Pharmacy Technician - Part Time - Pediatric Outpatient

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Outpatient Pharmacy is hiring a Part Time Pharmacy Technician. This role is in a retail environment where you will be filling prescriptions, assisting patients' families at pick up, and assisting with daily orders and data entry. The pharmacy hours of operation are 7:00 am to 11:00 pm. The schedule is 2-3 days a week minimum, Monday – Friday, 8 hours per day, with availability up until 9:00 pm. Previous fast-paced pharmacy experience is preferred but not required. This position does not involve a drive-thru, vaccine metrics, or working alone.

Requirements

Must be a Registered Technician with the State of TN.
Graduate of an approved discipline specific program
Relevant Work Experience
Less than 1 year experience
Drug Inventory & Records Management (Novice)
Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance & Compliance (Novice)
Pharmaceutical Drug Preparation, Dispensing & Distribution (Novice)
Pharmaceutical Computer Literacy (Fundamental Awareness)
Organizational Impact: Performs tasks that are typically routine that may impact team's performance with occasional guidance.
Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes some discretion and research to solve routine problems.
Breadth of Knowledge: Applies knowledge of standards, established processes and procedure that apply to your own job.
Team Interaction: Provides guidance to entry level co-workers.
Supporting Colleagues : Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
Builds and Maintains Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
Delivering Excellent Services: Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns in a timely manner.
Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
Ensuring High Quality: Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
Managing Resources Effectively : Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
Fostering Innovation : Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
Adapts to Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

Nice To Haves

Previous fast paced pharmacy experience preferred but not required.
Certification not required.

Responsibilities

Assists the pharmacist in the preparation, dispensing and/or distribution of medications.
Applies departmental processes regarding inventory control.
Performs activities as directed by Pharmacists and/or Pharmacy Managers in accordance with federal, state and local laws/regulations and hospital policies.
Delivers outstanding customer service to both internal and external customers.
Operates computer systems and utilizes technology.
Performs tasks within the pharmacy in direct support of the ongoing duties and responsibilities of a pharmacist with occasional guidance.
Tasks performed contribute directly to the preparation and/or dispensing of a final dosage form for administration to a patient and are directly supervised by a pharmacist.
Provides customer service by answering phone requests and triaging calls to the appropriate person if they cannot answer the requested information.
Applies departmental processes regarding inventory control.