Job Opening: Pharmacy Technician (Certified)
Description
Available Schedules:9:30am-6:00pm or 1:30pm-10:00pm
Fills prescription items, as permitted by the State Board of Pharmacy, packaging medications for dispensing and for delivery, meeting the accuracy and productivity standards of the pharmacy
• Labels products appropriately, including cautionary or auxiliary labels
• Participates in the periodic inventory of the pharmacy
• May check in drugs and supplies, stock shelves and remove out-of-date items from the inventory
• Prepares medications including emulsions, liquids, powders and ointments, which may include non-sterile compounding
• Communicates with internal and external customers in a pleasant and professional manner
• May process returned medications from the facility for credit or destruction
• Assists in the training of new employees
• Also performs at least one of the following:
o Works in the Controlled Drugs (Narcotics) Room;
o Works with automated machine to prepack drugs;
o Manages inventory functions such as monitoring pharmaceutical levels and identify expired medications, managing to the pharmacy standard for Days on Hand;
o Inputs patient data and medication orders into a computer system to produce labels (data entry);
o Mixes/packages IV medications, sanitizes IV room, equipment and hood
• Services facility-based medication dispensing machines (e.g., RxNow)
• Performs other tasks as assigned
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Experience in a pharmacy setting and with medical terminology.
- Ability to operate a computer; ability to recognize and identify medications.
- Detail oriented; goal oriented, team player, effective oral communication.
- Pharmacy Technician license.
- Desired: Long Term Care pharmacy experience.