Sussex Campus Hospital

STATUS: Full Time 80 Hours

SHIFT: Days

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Summary:

The Inventory Technician is responsible for receiving and stocking all inventory items within the pharmacy department. Also responsible for repackaging medications into unit dose packaging as required. The Inventory Technician will prepare and maintain the packager equipment for daily use, perform general equipment troubleshooting, maintain optimal medication inventory levels; review / maintain reports and identify any concerns about the bar-coding process to the Business Supervisor and/or Operations Manager.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Receiving duties including assuring orders received correctly (in accordance with packing slip and purchase order) from primary and secondary wholesalers, third party vendors and the Bayhealth warehouse. Maintain all purchasing invoice records appropriately by reviewing for accuracy and ensure proper storage/filing.
2. Stocking duties to include placing orders into pharmacy stock, stocks department storage areas (medications placed in correct locations, etc.), maintains storage areas in an organized manner (identification of high alert medications, sound alike/look alike medications, no outer cardboard boxes, etc.), maintain item stock location labels on all areas of the pharmacy, & monthly completion of assigned inspections areas within the pharmacy department.
3. Inventory Management /Requisitions duties include working with Pharmacy Buyer to assure adequate inventory needed for patient care, communicate volume variance and other pertinent information to appropriate staff, monitors and maintain formulary inventory levels to ensure availability of inventory for daily dispensing, maintain usage data for packaged medications and provide maintenance, reports to Pharmacy Leadership, upon request. Fills requisitions for stock from ancillary and outpatient area; placing items to be delivered in correct location and paperwork in correct location for billing, maintains consistent inventory turns, and responsible for labeling bins and handling requests to change and adjust PAR levels.
4. PYXIS required cycle counts including cycle counting, corrects and counts that are not accurate. Cycle counts also include ensuring there are no expired medications.
5. Medication Packaging including completion of in-house ready packaging (i.e. bulk packaging or over-wrapping) for all medications not available from the vendor in a unit-of-use format, Medication (solid and liquid) re-packaging will follow established guidelines set forth by Bayhealth Medical Center Pharmacy policy.
6. Packaging Equipment Maintenance including maintain cleanliness of packaging equipment and coordinates maintenance of the equipment, maintains cleanliness and organization of the packaging areas and/or room, responsible for making minor adjustments to the equipment as instructed by the vendor, and works in collaboration with the vendor to assist in upgrades or major equipment repairs.
7. Packaging Supplies including monitor inventory of supplies required for the operation of the packaging equipment, e.g. labeling, packaging containers; tubing, ribbons, etc., responsible to ensure that packaging supplies are reordered timely to ensure that medications can be packaged on demand and communicate supply replenishment to Pharmacy Buyer in a timely fashion.
8. Packaging Coordination including coordinate packaging of medications with the Inventory Coordinators (Kent & Sussex) and the Pharmacy Buyer to ensure unit-dose medication availability, coordinate appropriate packaging volumes for each campus in cooperation with the Business Supervisor or designee, along with the Operations Managers at each site.
9. Packaging Accountabilities including maintaining a 99.5% accuracy for packaging. This includes but is not limited to labeling and packaging integrity, utilizing the required packaging components – e.g. clear; light-resistant or specialty colors for cellophane; proper sizes for liquid packaging, efficiency in use of packaging workday – with work volume to be established based upon industry standards, and Barcode responsibilities.
10. Computer Database Systems including input medication information, including generic and brand name references; strengths and dosage forms into the formulary database, input relevant packaging information, including quantities; NDC’s; expiration dates; lot numbers; manufacturer and manufacturer’s coding in the computer database, demonstrates competency in the operation of the Connect RX System (which includes Pyxis Cabinets, Connect RX, and NarcStation) and in the operation of the controlled substance anesthesia kit system.
11. Epic/Willow Computer Database Systems including input medication information inventory including Daily Cycle Counts, Daily Manual Receive Shipment, Daily Invoice Confirming, Medical Group Orders (OFFSITE) and Shipments, Direct Transfer Kent Internal and Child Sites Services, Mckesson Connect Portal Shipment Finalization, Drug Shortages Inventory Update, Update Balances and Exempt Receive for None Epic Willow Orders, Barcoding none readable Medication Barcode, Update Utilizations Report on Short Dated Compounded Controlled Substances
12. Regulatory Agencies reporting including comply with all regulatory agency accountabilities concerning the branding of medications, adhere to Pharmacy Department Standards and regulatory agencies regarding medication packaging, & run packaging reports and maintain filing for packaging in accordance with regulatory standards.
13. All other duties as assigned within the scope and range of job responsibilities.

REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION AND CREDENTIAL:

• Education High School or Equivalent
  
  
  
  
• Credential Certified Pharmacy Technician
  
  
  

EXPERIENCE:

Required: Two years as a Hospital Pharmacy Technician.

Preferred: Pharmacy Technician with one year of purchasing experience.

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND CREDENTIAL:

• Education Certificate Program
  Pharmacy Technician
  
  
  
• Credential