Certified Pharmacy Technician II

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work

401(k) match

Tuition assistance

Fertility and family benefits

Job summary

Johnston-Willis Hospital in Richmond, VA is seeking a Certified Pharmacy Technician II to join our pharmacy team. You will procure, label, and distribute medications per physician and pharmacist requests while upholding our policies and safety standards.

The role involves sterile compounding in IV rooms, dispensing medications, managing stock, and ensuring accurate charges and documentation. The hospital emphasizes patient care, teamwork, and adherence to the Code of Conduct and Mission and

Qualifications

• High School Graduate / GED
• PharmTech Pharmacy Technician License
• IV room (sterile compounding) experience

Responsibilities

• 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 Identifies and replaces outdated and unusable drugs.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."

Skills

IV room experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Pharmacy Technician License (PharmTech)

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 a(an) Certified Pharmacy Technician II? At Johnston-Willis 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

• 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 Graduate / GED


• (PharmTech) Pharmacy Technician License


• IV room (sterile compounding) experience

Benefits

Johnston-Willis 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.

Johnston-Willis Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1909, giving patient's access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than a century of pioneering healthcare, our 290+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities for Greater Richmond and the Tri-Cities area. We offer a full range of healthcare services, with specialties in cancer care, and neuroscience at our first-in-Richmond Neuroscience and Gamma Knife Center, and we are the first in the United States for HCA Healthcare, and the first in Central Virginia to offer Focused Ultrasound for essential tremors. With our sister facility, Chippenham Hospital, we've provided and continue to provide a wide range of services to Central Virginia.

\"Good people beget good people.\"- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
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