Medicine Reconciliation Technician - ED

DEPARTMENT: PHARMACYFACILITY: Tift Regional Medical CenterWORK TYPE: Full Time: 7 on, 7 offSHIFT: DaytimeSUMMARY: Medicine Reconciliation Techs record and pass along information about a patient's medicines by interviewing patients in the Emergency Room to develop a list of the patient's current medications. If necessary, they call sources, such as physicians' offices and pharmacies, to gather additional information or verify information. He/she enters medication information into computer systems, which provides the information to the clinical staff. In addition, they partners with on-duty nurses to verify and finalize medication list.RESPONSIBILITIES:* Assists the emergency department staff in collecting and verifying medication lists.* Participates in the training of Pharmacy Technology students and new employees.* Directly interviews patients to collect comprehensive listing of all current medications.* Partners with third parties such as doctors' offices, pharmacies, and other hospitals to verify medications.* Enters all information correctly into computer system.* Effectively partners with clinical staff to verify and finalize medication lists.* Demonstrates self-direction by independently completing common tasks as they are presented such as: repackaging medications, restocking emergency carts, stocking anesthesia kits and EMT boxes and other recurring tasks.* Keeps abreast of pertinent federal, and state regulations and laws and Tift Regional Health System, Inc. ("TRHS") policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.* Understands and adheres to: TRHS' compliance standards as they appear in TRHS's Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy; and HIPAA and TRHS policies regarding privacy and security of protected health information.* Demonstrates the ability to perform tasks that meet the age-specific requirements of the persons, patients, vendors, and staff that the employee is charged to interact with as required by the position.* Offers suggestions on ways to improve operations of department and reduce costs. * Attends all mandatory education programs.* Improves self-knowledge through voluntarily attending continuing education/certification classes.* Maintains required competency levels as identified in written exams, skills checklists, skills labs, annual safety and health requirements as well as service excellence education hours requirements.* Cross-trains in order to better assist co-workers and to provide maximum efficiency in the department.* Volunteers/participates on hospital committees, functions, and department projects.* Manages resources effectively.* Reports equipment in need of repair in order to extend life of equipment and removes malfunctioning equipment out of service with timely reporting to the appropriate personnel.* Makes good use of time so as to not create needless overtime.EDUCATION:* High School Diploma or EquivalentCREDENTIALS: * Certified Pharmacy TechOTHER INFORMATION:One year of hospital experience, preferred. Southwell/Tift Regional Health System, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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