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Overview
$3000 Signon Bonus for eligible Full Time position
Choose a career that matters with UnityPoint Health Des Moines! UnityPoint Health Des Moines is a family of four hospitals including Iowa Methodist Medical Center Iowa Lutheran Hospital Blank Childrens Hospital and Methodist West Hospital. Our team members are the compassionate core of who we are and how we serve our patients and visitors every day.
Why UnityPoint Health
- Commitment to our Team For the third consecutive year were proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Beckers Healthcare for our commitment to our team members.
- Culture At UnityPoint Health you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing whats right for the people we serve.
- Benefits Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities no matter what life stage youre in.
- Diversity Equity and Inclusion Commitment Were committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role race gender religion or sexual orientation.
- Development We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
- Community Involvement Be an essential part of our core purposeto improve the health of the people and communities we serve.
Visit https://dayinthelife.unitypoint/ to hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work.
Responsibilities
PROFESSIONALISM
- Fosters a positive work culture centered on honesty openness and integrity
- Builds and maintains relationships with members of the health care team by placing an emphasis on open communication
- Inspires and motivates members of the health care team by promoting department morale
- Strives to ensure the success of the team as a whole over personal success
- Effectively balances the responsibilities of the team and individual team members
- Demonstrates a commitment to the development and achievement of common goals within the department and hospital system
- Integrates and demonstrates FOCUS values and Expectations for Personal and Service Excellence to guide professional behaviors while adhering to the policies and procedures of UPHDM
- Demonstrates a commitment to the improvement of patient care customer satisfaction and team member performance
- Encourages and provides constructive feedback to identify opportunities for improvement within the department
OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS
- Prepares and distributes medication products to fulfill medication orders
- Utlizes automation to assure safe and accurate distribution and secure storage of medications
- Compounds sterile medications in an appropriate clean room environment to assure a safe accurate and sterile product in accordance with facility state and federal laws and regulations (including USP 797 and 800
- Demonstrates competency precision and accuracy in the preparation of compounded products
- Compounds nonsterile medications in an appropriate compounding area to assure a safe and accurate product in accordance with facility state and federal laws and regulations (including USP 795
- Answers the telephone identifying self and department and directing calls to appropriate personnel in a professional and courteous manner
- Ensures appropriate and adequate medication inventory by restocking rotating stock removing expired medications packaging medications and ordering supplies
- Accurately performs data entry for patient billing
- Ensures proper medication storage
- Maintains a neat clean orderly and secure department
COMPLIANCE
- Ensures the appropriate preparation and distribution of medications in accordance with facility state and national laws and regulations
- Assures compliance with HIPAA DNV OSHA and other state and federal regulations guiding healthcare
- Adheres to policies and procedures of UPHDM
- Prioritizes the importance of preventing errors accidents and infections within the workplace and reports potential or actual concerns immediately
- Completes all competency and skills assessment requirements
- Participates in and completes pharmacy technician orientation
Qualifications
Education: Must be high school graduate or equivalent. Must be able to proficiently read write and speak English. Must have strong math skills with some basic algebra. Some college training preferred
Experience: One year of experience in a hospital or retail pharmacy desirable. Experience in a health care facility desirable. Proficient in using computer systems
License(s)/Certification(s): Must be registered as a Pharmacy Technician or PharmacistIntern (if enrolled in a college of pharmacy) with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy prior to commencement of employment. Must be a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or other national certification provider. Must maintain a current Iowa Pharmacy Technician or PharmacistIntern registration and be in good standing with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy. Must provide photocopies of renewal certificates to the Pharmacy Management Team prior to the expiration dates of current certificates.
Employment Type
Full-Time
