Quality Control Pharmacy Technician - Health and Wellness Non-Store Operations; Sun-Weds

Position Summary

Maintains and demonstrates knowledge of automated equipment functions for example operations calibration maintenance troubleshooting in the pharmacy and sustaining a calibration program for instruments and equipment in the pharmacy. Assists in the identification and correction of opportunities to improve processes conducting statistical process control and root cause analysis and participating in projects that promote continuous improvement methodologies. Maintains medication quality control by ensuring expiration dates are monitored ensuring medications are in proper rotation performing daily inspections and physical checks on medications and other pharmacy items.

Maintains quality standards automation efficiency and safety in the pharmacy by monitoring testing recording and reacting on data pertaining to products production and processes quality producing accurate results and anticipating problems or conflicts. Maintains pharmacy systems and technology for example inventory systems automated medication counting machines by preparing informational and related records and reports to ensure data accuracy and system compliance with company policies and regulations monitoring inventory levels for medications calibrating machines applying settings to pill or capsule specifications to minimize breakage ensuring medications are continuously replenished by utilizing the computer and or scanner screen and troubleshooting pill cell issues for example jamming throughout production.

Maintains quality accuracy and integrity of inventory for example medications supplies by utilizing automated inventory control scanner and system to track and ensure the timely and appropriate delivery and stocking of medications and supplies ensuring adherence to and documentation of inventory control procedures for example product strategies product description discrepancies auditing and testing pill cell performance according to prescribed schedules and procedures managing pill cell information database troubleshooting issues with pill cell performance identifying and properly discarding hazardous waste processing recalled and expired pharmaceuticals and disposing or processing returns of outdated stock for credit.

Maintains and tracks medication inventory by sorting placing and storing freight in appropriate locations restocking and replenishing medications inappropriate locations reporting low stock levels ensuring stock rotation on a first-in first-out basis to assist in shrinkage control performing inventory cycle counts assisting with physical counts for inventories. Supports facility with reporting to ensure productivity and pharmaceutical integrity by entering and modifying pharmaceutical data on systems and forms processing and submitting paperwork creating and maintaining documentation for example files manuals forms records supplies and communications for example memoranda correspondence identifying and resolving discrepancies in record or files preparing reports of pharmacy activities and inventory for example state board mandated testing of counting devices and informing management about incorrect or inefficient processes and service procedures.

Delivers pharmacy products and services in accordance with local state and federal laws and regulations and company policies and procedures by assisting pharmacists in the prescription fulfillment process stocking and rotating merchandise and supplies from distribution centers and suppliers handling pharmacy claims and returns completing maintaining and securing paperwork forms and other required documentation and maintaining work environment according to company policies and procedures.

Ensures fulfillment of pharmacy prescriptions in an automated central fill pharmacy in order to maintain a continuous and consistent workflow to meet daily production and quality goals by using the scanner to identify and select medications and quantities for prescription orders verifying the size and strength of medications before processing orders verifying displays for packs and quantities entering expiration dates and lot numbers labeling prescriptions weighing…