Pharmacy Technician II (Specialty) - Paragon Healthcare at Elevance Health in San Antonio, Texas

Job Description:

Be Part of an Extraordinary Team



A proud member of the Elevance Health family of companies, Paragon Healthcare brings over 20 years in providing life-saving and life-giving infusible and injectable drug therapies through our specialty pharmacies, our infusion centers, and the home setting.


Title: Pharmacy Technician II - Specialty



Location: 1922 Dry Creek Way Suite 110, San Antonio, TX 78259



Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of the relevant Elevance Health location.


Work Shift Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am to 6pm (CST)



The Pharmacy Technician II - Specialty is responsible for assisting pharmacists in the performance moderately moderate complex technical and clerical duties involved in the daily operations of the Pharmacy, as allowed by law and/or regulation.



How you will make an impact:

Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Assists the pharmacist with dispensing items a physician orders to a valid prescription adhering to the appropriate guidelines and policies.
  
  


• Check for expired / unusable products and disposes of them properly.
  
  


• Answers and initiates communications related to providing pharmaceutical care.
  
  


• Prepares delivery tickets.
  
  


• Assists the patient delivery representative in orders, receiving, maintaining, and tracking all infusion-related equipment.
  
  


• Fulfills the duties of the patient delivery representative when required.
  
  


• Mixing technician for compounding all sterile IV products such as : Antibiotics, TPN, inotropes, pain bags, hydration, push meds.
  
  


• Mix pharmaceutical preparations according to written prescriptions.
  
  


• Utilize low, medium, and high risk compounding techniques.
  
  


• Completes daily cleaning, monthly cleaning, in-process cleaning, equipment calibration.
  
  


• Follows a process to minimize mis-fills, product waste, and HIPAA violations.
  
  


• Checks and maintains inventory levels; places inventory orders, logs in new inventories.
  
  


• Documents all activities appropriately.
  
  


• Completes negative counts, daptomycin add-backs, and wholesaler orders promptly.
  
  


• Completes drug expiration review monthly.
  
  


• Assists with any inventory-related questions from team members daily and during quarterly inventory.
  
  


• Dispenses to patients and completes assessments. Dispenses for active patients by established cut-off times.
  
  


• May be responsible for overnight deliveries.
  
  


• Able to troubleshoot pump issues without assistance from team members or supervisors.
  
  


• Follows up on hospitalization and pending pump pick-up report.
  
  


• Follows correct process to minimize mis-fills, unscheduled deliveries, waste of product, and HIPAA violations.
  
  


• Documents QARs/indicators appropriately in the portal without prompts Maximizes the efficiency and productivity of the pharmacy and delivery operations.
  
  


• Strives to achieve cost effectiveness in all areas (including purchasing, inventory control, staffing delivery services).
  
  


• Available to work "on call" as needed.
  
  

• Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent.
  
  


• Requires a minimum 2 years experience as pharmacy technician with training/experience in alternate site/home health pharmacy practice and the preparation of sterile products.
  
  


• Requires a current, active, valid and unrestricted Certified Pharmacy Technician certificate and/or license.
  
  


• Continuing education necessary to maintain current licensure in all states licensed.
  
  


• Maintain a current pharmacy technician certificate where required by law and/or regulation.
  
  


• Multi-state certification is required if this individual is providing services in multiple states.
  
  


• For Paragon and Carelon Health business unit, satisfactory completion of a Tuberculosis test is a requirement for this position.
  
  

• ACPE IV certification preferred
  
  


• Dispensing preferred
  
  


• Responding to patient inquiries over the phone preferred