Certified Pharmacy Technician III

Team Member Services; Daytona Beach (FL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off from Day One

403-B Retirement Plan

Parental Leave

Career Development

Well-being Resources

Mental Health Resources

Pet Benefits

Job summary

AdventHealth in Daytona Beach, FL is hiring for a pharmacist role focused on comprehensive medication management and patient care. You will prepare, dispense, and verify medications, including complex sterile preparations, while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

The position emphasizes collaboration with nurses and physicians, inventory control, and participation in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to interact constructively with supervisors, peers, and external customers.
• Ability to follow directions and work under supervision of a pharmacist.

Responsibilities

• Independently prepares and dispenses patient-specific medication doses with correct drug, dose, and barcode.
• Compounds hazardous formulations and manages sterile preparations following USP guidelines.
• Manages inventory operations including ordering, stocking, receiving and rotating stock.
• Ensures proper storage, cold chain, and overall inventory integrity across shifts.

Skills

Strong communication

Written communication

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Job description

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It's about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One: Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off from Day One
• 403-B Retirement Plan
• 4 Weeks 100% Paid Parental Leave
• Career Development
• Whole Person Well-being Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support
• Pet Benefits

Schedule:

• Full time
• Shift: 24 Hours (United States of America)
• Address: 301 MEMORIAL MEDICAL PKWY
• City: DAYTONA BEACH
• State: Florida
• Postal Code: 32117

Job Description:

• Medication History
• Independently prepares and dispenses patient-specific medication doses, ensuring correct drug, dose, dosage form, expiration dating, and barcode scanning.
• Independently compounds and manages complex and sterile medication preparations, including chemotherapy and hazardous formulations, following USP , , guidelines and institutional protocols.
• Provides coverage in at least one advanced pharmacy practice area such as hazardous cleanroom compounding, CII safe management, medication history programs, decentralized clinical support, environmental monitoring, technician inventory check (i.e., tech check tech where authorized), or pharmacy inventory/purchasing management.
• Independently manages accurate medication inventory operations, including ordering and stocking product, receiving and rotating stock, removing expired medications, and guaranteeing perpetual inventory counts.
• Monitors and ensures proper medication storage, including cold chain custody, quarantine areas for expired medications, and overall inventory integrity.
• Conducts advanced inventory management including controlled substance audits, reconciliation, and diversion prevention.
• Supports formulary management and contributes to inventory optimization strategies.
• Identifies systemic safety risks, contributes to root cause analysis, and leads initiatives to reduce medication errors.
• Serves as a safety advocate within the pharmacy team.
• Leads hazardous medication handling practices, including spill response, PPE training, and environmental safety audits.
• Ensures departmental adherence to USP and institutional protocols.
• Leads or contributes to compliance audits, documentation, and medication-use process improvement initiatives.
• Prepares reports, assists with compliance documentation, and supports operational accountability, transparency, and readiness for regulatory inspections and accreditation surveys.
• Collaborates actively with pharmacy staff, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to optimize patient care and ensure continuity of pharmacy services across shifts, staffing assignments, and practice areas.
• Serves as a liaison between pharmacy and clinical teams to resolve medication-related issues.
• Mentors technicians and supports onboarding, competency validation, and peer development.
• Leads or participates in departmental quality improvement projects, educational initiatives, and practice advancement efforts.
• Supports training programs and contributes to the development and mentorship of pharmacy learners and staff.
• Executes advanced pharmacy technician duties with autonomy and precision across core workflows, hospital systems, and pharmacy operational programs.
• Demonstrates expertise in medication dispensing, preparation, inventory management, sterile compounding, controlled substance handling, and regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrates proficiency in advanced pharmacy services.
• Provides leadership and coverage in at least two core pharmacy practice areas, including central/distributive pharmacy operations, decentralized services, automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) management, and cleanroom compounding.
• Serves as a resource for resolving workflow issues and optimizing distribution processes.
• Leads troubleshooting and optimization of pharmacy automation systems, ADCs, and software platforms.
• Supports system upgrades, configuration changes, and training of staff in technology use.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong verbal and written communication, organizational, problem‐solving, and customer service skills [Required]
• Flexibility and willingness to adapt to changes as necessary [Required]
• Ability to interact constructively with supervisors, peers, and external customers [Required]
• Ability to follow direction from formal management personnel and work well under direct supervision of a pharmacist [Required]
• Ability to identify, follow up, and resolve discrepancies [Required]