Pharmacy Technician - FMC Lexington, KY

Absolute Staffers, LLC•Lexington, KY

13h

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician assists the staff pharmacist with ordering, stocking, storing, and dispensing prescription and non-prescription medications while following budgetary guidelines and BOP Formulary constraints. The role supports medication stock management across the main pharmacy and other designated locations, helps prepare medications and shipments, maintains required inventories, and contributes to quality assurance activities.

Requirements

Must have a certificate of registration with the board of pharmacy.

Responsibilities

Assist the staff pharmacist in ordering, stocking, storing, and dispensing prescription and non-prescription medications while following budgetary guidelines and BOP Formulary constraints.
Keep pharmacy areas clean and orderly in accordance with departmental safety and sanitation guidelines.
Help maintain current medication stock in the main pharmacy, satellite camp, crash carts, emergency bags, and Automated Dispensing Systems, including checking expiration dates according to policy.
Assist the pharmacist with preparing packages for shipment to other facilities.
Assist the pharmacist with preparing unit-dose or pre-packaged medications.
Complete and maintain competency as demonstrated by completing the Pharmacy Competency Module, and stay informed about the BOP Formulary and changes to it.
Maintain narcotics counts and needle and syringe inventories.
Maintain and restock adequate supplies in the “Night Stock” cabinet and audit the “Night Stock” or Automated Dispensing System.
Maintain working knowledge and technical computer skills related to pharmacy issues.
Participate in Improving Organizational Performance Data and Quality Assurance Activities as directed by the Pharmacist or HSA.