Specialty Pharmacy Technician I - Paragon Infusion 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: Specialty Pharmacy Technician I



Location: 1922 Dry Creek Way, Suite110 & 134, San Antonio, Texas 78259.


Candidates must live within 50 miles of location.



Shift: Monday-Friday 9:00am - 6:00pm with occasional on call night/weekend shift as scheduled by manager.



Build the Possibilities. Make an Extraordinary Impact.



The Specialty Pharmacy Technician I is responsible for assisting pharmacists in the performance of 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 pursuant to a valid prescription adhering to the appropriate guidelines and policies.
  
  


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


• Assists the pharmacist with the dispensing of items ordered by a physician pursuant to a valid prescription.
  
  


• Answers and initiates communications related to providing pharmaceutical care. Utilize low, medium, and high-risk compounding techniques.
  
  


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


• Stage correct drug and supplies for clean room and disinfect for the clean room once a pharmacist completes the in-process check.
  
  


• Stages correct supplies according to delivery ticket and prioritizes deliveries based on by-time and shipping method.
  
  


• Count and label flushes and label IV products that come out of the clean room.
  
  


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


• Double-checks supplies and paperwork to be correct and packs deliveries once complete.
  
  


• Follows packing process to minimize unscheduled deliveries, loss of pumps, and HIPAA violations.
  
  


• 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 1 year 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, but not required.