Pharmacy Technician

Acadia • Ridgeland, SC

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Outpatient MAT Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) Seeking: Pharmacy Technician Part Time Hours: Tuesday 5:15 AM - 11:30 AM, Friday 5:15 AM - 11:30 AM, Occasional Saturdays 7:00 AM-8:30 AM Our Benefits: Semi-Annual Bonus Program Competitive 401(k) plan Paid vacation and sick time Early morning hours offering a great work/life balance Opportunity for growth that is second to none in the industry Our Team: Ridgeland Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC), located in Ridgeland, SC, is part of Acadia Healthcare's Comprehensive Treatment Centers, the leading provider of medication-assisted treatment in the nation. Our nursing team provides compassionate, high quality safe and efficient medication dispensing to patients that are seeking recovery from Opioid Use Disorder. Your Job as a Pharmacy Technician: The Pharmacy Technician is responsible for dispensing medication, under the guidance of a pharmacist as well as assisting with the efficient and effective daily operations of the pharmacy/medication dispensing department.

Requirements

• High School diploma, GED, or equivalent preferred
• Previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting
• Pharmacy Technician training from an accredited program
• Previous experience with behavioral health or addiction recovery field preferred.
• PTCB or NHA ExCPT National Certification or minimum certification or license required within the state where the Clinic is providing service.

Responsibilities

• Supports pharmacological services by stocking, assembling, and distributing medications.
• Helps health care providers and patients by greeting them, answering questions and requests, and referring inquiries to the pharmacist.
• Maintains pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed medications and supplies, placing, and expediting orders, verifying receipt, and removing outdated medications.
• Maintains a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, and Clinic “lockbox” policy.
• Organizes medications to dispense by reading medication orders and prescriptions, preparing labels, calculating quantities, and assembling medication.
• Maintains records by recording and filing physicians’ orders, prescriptions and checking for patient names/ dates on returned bottles from previous dosing.
• Ensures medication availability and security by delivering medications to patients and departments.
• Complies with internal patient verification process and compliance against dose levels in EMR.
• Prepares reports by collecting and summarizing information.
• Demonstrates organizational skills, the ability to work with the public, and a general working knowledge pertaining to the efficient operation of an office in a medical clinic setting.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Semi-Annual Bonus Program
• Competitive 401(k) plan
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Early morning hours offering a great work/life balance
• Opportunity for growth that is second to none in the industry
• Eligible positions may qualify for student loan forgiveness through HRSA, depending on clinic site eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED