Central Fulfillment Pharmacy Tech I - Days

Baptist Health; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Assistance reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Maternity and Paternity Leave

Bereavement Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Retirement plans with company match

Basic Life Insurance & Long-Term Disab

Dental, Vision and pharmacy benefits

Job summary

Baptist Health in Kentucky is seeking a Central Specialty & Mail Order Pharmacy Technician to support prescription fulfillment, packaging, and inventory under pharmacist supervision in a fast-paced mail-order facility with automation.

The role requires teamwork, accurate handling of prescriptions, and collaboration with the central call center. Prior retail/mail order experience is preferred and Kentucky registration is required or anticipated.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Registration with Kentucky Board of Pharmacy required before or on hire date (if not currently registered).
• Prior retail, mail order, and/or central pharmacy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Fulfill prescriptions for centralized specialty and home delivery under pharmacist supervision.
• Perform nonsterile compounding per guidelines and state law.
• Maintain cold chain and room temperature packaging requirements.
• Assist inventory management and physical inventory preparation.
• Support pharmacy automation systems and keep the department organized.
• Collaborate with the onsite call center to coordinate services and resolve issues.
• Escalate unresolved problems to a pharmacist or manager and assist training.

Skills

Pharmacy teamwork

Communication

Adaptability

Education

High school diploma

Kentucky Board of Pharmacy registration (required at hire)

Tools

Pharmacy automation systems

Job description

Summary The Central Specialty & Mail Order Pharmacy Technician is accountable for prescription fulfillment, distribution, and inventory management under pharmacist supervision in a fast paced, high-volume mail-order facility with large scale automation. This position plays a key role in pharmacy operations providing excellent service through high quality performance. The Central Specialty & Mail Order Community Pharmacy Technician functions in a multi-skilled environment which requires the application of teamwork, leadership and flexibility. This position will require collaboration with the central call center pharmacy team to coordinate services and will have a low degree of interaction with patients and caregivers.

Job Description:

• Performs all tasks associated with medication fulfillment for centralized specialty and home delivery prescriptions as permitted by state regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Performs nonsterile compounding per current guidelines and as permitted by state law and under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.
• Maintains compliance with cold chain and room temperature prescription packaging requirements based on seasonal pack-out changes.
• Assists in inventory management processes including order review, performing compliant receiving, inventory returns, restocking shelves, and physical inventory preparation.
• Assists in the maintenance of pharmacy automation systems pursuant to state & federal regulations and BH policies and procedures.
• Assists with maintaining the pharmacy department by keeping it clean and in order and ensures all assigned tasks are completed at the end of the shift.
• Collaborates with onsite call center team to coordinate services and resolve prescription issues.
• Escalates problems to a pharmacist or manager if unable to resolve independently.
• Assists in training new staff and contributes to team meetings.

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• If not currently registered, the registration with Kentucky Board of Pharmacy will be required before or on the date of hire (only an application and fee).
• Previous retail, mail order, and/or central pharmacy work experience preferred.

Benefits

• Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off available for use upon hire
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement plans with company match
• Company paid Basic Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability Health Insurance, Pharmacy, Dental, Vision and much more!

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team.

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law.

Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.