Pharmacy Technician

Employee Type:

PRN

Work Shift:

Day - 8 hour shift (United States of America)

Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!

Pharmacy Technician (Certified) Retail (4299)

Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

A Brief Overview

Under the supervision of a pharmacist, the Certified Pharmacy Technician fills medication orders, prepackages, compounds pharmaceuticals, refills & orders meds to restocks meds & supplies, and delivers medications as needed. The Certified Pharmacy Technician agrees to support the goals, objectives, and proper function of the department and the hospital in order to provide positive patient outcomes while maintaining patient confidentiality. The Certified Pharmacy Technician will comply with the policies, laws, regulations, and standards that govern the practice of pharmacy as well as those of the hospital.

What you will do

• Fill medication orders for inpatient/outpatient areas, and for employee partners

• Compound, label, and repackage medications under the supervision of pharmacist

• Order and Refill Med-Inventory; working toward optimal inventory levels-max/min

• Assist pharmacist in processing controlled substances requisitions and associated documentation and filing required and utilization of CII Safe

• Deliver supplies to patient units and ancillary areas as needed

• Answer telephone and respond to questions and problems as authorized

• Perform clerical and billing duties as assigned, maintaining logs and filing systems

• Order medications/supplies from suppliers as assigned and checks orders on receiving

• Remove expired or soon to expire drugs from inventory and re-orders as necessary

• Precept Pharmacy Tech Students & participates in applied education of Pharmacy Students

• Attends annual orientation and other in-services as required by pharmacy and Company.

• Completes and passes periodic competency tests as required by the department, the hospital or regulatory agencies in order to perform the job duties as required by the department as well as continuing education credits as required by Pharmacy Technician Certification Board, the Board of Pharmacy, and any other regulatory agencies.

• Active role in Departmental projects such as Pharmacy Week/Poison Prevention Week/Health Fairs

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent Required and

• Certificate as a Pharmacy Technician Required

Experience Qualifications

• Pharmacy Technician with 2 years of Retail Pharmacy experience Required

• Specialized training in an accredited pharmacy Technician program Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Strong math/algebra, reading comprehension, typing and computer entry skills

• Good customer service and oral/written communication skills

• Strong knowledge of medications

• Ability to work cooperatively with health-system and pharmacy staffs

• Ability to handle frequent interruptions and adapt to changes in workload and work schedule

• Ability to set priorities, makes decisions, and responds quickly to emergency requests

• Ability to assist the pharmacist in meeting the pharmaceutical needs of neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients

• Attention to detail with high-speed efficiency and accuracy

• Proficiency in calculations and data entry

• Proficiency in pharmacy insurance processes

• Proficiency in Cash register money handling to sell Prescriptions and OTC items.

• USP 800 Compliant

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Pharmacy Technician - South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Required or

• Certified Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Required

Physical Demand

Light-Medium Physical Demand

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.