Pharmacy Tech Free Standing ED

HCA Healthcare; Panama City (FL); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription, dental, vision

Wellbeing and counseling

Paid time off and family leave

401(k) with company match

Education support and certification

Fertility and family benefits

Job summary

HCA Healthcare is seeking a Pharmacy Tech for the Free Standing Emergency Department in North Florida. This on-site role supports the pharmacy and supply operations, with mileage reimbursement for commuting.

You will assist with receiving, stocking, and distributing medications and supplies, while ensuring regulatory compliance under the PIC or consultant pharmacist. Responsibilities include maintaining safety stock, logging deliveries in the SMART system, and supporting ADC operations.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• State-reg Pharmacy Technician license required (CpHT).
• PTCB or NHA certification required.

Responsibilities

• Assist Pharmacist-in-Charge in regulatory compliance and quality reviews.
• Deliver and stock medications and supplies accurately and timely.
• Handle transportation of legend and non-prescription drugs and contrast media.
• Maintain safety stock in storerooms and ADC locations.
• Receive and log deliveries in the SMART system and replenish ADCs.
• Review Min/Max safety stock daily and place orders accordingly.
• Check for outdates and note soonest-to-expire data in pockets.
• Maintain refrigerated medications records manually or electronically.
• Refill and check kits, trays, and boxes.
• Count par level areas weekly.

Education

High School Diploma

State Reg Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technician Certification Board or NHA Certification

Tools

SMART system

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Pharmacy Tech Free Standing ED with HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

This is market based role supporting the North Florida Pharmacy Free Standing Emergency departments for HCA Florida. Commute is required - mileage reimbursement available.

The Free Standing Emergency Department (FSED) Pharmacy and Supply Technician is responsible for managing the pharmacy and supply operations to ensure safe and effective medication and supplies availability, distribution, storage, security and control. Responsibilities also include receiving, ordering, promptly distributing all medication and supplies within the facility, reviewing and maintaining all Min/Max levels for storeroom safety stock as well as all other stocking locations including automated dispensing cabinets. The technician will also follow and enforce policies and procedures, quality assurance and regulatory compliance in conjunction with the Pharmacist in Charge (PIC) and/or Consultant Pharmacist of record. The FSED Pharmacy and Supply Technician fulfills departmental responsibilities within the long-range plan, mission, vision and values of the hospital, comply with all regulatory standards and work with the Director of Pharmacy to identify and develop processes to meet or exceed all regulatory standards.

• Work with or under supervision of the Pharmacist-In-Charge (PIC) to identify and develop processes to meet or exceed all regulatory standards. Participate in quality and regulatory reviews and audits.

• Deliver and stocks medication and supplies in an accurate and timely manner

• Is authorized to transport and deliver legend drugs, non-prescription drugs, contrast media and drug containing devices relative to core competencies of the position

• Place safety stock in proper location

• Receive expedited deliveries, accurately key receiving into the SMART system, and deliver to appropriate department(s), Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADC)

• Receive all cross-docked items into the SMART system as appropriate

• Review Min/Max for storeroom and Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADC) safety stock daily and place orders appropriately

• When loading medications in Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADC) and putting up supplies, check for outdates and enter the soonest to expire data of medication currently in the pocket

• Maintain record of refrigerated medications manually or by using an electronic medication monitoring system

• Refill and checking of kits, trays, and boxes

• Count par level areas (POU areas) weekly according to schedule

What qualifications you will need:

Education & Experience:

• High School Diploma Required

• Licenses, Certifications, & Training:

• State Reg Pharmacy Technician Required (CpHT)

• Pharmacy Technician Cert Board or NHA Certification Required (PTCB)

Benefits

HCA Florida Gulf Coast 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

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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