Certified Pharmacy Technician - Full Time Days (62823)

Fairfield Medical Center; Lancaster (OH); On-site; USD 22,041 - 37,195; Full time

Job summary

Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, OH, is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support patient care by dispensing medications under supervision, preparing sterile products, and maintaining accurate records.

You will complete a background check and hold an Ohio Pharmacy Technician license or intern license. Hospital pharmacy experience is preferred and you will work in a fast-paced, safety-focused environment with a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent required.
• Must complete and pass a Criminal and FBI background check prior to hire.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician or a valid Pharmacy Intern License from the Ohio Board of Pharmacy required.
• Previous hospital pharmacy practice preferred.

Responsibilities

• Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains the necessary records.
• Performs preparation of sterile products and unit dose distribution system.
• Participates in inventory management activities.
• Maintains departmental policies and procedures, quality improvement, and regulatory records.
• Conducts monthly inspections and keeps work area neat, clean, and safe.
• Reviews and dispenses medication orders accurately.
• Monitors patient medication therapy for therapeutic appropriateness and effectiveness.
• Communicates drug information to patients, family, and health care providers.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Ohio Pharmacy License / Intern License

Job description

For more than a century, Fairfield Medical Center has been a regional healthcare provider who deliversexceptional care to our patients by creatingexceptional experiences for our employees.

The driver behind our culture is that we all believe in the value of it, and we hire people into the organization who are also committed to making a difference. Our employees truly go the extra mile to serve our patients and each other.

When you join us, you become part of our team; it is our goal to not only be the best place you will ever work, but the only place you will want to work. Join our team. Make a difference.

Pay Rate: $16.79-$27.49 hourly

Job Description

• Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains the necessary records associated with this responsibility.
• Performs the necessary activities associated with the preparation of sterile products and unit dose distribution system.
• Participates in inventory management activities.
• Assists in maintaining established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, and records consistent with regulations and standards governing the practice of pharmacy.
• Conducts and documents inspection of assigned area of responsibility on monthly basis as well as maintaining a neat, clean, and safe work area.
• Reviews, interprets, processes, and validates and/or dispenses medication orders and prescriptions accurately.
• Monitors and manages patient medication therapy to ensure therapeutic appropriateness and effectiveness of drug regimens, including appropriateness to the age of the individual patient.
• Communicates drug information to patients, family, and other health care providers.

Job Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent required.
• Must complete and pass a Criminal and FBI background check prior to hire.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician or a valid Pharmacy Intern License from the Ohio Board of Pharmacy required.
• Previous hospital pharmacy practice preferred.

Exerting up to 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10-25 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible up to 10 pounds amount of force often