Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
Pharmacy Courier
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, us, 70873
Job Description
The Pharmacy Courier is responsible for the safe, timely and accurate transport of medications to medication rooms, infusion centers, etc., in the hospital and MOBs, enabling physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians to perform their duties in an effective manner.
Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities
responds to all pharmacy transport requests with a sense of urgency and ensures timely transport and delivery of medications to their destination.Adheres to all established policies and procedures including safety, care and utilization of correct body mechanics when lifting, transferring and transporting medications.Is reliable and trustworthy.Is a team player and exhibits excellent verbal and listening skills.Pays careful attention to detail and instructions given.Sets priority for self and workload, while understanding how courier work specifically relates to patients being treated.Transports supplies and equipment appropriately with prolonged walking and standing, while pushing/pulling and lifting during the transfer of medications
Technical Skills
Understands and applies knowledge of basic medication transport concepts, infection control practices and proper body mechanics.Understands that work is fast paced and physical and requires stamina as will be moving on foot between pharmacy and hospital and various areas within the multiple MOBs.
Client and Customer Relations
Keeps pharmacy staff, supervisors and managers informed of activities, needs or concerns.Develops and promotes positive and effective relationships and teamwork with team members in department and throughout the organization.Works with a sense of urgency and accuracy to transport medication and medication related items to the different areas serviced.Adheres to all policies, procedures and standards, as well as the Mission, Vision and Values of the Health SystemAdheres to all policies and standards of regulatory agencies (the Joint Commission, OSHA and the CDC), as well as all Federal and State law.
Other Duties as Assigned
Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education: High School or Equivalent
About Us
The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System is a leading health care innovator in Louisiana and Mississippi. We bring together outstanding clinicians, the most advanced technology and leading research to ensure that our patients receive the highest quality and safest care possible.
This commitment is grounded in a history that is more than 100 years old, but reflected today by our strategic vision of transforming healthcare through superior performance and excellent patient care.In the last fiscal year, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System had:
1,747 Licensed Beds65,322 Discharges44,592 OR Procedures10,827 Full Time Employees331,360 Inpatient Days1,915 Active Medical Staff229,296 Emergency Visits
As a nonprofit, mission-focused Catholic healthcare ministry, we give special attention to our citizens who are most in need. During the most recent fiscal year, we provided more than $39 million in unreimbursed care and community support to the underprivileged.
Our health system is one of the largest in Louisiana, with hospitals, clinics and physicians located throughout Louisiana and in Mississippi. In fact, we provide care to almost half of Louisiana's citizens, and serve in Mississippi's largest metropolitan area. Because of our size and the partnerships we have with other local organizations, we are able to pool our resources and share cost and service efficiencies and learn from each other, thereby accelerating our ability to improve care and solve challenges.
Since our founding in Monroe, Louisiana in 1911, we have been blessed by the guidance of the Franciscan Sisters. Through their guidance and steadfast example, we have committed to assure that we perpetuate their healing ministry for another hundred years. It is a noble purpose we strive to fulfill every day.
Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, we serve patients across Louisiana and Mississippi through a network of hospitals, clinics, physicians, elderly housing and integrated information system. Our health system has partnered with the State of Louisiana as it transforms its healthcare delivery system. The partnership includes inpatient acute care and primary care delivery in Baton Rouge and Bogalusa.
Following in the footsteps of our founders, the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady, our team members and physicians are called to provide high quality care and compassion to all people, especially those most in need.
As we look to the future of our healthcare ministry, we chart our course by "going where we are called."
The Pharmacy Courier is responsible for the safe, timely and accurate transport of medications to medication rooms, infusion centers, etc., in the hospital and MOBs, enabling physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians to perform their duties in an effective manner.
Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities
responds to all pharmacy transport requests with a sense of urgency and ensures timely transport and delivery of medications to their destination.Adheres to all established policies and procedures including safety, care and utilization of correct body mechanics when lifting, transferring and transporting medications.Is reliable and trustworthy.Is a team player and exhibits excellent verbal and listening skills.Pays careful attention to detail and instructions given.Sets priority for self and workload, while understanding how courier work specifically relates to patients being treated.Transports supplies and equipment appropriately with prolonged walking and standing, while pushing/pulling and lifting during the transfer of medications
Technical Skills
Understands and applies knowledge of basic medication transport concepts, infection control practices and proper body mechanics.Understands that work is fast paced and physical and requires stamina as will be moving on foot between pharmacy and hospital and various areas within the multiple MOBs.
Client and Customer Relations
Keeps pharmacy staff, supervisors and managers informed of activities, needs or concerns.Develops and promotes positive and effective relationships and teamwork with team members in department and throughout the organization.Works with a sense of urgency and accuracy to transport medication and medication related items to the different areas serviced.Adheres to all policies, procedures and standards, as well as the Mission, Vision and Values of the Health SystemAdheres to all policies and standards of regulatory agencies (the Joint Commission, OSHA and the CDC), as well as all Federal and State law.
Other Duties as Assigned
Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education: High School or Equivalent
About Us
The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System is a leading health care innovator in Louisiana and Mississippi. We bring together outstanding clinicians, the most advanced technology and leading research to ensure that our patients receive the highest quality and safest care possible.
This commitment is grounded in a history that is more than 100 years old, but reflected today by our strategic vision of transforming healthcare through superior performance and excellent patient care.In the last fiscal year, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System had:
1,747 Licensed Beds65,322 Discharges44,592 OR Procedures10,827 Full Time Employees331,360 Inpatient Days1,915 Active Medical Staff229,296 Emergency Visits
As a nonprofit, mission-focused Catholic healthcare ministry, we give special attention to our citizens who are most in need. During the most recent fiscal year, we provided more than $39 million in unreimbursed care and community support to the underprivileged.
Our health system is one of the largest in Louisiana, with hospitals, clinics and physicians located throughout Louisiana and in Mississippi. In fact, we provide care to almost half of Louisiana's citizens, and serve in Mississippi's largest metropolitan area. Because of our size and the partnerships we have with other local organizations, we are able to pool our resources and share cost and service efficiencies and learn from each other, thereby accelerating our ability to improve care and solve challenges.
Since our founding in Monroe, Louisiana in 1911, we have been blessed by the guidance of the Franciscan Sisters. Through their guidance and steadfast example, we have committed to assure that we perpetuate their healing ministry for another hundred years. It is a noble purpose we strive to fulfill every day.
Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, we serve patients across Louisiana and Mississippi through a network of hospitals, clinics, physicians, elderly housing and integrated information system. Our health system has partnered with the State of Louisiana as it transforms its healthcare delivery system. The partnership includes inpatient acute care and primary care delivery in Baton Rouge and Bogalusa.
Following in the footsteps of our founders, the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady, our team members and physicians are called to provide high quality care and compassion to all people, especially those most in need.
As we look to the future of our healthcare ministry, we chart our course by "going where we are called."