Pharmacy Tech PRN

Job Description:

PRN: 10 hour shift

The Pharmacy Technician is a certified pharmacy technical position who supports pharmacy services by assembling and participating in the distribution of medications. This position will assist the department's professional staff, under direct supervision, in numerous aspects of ordering, receiving, storage, distribution, and monitoring medication use.

Job Description:

• Greet health care providers and patients in person or by phone; answering questions and requests when appropriate; refers drug information calls to a pharmacist.
• Adheres to infection control policies and protocols and maintains a safe and clean pharmacy, while also maintaining a neat and orderly work area.
• Fill stock orders, inpatient, and outpatient orders within state and federal laws for checking by a pharmacist or a nationally certified pharmacy technician when applicable by state laws and regulations.
• Packages and labels all medication per department guidelines; prepares unit of use medication when appropriate. May validate bar code accuracy for use in the automated dispensing machines with the integrity and accuracy of the medication validated by a pharmacist.
• Performs station inspection for assigned areas, orders needed medications, checks in and stocks ordered medications, fills stocking reports from automation to restock units, cart fill, cabinet restocking. Rotates stock to avoid product out dates.
• Performs necessary calculations accurately.

Requirements:

• Registration with Kentucky Board of Pharmacy within 30 days of hire date if you are a new registrant. If previously registered, you must have registration upon hire.
• Nationally certified as a pharmacy technician
• Experience is preferred but not required.