Pharmacy Technician

ScionHealth - Kindred Cornerstone & Solara Hospitals is seeking a Pharmacy Technician for a job in Austin, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Pharmacy Technician
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Duration: Ongoing
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours
• Employment Type: Staff

Description

About Us

Cornerstone Healthcare Group, based in Dallas, Texas, was founded in 1990 and provides excellent healthcare services to our patients, residents and their families.

Our employees make a difference, join us so you can too. We pride ourselves on our quality of care, responsive service, and commitment to excellence. We treat each employee, patient and resident like we would a member of our own family, and measure our success by the direct impact we have on improving the quality of life for our employees, patients and residents.

Responsibilities:

The Pharmacist is responsible for providing pharmaceutical services within the hospital that has a patient population ranging in age from 18 years to geriatric experiencing medically complex conditions, general medical-surgical conditions, with rehabilitation and/or wound care needs.

The Pharmacist duties include:

• Verification of medication orders for accuracy and appropriateness. Review of
• medication profiles.
• Assists in the resolution of drug therapy problems.
• Participation in medical and multidisciplinary rounds.
• Perceive and evaluate the medication information needs of patients and families, health care professionals, and other person.
• Use a systematic approach to address medication information needs by effectively searching, retrieving, and evaluating the literature and appropriately communicating and applying the information to the patient care situation.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, QA program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Compounds, packages, labels and dispenses medications.
• Maintains proper inventory control and storage including the secure storage of
• controlled substances and inventory records.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in
• educational programs, current literature, in-services and workshops.
• Participates in training pharmacists, technicians, students and residents.
• Participates in education programs for pharmacy staff, attends meetings as
• required and participates on committees as needed.
• Consults with and advises healthcare providers regarding optimal and cost effective utilization of drugs. Where appropriate, documents clinical activities.
• Responsible for adherence to the Department Compliance Plan for Controlled
• substances.
• Performs dispensing and compounding functions utilizing automated technology
• Perform additional duties assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

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  • Ability to project a professional image.
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  • Knowledge of regulatory standards and compliance requirements.
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  • Working knowledge and ability to apply professional standards of practice in job situations.
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  • Strong organizational and analytical skills.
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  • Working knowledge of personal computer and software applications used in job functions (Word processing, graphics, databases, spreadsheets, etc.).

ScionHealth - Kindred Cornerstone & Solara Hospitals Job ID . Posted job title: Pharmacy Technician

About ScionHealth - Kindred Cornerstone & Solara Hospitals Defined by its team of approximately 22,000 talented, heroic caregivers, ScionHealth strives to provide quality-driven, patient-centered acute and post-acute hospital solutions in communities across the country.The health system is focused on driving innovation and investing in people and technology to deliver compassionate patient care and excellent health outcomes in ways that lift a community and improve health equity. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, ScionHealth operates 79 hospital campuses in 25 states - 61 long-term acute care hospitals, and 18 community hospital campuses and associated health systems.ScionHealth launched in December 2021 following a transaction between leading healthcare companies LifePoint Health and Kindred Healthcare, with talent and resources from both companies combining to form an organization devoted to providing great care to tens of thousands of patients annually.For years, the hospitals now operated by ScionHealth have been vital to the communities they serve - as medical providers, as supportive employers, and as inclusive partners in giving back. ScionHealth is proud to inherit this role and find innovative ways to grow and evolve for years to come.