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Health First Pharmacy Technician II - Pharmacy in Melbourne, Florida
POSITION SUMMARY:
To be fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship by: assist pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications, maintaining the drug inventory, and maintaining patient records. Pharmacy technicians work only under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. They do not perform duties that can legally be performed only by a registered pharmacist.
PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Fills physician orders, medication carts, or stock requisitions accurately.
- Prepares intravenous admixtures or other sterile products accurately.
- Replenishes medications in Pyxis units.
- Delivers medication and supplies to patient care and ancillary areas per established delivery.
- Rotates stock to ensure use before expiration date.
- Restocks medication and IV dispensing areas.
- Attends pharmacy staff meetings and reads pertinent email communication.
- Participates in orientation, education, and training programs. Reviews literature and other materials as assigned.
- Completes all competence/skills assessment requirements.
- Maintains patient and department/hospital confidentiality.
- Maintains Technician Registration.
- Identifies and replaces outdated and unusable drugs.
- Generates reports, pick lists, and labels as required.
- Maintains logs, records, and other required documentation accurately. Files documentation in appropriate locations.
- Collects data, conducts quality monitors, and completes documentation as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: * Current State of Florida Registration Pharmacy Technician registration or current State of Florida Pharmacy Intern registration required. * National pharmacy technician certification by the PTCB or ExCPT preferred * IV admixture experience preferred * Computer skills to support distribution systems required * Availability to work long and irregular hours; includes evenings, weekends, and holidays as necessary. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: * Repetitive use of hands and fingers. Good hand and wrist dexterity to enable typing and/or computer work for 8-10 hours/day. * Good eyesight to read labels/prescriptions, graduated containers of fluids, to count tabs, capsules. * Good hearing to understand phone instructions/orders, customers and those in which the position depends. * Ability to work in noisy distracting atmosphere, to handle frequent interruptions, to adapt to changes in workload and work schedule. * Handle large volumes of work for long periods of time. * Walk, bend, stoop, twist, sit, and stand for long periods of time, 8-10 hours a day. * May require lifting and carrying light loads (Up to 40 lbs.).
Job: *Pharmacy
Organization: *Holmes Regional Medical Center
Title: Pharmacy Technician II - Pharmacy
Location: Florida - Brevard County-Melbourne
Requisition ID: 073603