Pharmacy Technician - PRN Weekends

ScionHealth•Riviera Beach, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides distributive pharmacy services, assistance, and support for the registered pharmacist at Kindred Hospital The Palm Beaches and Acute Rehabilitation Unit. The hospital is a 68-bed specialty hospital with 57 LTACH beds and an 11-bed ARU, located just north of downtown West Palm Beach. The Pharmacy Technician assists with preparing and dispensing medications, processing medication and equipment records, preparing IV packs, maintaining inventory and supplies, and delivering IVs to appropriate locations. The role also involves maintaining equipment and work areas, following hospital and departmental policies, protecting patient and employee confidentiality, and supporting age-appropriate care. This position is PRN and weekend-focused.

Requirements

Registered Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacy Technician licensure with the applicable State Board of Pharmacy, where mandated by state law; required upon hire.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with clinical staff.
Self-motivated and self-directed, with excellent organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Good math and science skills and good stress-coping skills.
Fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English.
Good and regular attendance.
High school diploma or equivalent, including education equivalent to completion of secondary school or demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the role (listed as preferred).

Nice To Haves

One or more years of experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a hospital pharmacy setting.
Combination of education and training providing a basic understanding of the pharmacy technician role and computer use in processing prescription orders, including minimum word-processing skills.

Responsibilities

Assist the pharmacist in preparing and dispensing medication.
Mix pharmaceutical preparations, fill bottles with prescribed tablets and capsules, and prepare labels.
Fill orders with the correct medications and prepare unit-of-use dosage when possible.
Process records of medication and equipment dispensed to patients, compute charges, and enter data into the computer.
Prepare intravenous (IV) packs and generate required reports, including IV pick and production reports.
Perform backup procedures correctly and recycle products as appropriate, including updating preparation and expiration dates and dating, timing, and initialing vials for reuse.
Prioritize work, including preparing STAT orders first.
Deliver IVs to proper locations.
Restock shelves, rotate stock, receive and store incoming supplies, and return medications to stock.
Count stock and enter data into the computer to maintain inventory records.
Fill requisitions from nursing floors in a timely manner.
Calculate appropriate medication doses for adult and geriatric patients.
Clean equipment and sterilize glassware according to prescribed methods.
Properly dispose of non-recyclable solutions and maintain the IV refrigerator temperature log.
Follow dress code and identification requirements; complete annual health, safety, and education requirements; maintain professional development and current licensure or certification where applicable.
Protect patient and employee confidentiality and follow HIPAA requirements, hospital policies, and applicable laws and standards.
Attend mandatory in-services and staff meetings, report to work as scheduled, and follow absence-notification policies.
Communicate the hospital's mission, ethics, and goals, represent the organization professionally, and demonstrate guest-relations skills.
Follow departmental and hospital health, safety, security, and hazardous-materials policies and procedures.
Perform other related duties as assigned.