Pharmacy Technician

SGHS • Brunswick, GA

5d

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician contributes to a positive patient experience by providing quality service in a busy inpatient pharmacy. The role fills routine orders for unit doses and prepackaged pharmaceuticals and prepares and maintains computerized charges for patient billing. Accuracy and efficiency are essential to providing quality care.

Responsibilities include handling medication stock and labels, delivering medications, restocking and reconciling automated dispensing cabinets, filling patient medication drawers, performing IV and narcotic rounds, and maintaining inventory. When working in the Emergency Care Center, the technician obtains medication histories and current medication lists through available data sources and interviews with patients and families. Legend drugs must be physically checked by a licensed Pharmacist before leaving the pharmacy.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Georgia State Board of Pharmacy Technician registration license.

Nice To Haves

• Current certification from the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Board, Inc. or National Healthcareer Association.
• Hospital or retail Pharmacy Technician experience.

Responsibilities

• Pull medications from stock and verify that the drug and quantity match the patient label.
• Make rounds, deliver medications, restock automated dispensing cabinets, and reconcile discrepancies in cabinet charges.
• Perform cart fill and stock patients’ matrix drawers.
• Perform IV rounds and credit patient accounts appropriately.
• Answer the telephone and receive and relay messages as needed.
• Ensure that no legend drug leaves the pharmacy without being physically checked by a licensed Pharmacist.
• Type labels.
• Perform floor visits, remove and update medications in automated dispensing cabinets, and monitor inventory for outdates.
• Perform narcotic rounds, including inventorying and delivering narcotics to automated dispensing cabinets and inventorying and delivering returns to the pharmacy.
• When working in the Emergency Care Center, pull medication history from a medication history data source and obtain an accurate, current medication list through patient and family interviews.
• Prepare and maintain computerized charges for patient billing purposes.
• Fill routine orders for unit doses and prepackaged pharmaceuticals.

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Wellness programs, including free 24/7 access to an onsite gym.
• Competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package.

What This Job Offers

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