Pharmacy Technician

Job Description:

Job Title: Pharmacy Technician

Full Time 1st Shift

Job Description:

Healthcare professionals who assist and support pharmacists in providing the best possible care for patients through safe, efficacious, and cost-effective distribution of health services and resources.

• Restocks automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs) during regularly printed restock lists as well as warranted by the R.Ph.
• Prepares doses for dispensing to patient, under supervision of R.Ph.
• Regularly mixes I.V. additive solutions, including parenteral nutrition bags, using aseptic technique.
• Replaces and charges for floor stock used, including Departmental stock.
• Places orders for IV fluids, additives and supplies and restocks IV room as necessary.
• Puts away medications returned to pharmacy, including IV supplies.
• Works with the pharmacy buyer to check in wholesaler's order versus invoice. Maintains want book. Orders and restocks shelves as required; Obtains/procures drugs direct from companies or alternate vendors; Places Wholesale orders.
• Facilitates reconciliation of Omnicell discrepancies with RN if appropriate.
• Replaces drugs to Crash cart or Red Emergency boxes, under supervision of Pharmacist.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Previous pharmacy experience preferred knowledge of aseptic techniques, metric, apothecary weight and measurement conversions, normal drug dosages, routes of administration and dosing schedules.
• Will agree to take the Certified Pharmacy Technician exam within six months of employment to increase knowledge of pharmacy profession and better assist the supervising pharmacist and co-workers.

Benefits:

• Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity leave.
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support