Controlled Substance Pharmacy Tech — Compliance & Audits

Memorial Health; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401(k) plan

Tuition assistance

Fertility and family benefits

Job summary

Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, GA is seeking a Pharmacy Controlled Substance Technician Specialist to oversee controlled substances and regulatory processes. You will manage inventory, review overrides, perform audits, and support investigations while coordinating with pharmacy leadership.

Responsibilities include daily ADCS routines, trend analysis, and ensuring compliance with Board of Pharmacy, Joint Commission, CMS, DEA and FDA standards.

Qualifications

• CPhT certified by the state.
• 3 years experience required.
• Experience with controlled substance diversion surveillance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees recordkeeping and auditing of pharmacy processes regarding to controlled substances.
• Ensures adherence to all Board of Pharmacy, Joint Commission, CMS, DEA and FDA standards.
• Performs trend analysis and database assessments to detect, identify, and report unusual and potential medication diversion activities.
• Optimizes the use of reports and functionality of available technologies (Pyxis, RxAuditor, Meditech) to prevent and identify medication diversion.
• Identifies critical issues, prioritizes workload and communicates issues to appropriate personnel in a timely manner; oversees preliminary investigations with Unit Directors.
• Completes all education requirements and/or other activities needed to maintain competency.
• Maintains and coordinates required documentation logs.
• Assists in the supervision of other technicians to ensure policy/regulatory compliance.
• Maintains medication storage and security as per regulatory requirements.
• Performs and monitors audits of controlled substances, including vault and ADC routines.
• Assists in inventory counts and validations.
• Uses reports to compile diversion monitoring data.
• Maintains and audits prescription logs as applicable.

Skills

CPhT

3 years experience

Controlled substance diversion

Job description

Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, GA is seeking a Pharmacy Controlled Substance Technician Specialist to oversee controlled substances and regulatory processes. You will manage inventory, review overrides, perform audits, and support investigations while coordinating with pharmacy leadership.

Responsibilities include daily ADCS routines, trend analysis, and ensuring compliance with Board of Pharmacy, Joint Commission, CMS, DEA and FDA standards.