Specialty Pharmacy Technician I - Paragon Infusion at Elevance Health

Posted in Other about 20 hours ago.

Location: 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.





Minimum Requirements:



  • 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.





Preferred Experience:



  • ACPE IV certification preferred, but not required.



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