Veterinary Pharmacy technician

University of Florida•Gainesville, FL

71d•$20 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides essential support to the veterinary pharmacy, assisting in the preparation and dispensing of medications for veterinary patients. The role involves a significant amount of pharmacy support, including data entry, labeling, and medication preparation. Additionally, it contributes to inventory management, customer service, and teamwork within the pharmacy department. This is a CARE position offering limited benefits, with potential for promotional opportunities and transition into a staff salary plan upon achieving appropriate certifications.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
Six months of pharmacy experience
Must be a Registered Pharmacy Technician in accordance with Chapter 465.014, Florida Statutes.
Florida Pharmacy Technician license required for application to be considered.

Nice To Haves

Veterinary pharmacy hospital and retail pharmacy technician experience preferred.
Prior experience working with automated dispensing machines in a veterinary hospital environment preferred.
Prior experience compounding both nonsterile and sterile veterinary pharmacy prescriptions is preferred.
Ability to work in data bases (Excel) and word processing programs (Word) is preferred.
Prior work experience using Cornerstone electronic medical record program is preferred.
Strong mathematics skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are preferred.

Responsibilities

Assists in inputting and preparing prescribed drugs for veterinary patients.
Retrieves orders, completes data entry, labels, records price data, and assists in preparing nonsterile and sterile medications for compounding.
Delivers drugs for inpatient fills to veterinary patient care areas.
Retrieves drug orders for hospital floor stock and cost centers per service order, preparing for pharmacist check.
Assists in maintaining pharmacy files and records, as required by State and Federal Law, and by Pharmacy policies and procedures.
Independently retrieves drugs for OMNIcell restocks for pharmacist check.
Assists with maintaining OMNICELL pharmaceutical and supply inventory and reconciling associated transactions.
Assists in ordering, maintaining and estimating demand for Pharmaceutical inventories.
Rotates stock and removes outdates from pharmacy shelves.
Collects client payments and processes credit payments for pharmaceuticals purchased and mailed.
Communicates with clients regarding veterinary prescriptions, under pharmacist supervision, and documents communications in patient record.
Familiarizes and assist students, residents, and clinicians with available veterinary pharmaceuticals and supplies.
Collaborates with coworkers and staff to continuously improve and streamline processes.
Resolves transaction questions in cooperation with client services, staff, and other hospital services.
Actively participates in Continuous Quality Assurance program for pharmacy.
Communicates with pharmacy team to prioritize prescription workflows, and adjust to emergencies and immediate patient care need.