Pharmacy Technician II - Specialty

Location: 418 South Gay Street, Suite 203 Knoxville, TN 37902

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.

Build the Possibilities. Make an Extraordinary Impact.

The Pharmacy Technician II – Specialty is responsible for assisting pharmacists in the performance of moderately 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:

• Responsible for assisting pharmacists in the performance of moderately complex technical and clerical duties involved in the daily operations of the Pharmacy, as allowed by law and/or regulation.

• Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Assists the pharmacist with dispensing orders 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.

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

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

• Documents all activities appropriately.

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

• 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.

• Responsible for overnight deliveries when scheduled.

• 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.

• Maximizes the efficiency and productivity of the pharmacy and delivery operations.

Minimum Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).

• Certified Pharmacy Technician course with certificate.

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

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

• 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.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

• ACPE IV certification preferred, but not required.