Certified Pharmacy Technician II

Chippenham Hospital; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

401(k) matching plan

Education support

Fertility and family building benefits

Life insurance

Job summary

Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, VA is seeking a Certified Pharmacy Technician II to support high-quality, patient-centered care under pharmacist supervision. You will compound, fill, label, and distribute medications, maintain inventories, and ensure accuracy and safety in a fast-paced hospital pharmacy.

Responsibilities include dispensing medications, handling chemotherapy and hazardous drugs per procedures, and providing timely service across patient care areas while adhering to regulatory

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• 1+ years experience as a pharmacy tech.
• 3 months+ experience in product compounding.

Responsibilities

• Accurately compounds, fills, labels, and distributes medications under supervision.
• Procures and distributes medication orders per physician or pharmacist requests.
• Rounds in patient care areas and delivers medications and supplies.
• Dispenses controlled substances with proper documentation and alerts for discrepancies.
• Prepares chemotherapy and other hazardous drugs following procedures.
• Maintains drug inventory and patient records; keeps logs and prepares reports.

Skills

Pharmacy experience

Compounding experience

Education

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $18.69 - $26.16 / hour

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The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as Certified Pharmacy Technician II? At Chippenham Hospital, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Pharmacy Technician II contributes to high quality, patient-centered care performing technical tasks vital to the distribution of medications. Under the supervision of the attending Pharmacist, the Pharmacy Technician II accurately compounds, fills, labels, and distributes ordered medication according to departmental procedure and federal/state/local regulations. The Pharmacy Technician II maintains the drug inventory and patient records and implements quality checks and performance improvement measures.

Procures and distributes medications orders per physician request, pharmacist request, or prearranged work assignment.

Uses established policies, procedures, and protocols to fill and label medication orders and prepackage medications.

Rounds in patient care and ancillary areas per established schedule. Delivers medications and supplies and picks up new orders and medications for return.

Dispenses controlled substances with proper documentation; alerts pharmacist of any counting discrepancies or suspected diversions.

Assures patient medications have been checked and released by a pharmacist prior to dispensing or delivery.

Facilitates optimum service by responding to phone, intercom, and in-person requests and inquiries. Responds to STAT requests promptly.

Prepares chemotherapy and other hazardous drugs, parenteral nutrition, sterile eye drops, irrigation solution, and other products per departmental procedures. Adheres to standard precautions for sterility and personal safety.

Assists in ordering, receiving, unpacking, and storing pharmaceuticals and supplies in appropriate locations.

Maintains adequate stock of medications and supplies using scheduled and spot inspections. Rotates stock to ensure use before expiration date. Identifies and replaces outdated and unusable drugs.

Replenishes floor stock medications in automated dispensing systems, emergency kits, crash carts, and surgical kits.

Enters charges and credits for patient medications promptly and accurately.

Maintains logs, records, and other required documentation; files documentation in appropriate locations.

Keeps pharmacy areas and equipment clean, neat, and well organized.

Assists in all areas of the pharmacy as needed, including specialty areas.

Works independently on projects and needs of the departments with minimal oversight.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Practices and adheres to the "Code of Conduct" and "Mission and Value Statement".

What qualifications you will need:

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
  Required
• 1+ years experience as a pharmacy tech
  Required
• 3 months+ experience in product compounding
  Preferred

Benefits

Chippenham Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Chippenham Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1972, giving patient's access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than 50 years of pioneering healthcare, our 460+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities located on the Southside of Richmond. We are the region's first choice for orthopedics, joint care, behavioral health and cardiovascular care. The Joint Commission awarded Chippenham Hospital the Gold Seal of Approval and named us a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for advanced primary stroke, heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, perinatal care, hip and knee replacement and surgical care. We are also a Level I Burn Center and Level I Trauma Center.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Certified Pharmacy Technician II opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.