Essential Functions

• Assists the pharmacists with duties as assigned.
• Develops and demonstrates competency in all aspects of health-system pharmacy practice, including pharmacotherapy, patient care, distributive services, drug information, and practice management, under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
• Demonstrates the ability to plan, organize, execute, and monitor pharmaceutical care plans, under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist as directed.
• Develops and demonstrates the ability to perform pharmacotherapy, pharmacokinetic, and nutritional support consultations, under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
• Demonstrates the ability to operate the equipment required for pharmacy procedures, consistent with operating instructions, safety, regulations, policy and procedures.
• Performs the basic Pharmacy Technician procedures required by the assigned area consistent with scientific principles, policy, and procedures.
• Accurately assists the Pharmacist in all duties pertaining to the medication distribution, including proper aseptic techniques for admixture of various types of medication (e.g. chemotherapy) and functionally performing tasks/procedures associated with automated dispensing cabinets.
• Maintains USP 797 standards and other regulatory required documentation.
• Maintains safe handling and proper disposal requirements.
• Maintains the controlled substance vault and perpetual inventory and other documentation files depending on the needs of the department.
• Completes special projects as assigned.
• Maintains expertise in and actively covers technician services in a specialized practice area (e.g. medication history, acquisition- controlled substance inventory management).
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Baptist Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Baptist Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions

• Demonstrates an understanding of safety, emergency and risk management procedures.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the hospital mission, personnel policies, philosophy, goals and objectives of Pharmacy and Baptist Health.
• Demonstrates familiarity with the general duties of the Pharmacy department.
• Demonstrates the ability to identify and utilize resource persons and departments for customer service and patient care based upon need, availability and responsibility resources.
• Demonstrates the ability to operate the equipment required for pharmacy procedures consistent with operating instructions, safety regulations and policy and procedures.
• Demonstrates and understands various computer systems in operation in the department and at Baptist Health.
• Establishes and maintains an open communication process.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the unit/area/department policies and procedures.
• Participates in multidisciplinary patient care rounds in various patient care settings.
• Develops informal and formal presentation skills.

Education/Training

• High School graduate.
• Registered in and attending an ACPE-Accredited or pending ACPE Accreditation, College or School of Pharmacy.
• Must be in 3rd or 4th professional year of pharmacy school.
• Registered as an intern/extern with the Alabama Board of Pharmacy.

Licensure/Certification

• Registered with the Alabama Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Intern.

Experience

• None.