Entry-Level Pharmacy Technician — Acute Care (Day Shift)

Arkansas Children's Hospital; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock, AR is seeking a Pharmacy Technician for the Acute Care Pharmacy to support medication preparation and dispensing. This full-time Day shift (7:00am–3:30pm) involves handling IV preparations, unit-dose packaging, and collaboration with pharmacists to ensure timely patient care.

Minimum education is a high school diploma or GED with AR State Board of Pharmacy certification required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Associate Degree is encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Prepares medication and IVs, fills order request, cart fills and refills efficiently and accurately.
• Processes orders safely, prioritizing needs. Repackages and labels medications appropriately. Investigates and processes missing doses of medications.
• Fills emergency and stat orders in a timely manner.
• Performs controlled substances responsibilities which may include delivery, inventory, returns, preparation and labeling and communication of problems or discrepancies to management.
• Communicates with other hospital staff to provide information and resolve issues to improve patient care. Solves issues with missing medication, debits and credits, etc.
• Maintains drug storage areas to assure items are stored in a clean and orderly manner. Checks and cleans expired medication area, updates lot numbers and expiration dates.
• Performs aseptic and clean procedures when processing sterile and non sterile medication orders.
• Documents fill list, manufacturing and repackaging, ordering unit dose oral solids and liquids. Assists with stocking and inventory control. Repackages medications from bulk to single units and updates lot numbers and expiration dates.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate Degree

Job description

Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock, AR is seeking a Pharmacy Technician for the Acute Care Pharmacy to support medication preparation and dispensing. This full-time Day shift (7:00am–3:30pm) involves handling IV preparations, unit-dose packaging, and collaboration with pharmacists to ensure timely patient care.

Minimum education is a high school diploma or GED with AR State Board of Pharmacy certification required.