Pharmacy Technician - Data Entry

In Pharmacy at Main Campus Children's of Alabama Work schedule will be 7 On 7 Off on the Night shift, Monday - Sunday, 4pm-2am. Summary: A Pharmacy Technician is responsible for responding to patient needs for medications and utilizing technical preparation skills to compound, manufacture; and assimilate the medications necessary for the operation of all pharmaceutical services at Children's Hospital of Alabama. A Pharmacy Technician must be able to work efficiently and accurately while following diversified departmental policies and procedures while under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. This practice will be governed by the standards of institutional hospital pharmacy as stated by the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy. Other information: Capable of obtaining a level of competency necessary to complete the following COA formal training programs: Aseptic Technique and USP Training Programs Calculations and Computations for oral and IV compounding Safe Handling of Cytotoxic Drugs Automated Dispensing Machines Code/Trauma Response Effective January 1, 2020, new hires must obtain certification by a national board accredited association within 18 months of hire. Employees hired before this date are grandfathered and remain in compliance. Credentials with Equivalent Qualifications: Essential: * Certified Pharmacy Technician or AL Pharmacy Intern Extern * Certified Pharmacy Technician PTCB or Certified Pharmacy Technician NHA Education with Equivalent Qualifications: Essential: * Associates Degree Experience with Equivalent Qualifications: Nonessential: * 2 Years job experience as Staff Level with specialization in the field of Pharmacy The Pharmacy Department operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide excellent pharmaceutical care to Children’s of Alabama Patients. Services include, compounding of sterile and non-sterile medication, pharmacokinetics, medication order verification, OR preference bags, hazardous medication dispensing and compounding, clinical pharmacy services, unit-dosing of medication, automatic dispensing machines (Pyxis), investigational study pharmacy, medication delivery and more. The pharmacy operates out of a central pharmacy located in the Benjamin Russell building. Decentralized services are provided by clinical pharmacists on the units and several pharmacy satellites (main campus OR, Children’s South, hematology/oncology clinic, Investigational Pharmacy). The pharmacy utilizes Epic, Epic Willow Inventory, bar code scanning, vertical carousels, and kit management software. Schedule: Monday-Sunday, 4pm-2am, Day-Evening Shift, 7-On 7-Off Schedule #J-18808-Ljbffr