Certified Pharmacy Tech - Compounding & Patient Care

KDMC Ashland Hospital Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

UK King’s Daughters in Ashland, KY is seeking a part-time Pharmacy Technician to prepare, compound, and dispense sterile and non-sterile medications under pharmacist supervision. You will maintain inventory, support clinical staff, and assist in training trainees.

Requirements include active KY Board of Pharmacy Registration and a high school diploma with vocational/technical training; national certification (PTCE or ExCPT) is preferred.

Qualifications

• Active KY Board of Pharmacy Registration required (applicable to work location).
• Nationally certified Pharmacy Technician by either PTCB (PTCE) or NHA (ExCPT).
• High school diploma or equivalent with vocational/technical training.

Responsibilities

• Gathers components, measures ingredients, and compounds sterile and non-sterile preparations under pharmacist supervision.
• Packages and labels patient-specific medication doses in compliance with regulations.
• Conducts and supports compliance initiatives.
• Assists in training and validating compounding personnel in aseptic and good manufacturing practices.
• Prepares and participates in the delivery of medication doses, including unit dose transport systems.
• Restocks and replenishes automated dispensing cabinets, including controlled substances and sterile products.
• Manages medication inventory, monitors stock levels, rotates stock, and recycles doses per policy.
• Provides customer service to patients and healthcare professionals, ensuring medication availability and communication during patient transfers.
• Supports the education of trainees, students, and observers in compounding practices.

Education

KY Board of Pharmacy Registration

High School diploma or equivalent with vocational/technical training

Job description

UK King’s Daughters in Ashland, KY is seeking a part-time Pharmacy Technician to prepare, compound, and dispense sterile and non-sterile medications under pharmacist supervision. You will maintain inventory, support clinical staff, and assist in training trainees.

Requirements include active KY Board of Pharmacy Registration and a high school diploma with vocational/technical training; national certification (PTCE or ExCPT) is preferred.