compounding and complex sterile preparations
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Familiarity with BD IV Prep or comparable IV workflow software
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Demonstrates a strong desire and aptitude for training pharmacy technicians and other pharmacy employees, ensuring competency and confidence in their assigned responsibilities.
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Strong communication, training, and mentorship skills
Education, Credentials, Licenses:
- High school graduate
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Registered with the state where work is being performed
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Nationally Certified (PTCB or NHA) or active Intern license
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Superior performance with Certified Pharmacy Technician II position (SEH)
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Documented completion within 90 days of date of hire:
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SEH Competency Checklist for Sterile Compounding: Garbing and Aseptic Technique
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SEH Initial Garbing Evaluation and Media Fill Test
Specialized Knowledge:
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Typing / computer keyboarding
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MS Office
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Understanding of pharmacy calculations and metric system
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Automated Dispensing Cabinets
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Carousel drug storage and or inventory management
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Knowledgeable in the Epic system
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Mastery of SEH IV preparation systems as appropriate (CATO)
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Thorough understanding of USP 797/800 guidelines
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340B Purchasing Program
Kind and Length of Experience:
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24 months in an appropriate setting
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Able to work competently in all positions within
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inpatient pharmacy. Superior performance in sterile product compounding
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Preform Medication History for necessary services.
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
Right Career. Right Here. If you're looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you'll take pride in the level of care we offer our community.
