Community / Retail Pharmacy Tech - PRN, Floater

Baptist-Health-System-Ky-&-i; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a PRN Community/Retail Pharmacy Technician Float to join our pharmacy team. Float locations will be the Louisville area, and New Albany, IN community pharmacies.

You will work under the supervision of pharmacists to ensure prompt, friendly service and accurate fulfillment of prescriptions. You will support with order entry, labeling, dispensing, medication delivery, and inventory tasks while promoting patient safety and excellent service.

Qualifications

• Fills and dispenses prescriptions under supervision
• Interacts with patients to provide patient service
• Utilizes computer systems for order entry and patient information updates

Responsibilities

• Assist pharmacist with prescription fulfillment
• Deliver medications to patients per pharmacist instruction
• Conduct prescriber outreach for refills under supervision
• Coordinate home delivery for prescriptions
• Assist in inventory management and stock replenishment
• Perform simple nonsterile compounding under supervision
• Assist in training new staff
• Escalate issues to pharmacist when needed

Education

High school diploma

Job description

SummaryThe primary purpose of the Community/Retail Pharmacy Technician is to assist the Pharmacist and Pharmacy Manager with serving customers and maintaining the Community Pharmacy at Baptist Health. This position requires taking responsibility within appropriate guidelines under the supervision of the pharmacist for many of the medication preparation and distribution duties. The Community Pharmacy Technician will assist the Community Pharmacy Manager and Staff Pharmacists in prescription fulfillment, playing a key role in pharmacy operations and providing excellent patient service. The Community Pharmacy Technician functions in a multi-skilled environment, which requires the application of teamwork, leadership and flexibility. This position has a high degree of interaction with patients, family members, visitors and other members of the health care team.Job Description:Baptist Health is looking for PRN Community/Retail Pharmacy Technician Float to join our pharmacy team! Float locations will be the Louisville area, and New Albany, IN community pharmacies.Performs all functions and duties with the patient at the center, ensuring prompt and friendly service in the Community Pharmacy.Performs all tasks associated with the filling and dispensing of community prescriptions, including computer order entry, updating patient information, filling and labeling prescriptions, and completing transactions at the point of sale.Delivery of medications to discharging patients per Pharmacist’s requests.Completes prescriber outreach for prescription refills under direct pharmacist supervision.Assists with scheduling and coordinating home delivery for prescriptions.Assists in inventory management processes, including order review, inventory returns, restocking shelves, and physical inventory preparation.Ability to prioritize workflow by patient impact and ensure that all assigned tasks are completed at the end of the shift.Performs simple nonsterile compounding per current USP<795> guidelines and as permitted by state law under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.Assists in training new staff when assigned.Escalates all identified problems or patient complaints, if they cannot be corrected by the employee, to the Pharmacist.Attends and contributes to the content of meetings and committees as assigned.Minimum RequirementsHigh school diploma or equivalency is required.Previous retail pharmacy experience preferred.If not currently registered, the registration with Indiana and Kentucky Board of Pharmacy will be required before or on the date of hire.Must be available to travel to Baptist Health Community Pharmacies within the Louisville area, and New Albany, IN as needed.If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.