Veterinary Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technician (CARE)

Classification Minimum Requirements: High school diploma or GED and six months of pharmacy experience. Must be a Registered Pharmacy Technician in accordance with Chapter 465.014, Florida Statutes.

Job Description:

60% Pharmacy Support:

• Assists in inputting and preparing prescribed drugs for veterinary patients.
• Retrieves orders, completes data entry, labels, records price data, and assists in preparing nonsterile and sterile medications for compounding.
• Delivers drugs for inpatient fills to veterinary patient care areas.
• Retrieves drug orders for hospital floor stock and cost centers per service order, preparing for pharmacist check.
• Assists in maintaining pharmacy files and records, as required by State and Federal Law, and by Pharmacy policies and procedures.

20% Inventory Support:

• Independently retrieves drugs for OMNIcell restocks for pharmacist check.
• Assists with maintaining OMNICELL pharmaceutical and supply inventory and reconciling associated transactions.
• Assists in ordering, maintaining and estimating demand for Pharmaceutical inventories.
• Rotates stock and removes outdates from pharmacy shelves.

10% Customer Service and Communication:

• Collects client payments and processes credit payments for pharmaceuticals purchased and mailed.
• Communicates with clients regarding veterinary prescriptions, under pharmacist supervision, and documents communications in patient record.
• Familiarizes and assist students, residents, and clinicians with available veterinary pharmaceuticals and supplies.

10% Teamwork:

• Collaborates with coworkers and staff to continuously improve and streamline processes.
• Resolves transaction questions in cooperation with client services, staff, and other hospital services.
• Actively participates in Continuous Quality Assurance program for pharmacy.
• Communicates with pharmacy team to prioritize prescription workflows, and adjust to emergencies and immediate patient care need.

Expected Salary: $19.50-$21.50/hour

Required Qualifications: High school diploma or GED and six months of pharmacy experience. Must be a Registered Pharmacy Technician in accordance with Chapter 465.014, Florida Statutes.

Preferred:

• Veterinary pharmacy hospital and retail pharmacy technician experience preferred.
• Prior experience working with automated dispensing machines in a veterinary hospital environment preferred.
• Prior experience compounding both nonsterile and sterile veterinary pharmacy prescriptions is preferred.
• Ability to work in data bases (Excel) and word processing programs (Word) is preferred.
• Prior work experience using Cornerstone electronic medical record program is preferred.
• Strong mathematics skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are preferred.

Special Instructions to Applicants: Florida Pharmacy Technician license required for application to be considered. In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter and resume. This is a CARE position offering limited benefits, including health insurance and paid time off. When appropriate certifications are achieved, promotional opportunities to a level II title may be available. This position will also become eligible for transition into a TEAMS (staff) salary plan. This position is eligible for Veteran's preference. If you are claiming Veteran's preference, please upload a copy of your DD 214 Member Copy 4 with your application for consideration. See our Veteran's Preference Page for more specific information. Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

Health Assessment Required: Yes; Must be able to lift a minimum of 40 lbs, bend, kneel, pull, push, twist and stand for an extended period of time.