"Pharmacy Technician II"

Key Responsibilities

• Performs quality controls checks of medication orders and doses distributed following established procedures and schedules.
• Fills and delivers medication orders/prescriptions for hospital inpatients and outpatients. Fills standing inpatient medication orders in individual cassettes following computer-generated lists and fills new orders/prescriptions from physician orders. Delivers cassettes and individual medications to units and collects new medication orders according to established procedures and schedules.
• Prepares patient medications in accordance with established protocols, methods, and techniques. Measures, mixes, and compounds automated TPNs, irrigations, chemotherapy drugs, and parenteral and oral medications in specified volumes, dosages, and concentrations. Prepares special dilutions of non-controlled and controlled substances, IV, and research study medications as needed. Labels and records manufactured medications as required.
• Receives and fills pharmaceutical supply requests for nursing units, satellite locations, and other areas. Monitors, restocks, and rotates supplies, including controlled substances, removing and replacing outdated products, and processing related patient charges and credits. Restocks emergency code cart trays and prepares and maintains corresponding logs and records.
• Assists nursing staff in completing scheduled controlled substance inventory.

Minimum Requirements

Education/ Certification

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Current registration as a Pharmacy Technician by the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy.
• Current certification by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board or National Healthcareer Association.
• Completion of a Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy approved training program or a minimum of 500 hours worked as a pharmacy technician trainee.

Experience

• Minimum of 6 months of Pharmacy Technician experience

About Boston Children's Hospital

Boston Children's Hospital is a 395-bed comprehensive center for pediatric health care. As one of the largest pediatric medical centers in the United States, Children's offers a complete range of health care services for children from birth through 21 years of age.