Certified Pharmacy Technician - Full Time Nights (63337)

Fairfield Medical Center; Lancaster (OH); On-site; USD 23,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, OH is hiring a Certified Pharmacy Technician to support pharmacists in providing safe, effective medication care. Under supervision, you will handle dispensing, sterile product prep, and inventory tasks.

The role involves processing prescriptions, recording controlled substances, and communicating drug information to patients and health-care teams.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Criminal and FBI background checks required before hire.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician or a valid Pharmacy Intern License from the Ohio Board of Pharmacy required.
• Previous hospital pharmacy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains the necessary records associated with this responsibility.
• Prepares sterile products and unit dose distribution system.
• Participates in inventory management activities.
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, and records.
• Inspects assigned area of responsibility and ensures a neat, clean, and safe work area.
• Reviews, interprets, processes, and dispenses medication orders and prescriptions accurately.
• Monitors and manages patient medication therapy for therapeutic appropriateness.
• Communicates drug information to patients, family, and other health care providers.

Skills

Pharmacy technician skills

Inventory management

Communication with patients

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Ohio Board of Pharmacy license or Pharmacy Intern License

Job description

For more than a century, Fairfield Medical Center has been a regional healthcare provider who delivers exceptional care to our patients by creating exceptional 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:

The Certified Pharmacy Technician assists the pharmacist in providing pharmaceutical care to patients by performing many of the technical and clerical functions associated with the preparation, packaging, distribution, and administration of drugs. These duties will be performed under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.

• 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