Pharmacy Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Recently certified, licensed, or graduated within the past 12 months, minimum required.
• Three to five years of equivalent experience, minimum required.
• Current pharmacy technician registration and certification recognized by the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy.
• Ability to perform accurately with attention to detail within specified time periods.
• Ability to work cooperatively with health-system and pharmacy staff.
• Ability to handle frequent interruptions and adapt to changes in workload and work schedule.
• Ability to set priorities and solve problems.
• Ability to respond quickly to emergency requests.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to assist in meeting the pharmaceutical care needs of the patient populations served by the organization.

Responsibilities

• Procure and distribute medication orders according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Accurately fill physician orders, medication kits, medication carts, and stock requisitions.
• Accurately replenish medications in emergency drug containers and floor stock areas.
• Safely and accurately prepare intravenous admixtures and other sterile preparations, including chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition, using appropriate techniques.
• Deliver medications and supplies to patient care and ancillary areas according to established schedules.
• Maintain adequate stocks of medications and supplies.
• Pick up orders, requisitions, and medications for return from patient care areas during delivery rounds.
• Accurately enter medication orders into the pharmacy computer system, if applicable.
• Accurately enter charges and credits for patient medications.
• Generate reports, pick lists, and labels as required.
• Answer telephone calls, identify self and department, and direct calls to appropriate personnel.
• Respond to requests at the window or door and make Stat deliveries when requested.
• Organize and prioritize work assignments.
• Maintain logs, records, and required documentation accurately and file documents appropriately.
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication.
• Keep pharmacy areas clean, neat, and organized, and keep pharmacy equipment clean.
• Complete and document assigned medication storage area inspections at least monthly; identify and replace outdated and unusable medications.
• Collect data, conduct quality monitors, and complete documentation as assigned.
• Organize and maintain responsibility for an identified departmental quality improvement project and present an annual update.
• Meet and perform according to hospital and department performance standards.

Benefits

• $2,000 sign-on bonus
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Employee-paid short- and long-term disability
• 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement opportunities
• Community discounts
• Professional development opportunities through the Technician Advancement Program