Pharmacy Technician PRN

HCA Healthcare•Gainesville, FL

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician procures and distributes medication orders and supplies in response to physician or pharmacist requests or assigned work, following established policies, procedures, and protocols. The role accurately fills, labels, bar-codes, and prepackages medications; delivers medications to patient care and ancillary areas; and accurately dispenses controlled substances with required documentation. Discrepancies or suspected diversion must be brought promptly to a pharmacist’s attention. The technician maintains medication and supply stock by assisting with ordering, receiving, unpacking, storage, rotation, inventory replenishment, and disposal of unusable medications. Duties include replenishing Pyxis and floor stock, emergency kits, crash carts, and surgical kits, and responding to Pyxis stock-outs within one hour. The role supports department operations by organizing and prioritizing assignments, responding to STAT, now, and routine requests, making deliveries, handling calls and requests, processing pneumatic-tube requests at least every 15 minutes, maintaining clean and organized pharmacy areas, and keeping accurate logs and documentation. The technician participates in quality improvement activities, completes medication storage inspections, supports quality monitoring, verifies that a pharmacist has checked and released patient medications before dispensing or delivery, and records refrigerator and freezer temperatures as assigned. The technician maintains required competence through Florida Pharmacy Technician Registration, staff meetings, orientation and training, completion of competencies, and staying current with pharmacy communications. This is a PRN position at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital.

Requirements

Florida Pharmacy Technician License, pharmacist intern status, or Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) qualification.
No experience required.

Responsibilities

Accurately fill medication orders and follow departmental labeling and bar-coding procedures, including physician orders, first-dose and non-Pyxis medications, and investigational medications when applicable.
Process tube first-dose medications and pneumatic-tube system requests at least every 15 minutes.
Accurately prepackage medications according to departmental procedures.
Deliver medications and supplies to patient care and ancillary areas according to established schedules, and make STAT deliveries when requested.
Dispense controlled substances accurately and document them properly; promptly alert a pharmacist to counting discrepancies or suspected diversion.
Assist with ordering, receiving, unpacking, storing, rotating, and replenishing pharmaceuticals and supplies; identify and replace outdated or unusable medications and dispose of returned medications according to procedure.
Replenish Pyxis and floor-stock medications, emergency kits, crash carts, and surgical kits; respond to Pyxis stock-outs within one hour.
Pick up orders, requisitions, and medication returns from patient care areas during delivery rounds.
Enter medication charges and credits accurately and promptly, and generate required reports and labels.
Organize and prioritize work assignments and respond appropriately to emergency STAT, now, and routine requests.
Answer telephone calls within three rings, identify the department, direct calls appropriately, respond to window requests, and promptly respond to the intercom.
Keep pharmacy areas and equipment clean, neat, and organized; maintain and file required logs, records, and other documentation accurately.
Demonstrate effective and appropriate oral and written communication.
Complete and document assigned medication-storage inspections at least monthly; identify and replace outdated or unusable medications and inform a pharmacist of drug-related problems and their resolution status.
Collect data, conduct assigned quality monitors and inspections, and maintain related logs, records, and documentation.
Ensure patient medications have been checked and released by a pharmacist before dispensing or delivery.
Assess and document refrigerator and freezer temperatures daily as assigned.
Maintain Florida Pharmacy Technician Registration; attend at least one staff meeting per month, including for PRN staff, or obtain prior approval to miss it.
Attend orientation, education, and training; review relevant pharmacy literature and materials; complete competencies by established deadlines; and stay current with pharmacy communications.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage
Free counseling and referral services
Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Flexible spending accounts
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and partnership with Galen College of Nursing
Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans
Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts