7on / 7 off Part Time Pharmacy Tech

Emory Healthcare • Atlanta, GA

2h • $25 - $30 • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist, this role procures, prepares, packages, distributes, and disposes of medications and pharmaceutical supplies to assist the department in providing quality pharmaceutical care for all patients. The position involves maintaining an established inventory of drugs and supplies, re-ordering and stocking items to ensure immediate availability. It requires maintaining competency and following departmental, USP, DEA, and FDA guidelines when repackaging and compounding pharmaceutical products. The role also includes operating, troubleshooting, monitoring, and cleaning departmental automation and equipment, ensuring pharmacist product verification, and facilitating timely medication distribution. Accurate record-keeping and patient profile maintenance, including charging and crediting, are essential. The Pharmacy Tech will respond to customer needs by answering phone calls, receiving and distributing messages, and triaging requests. They must understand and implement appropriate time management and prioritization of tasks to ensure timely and safe patient care. Operational support functions, including minor housekeeping and department cleaning/disinfecting/decontaminating standards, are also part of the responsibilities. Regular quality assurance inspections focused on TJC requirements, including product integrity and expiration, will be conducted. The role requires maintaining competency and following departmental, OSHA, USP, and EPA guidelines for handling hazardous and non-hazardous products. Participation in professional activities and organizations to stay current with trends, practices, and developments is expected. All required training and competency assessments must be completed in a timely fashion, and attendance at educational in-services is required as appropriate. The role may involve assisting in the orientation and training of new personnel and serving as a resource for less experienced staff, providing technical information and guidance in pharmacy techniques and policies. Other duties may be assigned or requested.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent preferred.
• Successful completion of an ASHP accredited technician training program or enrollment in a professional-related school preferred.
• 6 months experience as Pharmacy Technician or completion of ASHP-accredited tech training program preferred.
• Current CPhT certification through either PTCB or NHA and active Georgia Pharmacy Technician registration, or current enrollment in an accredited School of Pharmacy with a current Georgia Pharmacy Intern license.
• Must maintain certification and registration through entire length of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Successful completion of an ASHP accredited technician training program or enrollment in a professional-related school.
• 6 months experience as Pharmacy Technician or completion of ASHP-accredited tech training program.

Responsibilities

• Procures, prepares, packages, distributes, and disposes of medications and pharmaceutical supplies.
• Maintains an established inventory of drugs and commonly used supplies; re-orders and stocks items upon delivery.
• Maintains competency and follows departmental, USP, DEA, and FDA guidelines when repackaging and compounding pharmaceutical products.
• Properly operates, troubleshoots, monitors, and cleans departmental automation and equipment.
• Ensures Pharmacist product verification and facilitates the timely and appropriate distribution of medications.
• Maintains accurate records and patient profiles including charging and crediting.
• Responds timely to customers' needs by answering phone calls, receiving and distributing messages, and triaging requests appropriately.
• Understands and implements appropriate time management and prioritization of tasks ensuring timely and safe patient care.
• Assists with operational support functions, including minor housekeeping activities and department cleaning/disinfecting/decontaminating standards.
• Conducts regular quality assurance inspections focused on TJC requirements, including the examination of product integrity and expiration.
• Maintains competency and follows departmental, OSHA, USP, and EPA guidelines to safely and accurately handle, prepare, distribute, and dispose of hazardous and non-hazardous products.
• Participates in professional activities and organizations to maintain knowledge of current trends, practices, and developments.
• Completes all required training and competency assessments in a timely fashion.
• Attends educational in-services as appropriate.
• Assists in the orientation and training of new personnel.
• May serve as a resource for less experienced staff, providing technical information and guidance in pharmacy techniques and policies.
• May perform other duties as assigned or requested.

Benefits

• Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.
• Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED